Pop Culture Happy Hour
Get obsessed with us. Five days a week, Pop Culture Happy Hour serves you recommendations and commentary on the buzziest movies, TV, music, books, videogames and more. Join arts journalists Linda Holmes, Glen Weldon, Stephen Thompson, and Aisha Harris - plus a rotating cast of guest pop culture aficionados. The Happy Hour team leaves room at the table for exploring a range of reactions and opinions on every bit of the pop universe. From lowbrow to highbrow to the stuff in between, they take it all with a shot of cheer.
Bring It On
The cheerleading film Bring It On spawned direct-to-video sequels and a Broadway musical. And with an...
EscucharFreakier Friday And What's Making Us Happy
Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis first switched bodies over 20 years ago in the beloved Disney body...
EscucharY2K Pop Culture
We are 25 years into the 2000s, so we wanted to debate: what’s the most definitive piece of Y2K pop...
EscucharThe Naked Gun And What's Making Us Happy
The Naked Gun franchise has always been a rapid-fire delivery system for gags, delivered straight-faced...
EscucharThe Hunting Wives
The Netflix series The Hunting Wives is a soapy murder mystery full of nudity and intrigue, about a...
EscucharHappy Gilmore 2
It's been almost 30 years since Happy Gilmore gave Adam Sandler one of his best-loved movie roles. The...
EscucharSong Of The Summer
Last year was Brat summer and saw the rise of Chappell Roan, Shaboozey, and Sabrina Carpenter. But is...
EscucharThe Fantastic Four: First Steps And What's Making Us Happy
The Fantastic Four are back again in a new movie--and it's an eye-popping good time. The Fantastic Four:...
EscucharOur Favorite YouTube Channels
Today we're recommending a few of our favorite YouTube channels. These are the ones we find ourselves...
EscucharI Know What You Did Last Summer
In the original I Know What You Did Last Summer, some very '90s teenagers are targeted by a killer clad...
EscucharWatch This: Sorry, Baby
Sorry, Baby is a refreshingly disarming movie. The film was written and directed by Eva Victor, who...
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Act now to ensure public media remains free and accessible to all. Your donation will help this essential...
EscucharEddington And What's Making Us Happy
Eddington plunges us back into that familiarly distressing time of the early days of the pandemic. Directed...
EscucharKPop Demon Hunters
The Netflix animated movie KPop Demon Hunters is a phenomenon, with a soundtrack that's climbing the...
Escuchar2025 Emmy Nominations
This year's Emmy nominations are out, and it was a good year for familiar favorites like Hacks, The...
EscucharSuperman And What's Making Us Happy
After much anticipation, there is a pretty great new Superman movie. And he's bringing exactly what...
EscucharWe Rewatch The Movies We Loved As Teens
This summer marks Pop Culture Happy Hour's 15th birthday. We decided to re-watch the movies we loved...
EscucharLove Island
Love Island USA is pure chaos, and admittedly: we love it. It's one of many spinoffs of the long-running...
EscucharGreat Songs For Your Next Road Trip
If you're thinking about taking a road trip, you're going to need some road trip music. You might need...
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