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...

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Platonic

In the breezy comedy series Platonic, Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne play former best friends who reconnect...

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Weapons

The intriguing and seriously creepy new film Weapons follows what happens after 17 third-graders get...

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Freakier 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...

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Y2K Pop Culture

We are 25 years into the 2000s, so we wanted to debate: what’s the most definitive piece of Y2K pop...

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Together

Every couple goes through certain rites of passage. You date, maybe you move in together, maybe you...

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Wednesday

Wednesday is one of the most popular Netflix shows of all time, and it helped make Jenna Ortega a star....

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The 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...

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The Hunting Wives

The Netflix series The Hunting Wives is a soapy murder mystery full of nudity and intrigue, about a...

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Happy Gilmore 2

It's been almost 30 years since Happy Gilmore gave Adam Sandler one of his best-loved movie roles. The...

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Song Of The Summer

Last year was Brat summer and saw the rise of Chappell Roan, Shaboozey, and Sabrina Carpenter. But is...

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The 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:...

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Our Favorite YouTube Channels

Today we're recommending a few of our favorite YouTube channels. These are the ones we find ourselves...

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I 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...

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Watch This: Sorry, Baby

Sorry, Baby is a refreshingly disarming movie. The film was written and directed by Eva Victor, who...

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Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media

Act now to ensure public media remains free and accessible to all. Your donation will help this essential...

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Eddington And What's Making Us Happy

Eddington plunges us back into that familiarly distressing time of the early days of the pandemic. Directed...

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KPop Demon Hunters

The Netflix animated movie KPop Demon Hunters is a phenomenon, with a soundtrack that's climbing the...

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2025 Emmy Nominations

This year's Emmy nominations are out, and it was a good year for familiar favorites like Hacks, The...

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Too Much

When your long-term boyfriend leaves you for an Instagram influencer, what can you do? In the new Netflix...

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Superman And What's Making Us Happy

After much anticipation, there is a pretty great new Superman movie. And he's bringing exactly what...

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We 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...

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Love Island

Love Island USA is pure chaos, and admittedly: we love it. It's one of many spinoffs of the long-running...

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Great 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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