Directors of ‘AM I OK?’ shine light on what it means to find your sexuality
Partners Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne join NPR’s Juana Summers to chat about their new directorial-debut film, AM I OK? which released on Max on June 6.
In ‘Problemista’ Julio Torres spins immigration stress into satire
The comic, actor and filmmaker came to the U.S. from El Salvador in his 20s. Torres tackled immigration in Problemista; his new HBO comedy series is Fantasmas. Originally broadcast March 24, 2024.
Glen Powell’s ‘Hit Man’ won’t kill you, but he may seduce you
Netflix’s entertaining dark comedy Hit Man is not about a hired killer. It’s about a guy who pretends to be a hired killer. Director Richard Linklater co-wrote this film with movie star of the moment, Glen Powell. Based very loosely on a real guy, Powe…
As a fake ‘Hit Man,’ Glen Powell shows off his real star power
Glen Powell co-wrote Netflix’s Hit Man alongside Richard Linklater, of the Before trilogy. The story is based on a Texas Monthly profile of a real undercover cop.
Hollywood flips the script in the new movie ‘Ezra’
‘Ezra’ is a road trip movie, a movie about fathers and sons.Bobby Cannavale plays the father Max, and he hasn’t quite figured out what his son Ezra’s autism diagnosis means for their life together.The movie draws on the real experiences of screenwriter…
Devery Jacobs flies high in ‘Backspot’
Cheerleaders are canonical when it comes to teen media – but is it time we expand our idea of who cheerleaders can be? Devery Jacobs’s new film, Backspot, explores the internal life of a cheerleading backspot – the person making sure those high-flying…
What’s Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening
Each week, guests and hosts on NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour share what’s bringing them joy. This week: Wes Anderson’s Roald Dahl adaptations; the songs “Meter Run” and “Worth It” and Gasoline Rainbow.
Summer box office woes: Hollywood’s optimistic, but movie seats are still empty
After an already-slow spring, movie theater attendance over Memorial Day Weekend was the lowest in decades, apart from 2020.
We debate the best fictional bands
Sometimes, our favorite musical artists are too good to be true because they’re sprung from the imaginations of Hollywood screenwriters. But what makes a fake band great? Today, we are debating the best fictional bands in TV and film — including from …
‘Kidnapped’ tells the historical horror story of an abducted Jewish child
Edgardo Mortara was just 6 years old when Italian authorities took him away from his family in 1858. Kidnapped is a true story steeped in Roman Catholic antisemitism.
Disney+ documentary details the life, art, and ambition of Muppet creator Jim Henson
Inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational revelations in a new documentary about Jim Henson
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