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News Articles: Series: Pop Culture Happy Hour

Jason Sudeikis and Juno Temple as Ted and Keeley in <em>Ted Lasso</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

Ted Lasso Recap, Season 2, Episode 2: The Prodigal Beefcake

Jamie Tartt has fallen on hard times and asks to return to AFC Richmond in "Lavender," the second episode of the second season. Meanwhile, Ted continues to struggle to trust Dr. Sharon.

July 30, 2021
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  • Linda Holmes
Maya Hawke as Heather in<em> Fear Street Part 1: 1994.</em>

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  • Pop Culture

What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading

Each week, the guests and hosts on Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. Today it's the Fear Street trilogy, Biz Markie's "Just a Friend," and Viet Thanh Nguyen's book, The Committed.

July 26, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Thompson,
  • Ayesha Rascoe,
  • and 1 more
An I-Have-The-Power vacuum pits Teela (Sarah Michelle Gellar) against Evil-Lyn (Lena Headey) in Netflix's <em>Masters of the Universe: Revelation</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

Show, Don't Mattel: 'Masters Of The Universe: Revelation' Is Toying With You

Producer Kevin Smith reboots the '80s cartoon/action-figure-commercial by adding more mythology ... and thinning out the cast.

July 24, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom
Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) is back in a second season of the Emmy-nominated series, in Sudeikis' Golden-Globe-winning role.

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  • TV Reviews

'Ted Lasso' Recap: Season 2 Returns With Dogs, Yips And Bad Dates

In the season 2 premiere, Ted Lasso struggles to help a star player, Rebecca double dates with Keeley and Roy, and Jamie Tartt is a man on an island.

July 23, 2021
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Natasha Rothwell and Jennifer Coolidge in <em>The White Lotus</em>.

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  • Pop Culture

What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading

Each week, the guests and hosts on Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. Today it's The White Lotus, KennyHoopla's song "Estella," Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis' first album and more.

July 19, 2021
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By:
  • Glen Weldon,
  • Aisha Harris,
  • and 2 more
Kristin Chenoweth and the company of <em>Schmigadoon!</em>, premiering July 16 on Apple TV+.

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  • TV Reviews

'Schmigadoon!' Will Get Your Toes Tapping, So Sing Along If You Know The Words

The new musical comedy series Schmigadoon! brings a delightful cast to a parody of 1940s Broadway musicals, with good musical results, if things are a little mixed otherwise.

July 15, 2021
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Sgt. Makka (Maaka Pohatu), from left, Officer Minogue (Mike Minogue), Bazu'aal of the Unholy Realm (Erika Camacho) and Officer O'Leary (Karen O'Leary) in <em>Wellington Paranormal.</em>

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  • TV Reviews

In 'Wellington Paranormal,' Clueless Kiwi Cops Meet Dryly Deadpan Demons

The series, produced by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, effortlessly grafts the bone-dry humor of What We Do in the Shadows onto the self-aggrandizing copaganda format of COPS.

July 11, 2021
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By:
  • Glen Weldon
Jolene Purdy and Murray Bartlett play members of the staff in HBO's new series <em>The White Lotus</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

A Bright And Acidic Satire Unfolds In HBO's 'The White Lotus'

Creator Mike White brings a group of rich guests to a luxury Hawaiian resort, where he explores the question of how much it costs to care about nobody except yourself.

July 10, 2021
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Bob Odenkirk as Hutch Mansell in <em>Nobody,</em> directed by Ilya Naishuller.

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  • Pop Culture

What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading

A top-secret cache of sperm is stored under the Space Needle in Hot White Heist. Bob Odenkirk stars as a suburban dad with a secret identity in Nobody. And it's Criterion Collection's neonoir month.

July 09, 2021
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By:
  • Glen Weldon,
  • Chris Klimek,
  • and 2 more
Jordan Alexander, Thomas Doherty, Evan Mock and Emily Alyn Lind in HBO Max's <em>Gossip Girl</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

'Gossip Girl' For Gen-Z Seemed Like A Great Idea, So What Went Wrong?

HBO Max is launching a sequel to the original CW series Gossip Girl. And while it strains to be more contemporary, the series stumbles on the basics of good bad TV.

July 08, 2021
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  • Linda Holmes
Netflix's <em>I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson</em> delights in depicting acts of thoughtless, entitled masculinity — but only to expose the desperation, defensiveness and hilariously fragile egotism that drive them.

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  • TV Reviews

'I Think You Should Leave' Season 2 Proves That It Never Should

The new season of I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson finds the sketch comedian digging even deeper under the surface of toxic masculinity to reveal its soft, hilariously pathetic center.

July 07, 2021
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By:
  • Glen Weldon
The Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969 in the documentary<em> Summer of Soul.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

'Summer Of Soul' Celebrates A 1969 Black Cultural Festival Eclipsed By Woodstock

The Harlem Cultural Festival was filled with stars from soul, R&B, blues and jazz and drew more than 300,000 people. Questlove directs this breathtaking chronicle of Black culture in a pivotal moment.

July 03, 2021
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By:
  • Eric Deggans
Brad Simon (Adam Demos) and Billie Connelly (Sarah Shahi) in <em>Sex/Life</em> on Netflix.

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  • Pop Culture

What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading

In our weekly roundup of shows, movies, books and music that brought us joy, Pop Culture Happy Hour recommends: Sex/Life, the Jean Smart renaissance and Arooj Aftab's album Vulture Prince.

July 02, 2021
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By:
  • Audie Cornish,
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • and 2 more
Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) returns for a second season on July 23 on Apple TV .

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  • Television

What To Watch In July: 'Ted Lasso,' 'Black Widow,' Olympics And A Whole Lot More

Summer television and summer movies are colliding on screens this summer, and it can be hard to navigate it all. But not to worry: We've got the highlights you won't want to miss this month.

July 02, 2021
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Taylour Paige stars as the on-screen incarnation of <em>Zola.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

'Zola' Takes A Twitter Thread And Turns It Into A Fever Dream On Film

What began as an explosive social media thread about two women's Florida road trip gone wrong, becomes a provocative and stylish comedy of errors on-screen.

June 29, 2021
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By:
  • Aisha Harris
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