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News Articles: Series: Pop Culture Happy Hour

Even in a cowl that blocks his peripheral vision, <em>The Batman</em> (Robert Pattinson) can still serve side-eye.

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  • Movie Reviews

In back-to-basics 'The Batman,' Robert Pattinson shines in the darkness

Matt Reeves' approach to the venerable hero is more emo than goth, and Robert Pattinson brings a haunted quality to the role.

March 01, 2022
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  • Glen Weldon
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  • Arts & Life

We love the Oscars – but we need to talk about those awards ceremony changes

The scene: a high school cafeteria. The subject: the Oscars' decision to deliver eight prizes prior to the live awards ceremony.

February 27, 2022
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By:
  • Glen Weldon
Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill in a still from Season 6 of <em>Better Call Saul. </em>

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  • Pop Culture

Hiatus brain: When your favorite show returns, but you can't remember a thing

When months — even years — separate TV seasons, plotlines are lost to the sands of time.

February 18, 2022
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  • Aisha Harris
Alan Ritchson stars in <em>Reacher.</em>

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  • Arts & Life

What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend reading and viewing

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The Secret History, a Futurama reboot and more.

February 18, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Thompson,
  • Marc Rivers,
  • and 3 more
Mark (Adam Scott) greets new employee Helly (Britt Lower) in the Apple TV series <em>Severance</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

In the thriller 'Severance,' Adam Scott's humanity hangs in the (work-life) balance

This darkly comic series about corporate drones who retain no memory of their lives outside the office gets quickly weirder, funnier and more thrilling after a slow-burn start.

February 17, 2022
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By:
  • Glen Weldon
Cassandra Ciangherotti, Bernardo Velasco, Julio Torres, and Ana Fabrega star in the HBO series <em>Los Espookys.</em>

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  • Pop Culture

What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend watching and listening

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Jackass Forever, StraightioLab podcast, and True Blood.

February 11, 2022
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By:
  • Reanna Cruz,
  • Christina Tucker,
  • and 3 more
In a pandemic that's deprived us all of the break-room watercooler, <em>Abbott Elementary</em> has enjoyed break-room-watercooler buzz, albeit virtually.

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  • Pop Culture

Network sitcoms are actually good again

Word-of-mouth, favorite actors and nerdy curiosity got me to check these shows out, but it's the writing that keeps me coming back. The familiar comedic rhythms are also strangely comforting.

February 11, 2022
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  • Glen Weldon
Max (Stéphane De Groodt) and Alice (Elsa Zylberstein) are trapped in a house by robots in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's sci-fi satire <em>Bigbug</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

Visually stunning satire 'Bigbug' finds laser-targeted laughs amid a robot uprising

French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children) returns with a gorgeous, hilarious and slyly warm-hearted sci-fi satire about a machine uprising in a suburb of the future.

February 11, 2022
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  • Glen Weldon
Kirsten Dunst (<em>The Power of the Dog</em>), Denzel Washington (<em>The Tragedy of Macbeth)</em>, <em>Flee</em> and <em>Drive My Car</em> are among this year's Oscar nominations.

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  • Movies

6 quick takeaways from this year's Oscar nominations

Fears of an #Oscarssowhite redux go largely unfounded in this year's acting nominations, and the actress categories provided some real surprises. The battle for best picture will be fascinating.

February 08, 2022
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  • Glen Weldon
Naturally, <em>Encanto</em> has become a phenomenon — particularly on the strength of those chart-topping blockbuster songs, which I'd said "fell really flat."

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  • Pop Culture

I thought Encanto's songs were forgettable. So I went back to see what I was missing

After watching Encanto for the first time, I called the soundtrack "forgettable." So I went back and tried to figure out what I was missing.

February 07, 2022
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  • Stephen Thompson
Julie (Renate Reinsve) overlooks the many life-choices she's about to make in <em>The Worst Person in the World</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

'The Worst Person In The World' is an achingly precise portrait of young adulthood

In Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier's film, Julie (Renate Reinsve) is a young woman who can't decide who she is. As she finds out, she makes mistakes that inspire an ache of rueful recognition.

February 04, 2022
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By:
  • Glen Weldon
Tommy (Sebastian Stan) and Pam (Lily James) in <em>Pam & Tommy.</em>

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  • TV Reviews

'Pam & Tommy' are sympathetic figures in an infamous culture war

A new mini-series starring Seth Rogen, Lily James, and Sebastian Stan seeks to reassess the spectacle surrounding the infamous Pam Anderson and Tommy Lee sex tape.

February 02, 2022
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  • Aisha Harris
On March 3, Hulu will premiere the series <em>The Dropout</em>, starring Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes, the Theranos founder recently convicted of defrauding her investors.

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  • Pop Culture

Your favorite celebrity could be playing your least favorite tech villain on TV

There's a lot that unites these projects: high-profile stars playing people who fell from grace. Specifically, people who shared the trait of having been being ambitious when it came to money.

January 31, 2022
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Ronald Young Jr., Ed Helms and Randall Park on <em>True Story With Ed & Randall.</em><em></em>

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  • Arts & Life

What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend reading, viewing and gaming

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: True Story With Ed & Randall, a web-based game that isn't Wordle, and more.

January 28, 2022
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By:
  • Aisha Harris,
  • Stephen Thompson,
  • and 3 more
Sam Richardson and Ben Schwartz play best buddies in the comedic murder mystery <em>The Afterparty</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

On 'The Afterparty,' a high school reunion really can kill you

The Apple TV+ show might not be as riotous as its roster of comedy stars would suggest, but it's an entertaining murder mystery.

January 28, 2022
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  • Linda Holmes
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