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.
Daredevil: Born Again
In Daredevil: Born Again, Charlie Cox returns as everyone's favorite blind-but-with-heightened-senses...
EscucharSurvival Of The Thickest
The delightful Netflix series Survival of the Thickest is about an up-and-coming stylist whose professional...
EscucharThe Studio
In the very funny new satire The Studio, Seth Rogen plays a Hollywood studio head desperately trying...
EscucharDeath Of A Unicorn And What's Making Us Happy
In Death of a Unicorn, Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega star as dad and daughter facing off against some angry-as-hell...
EscucharThe Residence
In the new Netflix series The Residence, a dead body shows up in an awkward location: the White House....
EscucharDope Thief
The Apple TV+ series Dope Thief is a great high-stakes crime thriller to stream now. It stars Brian...
EscucharSnow White And What's Making Us Happy
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was Disney's first fully animated feature film back in 1937. Now, it's...
EscucharOscar-Winner Anora Is Now Streaming
Anora recently cleaned up at this year's Oscars, winning five awards, including best picture. Directed...
EscucharAyo Edebiri's New Movie Opus
In the new movie Opus, Ayo Edebiri plays a journalist who attends a press event at the compound of a...
EscucharBlack Bag And What's Making Us Happy
The cool, stylish new Steven Soderbergh film Black Bag is about a group of British spies who discover...
EscucharOn Becoming a Guinea Fowl
You should watch the surreal new movie On Becoming a Guinea Fowl. It opens with a Zambian woman finding...
EscucharLady Gaga's Mayhem
Lady Gaga has kept busy as a singer and actor, but it's been five years since she's released a full-blown...
EscucharBest Moments In Live TV
Live television is all about high risk, high reward. Whether it's musical performances, awards ceremonies,...
EscucharMickey 17 And What's Making Us Happy
Mickey 17 is writer-director Bong Joon Ho's follow-up to the Oscar-winning film Parasite. In the sharply...
EscucharTerrible But Bingeable TV shows
What is it about a show that turns you into a bitter-ender, that keeps you dutifully watching every...
EscucharFavorite SNL Musical Moments
Perhaps you've heard that Saturday Night Live is celebrating its 50th anniversary — they've mentioned...
EscucharOur 2025 Oscars Recap
This year's Oscars was a big night for Sean Baker's Anora, including wins for best picture and director....
Escuchar2025 Oscars Guide And What's Making Us Happy
This year's Oscar nominees include Wicked, The Substance, Emilia Perez, and Conclave. And we watched...
EscucharActors Who've Never Been Nominated For An Oscar, But Should Win
The standard line for awards season goes: "It's an honor just to be nominated." But when it comes to...
EscucharThe Monkey And What's Making Us Happy
In the new horror-comedy The Monkey, Theo James plays a pair of identical twin brothers who get saddled...
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