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Sofia Kappel is Bella Cherry in <em>Pleasure.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

'Pleasure': A young woman's matter-of-fact pursuit of porn stardom

Ninja Thyberg's film about an aspiring porn star challenges conventional wisdom around sex work and women's agency.

May 13, 2022
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By:
  • Aisha Harris
Heléne Yorke and Drew Tarver on <em>The Other Two</em>, which was renewed for a third season this past fall.

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  • Arts & Life

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, reading and listening

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: vintage reads, Elden Ring and something to scratch the Schitt's Creek itch.

May 06, 2022
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By:
  • Daisy Rosario,
  • Joelle Monique,
  • and 4 more
Toni Collette and Colin Firth in <em>The Staircase.</em>

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  • Television

'The Staircase': A drama about a docuseries about a 20-year-old murder case

The new HBO show stars Colin Firth as Michael Peterson, the writer who was convicted of his wife Kathleen's murder.

May 06, 2022
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Toni Collette and Colin Firth in <em>The Staircase.</em>

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  • Television

'The Staircase': A drama about a docuseries about a 20-year-old murder case

The new HBO show stars Colin Firth as Michael Peterson, the writer who was convicted of his wife Kathleen's murder.

May 06, 2022
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez, Benedict Wong as Wong, and Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange.

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  • Movie Reviews

Marvel's 'Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness' is all over the place

The latest MCU film is at its best when director Sam Raimi leans into its horror elements, and at its weakest when it coasts on cameos and callbacks from a now-diffuse network of Marvel properties.

May 06, 2022
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By:
  • Glen Weldon

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  • Television

There's too much TV to keep up. Have we hit the limit?

It's not that there are too many bad shows. It's that there are too many perfectly fine ones. That has implications for jobs in Hollywood.

May 03, 2022
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Cadet Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding) is assigned to the Enterprise on <em>Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.</em>

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  • TV Reviews

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' goes there, boldly

The Paramount Plus show, a prequel to the classic '60s series, offers stripped-down, back-to-basics Trek storytelling and a charming cast.

May 03, 2022
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By:
  • Glen Weldon
Dagmara Domińczyk in <em>We Own This City. </em>

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  • Movies

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, reading and listening

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Bob Odenkirk's memoir, the guy collecting every Gap store playlist ever made and more.

April 29, 2022
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By:
  • Glen Weldon,
  • Aisha Harris,
  • and 3 more
Jason Bateman as Marty Byrde and Julia Garner as Ruth Langmore in season 4, episode 7, where we last left them.

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  • Television

What's left to resolve in the 'Ozark' final episodes

The last seven episodes drop on Netflix on Friday, April 29. Here's what you can expect (no spoilers, of course).

April 28, 2022
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Max (Mikey Madison), Sam (Pamela Adlon), Frankie (Hannah Riley), and Duke (Olivia Edwards) in Season 5 of <em>Better Things</em>.

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  • Pop Culture

Goodbye to 'Better Things,' a show that embraced the messiness of life

Pamela Adlon's heartfelt dramedy series ends on an eternally optimistic note.

April 28, 2022
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By:
  • Aisha Harris
Miles Teller as Al Ruddy.

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  • TV Reviews

'The Offer': 10 hours of self-indulgence about the making of 'The Godfather'

Between questionable casting choices, a thin storyline, and a glowing portrayal of one of the show's own producers, The Offer isn't worth 10 hours.

April 28, 2022
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Kaley Cuoco as Cassie in the second season of <em>The Flight Attendant.</em>

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  • TV Reviews

In its second season, 'The Flight Attendant' charts a new course — and it works

Lots of shows come back for a second season without a clear purpose. The Flight Attendant finds one.

April 22, 2022
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Michelle de Swarte as Natasha in <em>The Baby.</em>

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  • TV Reviews

In HBO's 'The Baby,' a cursed, unwanted infant sets off an existential crisis

The HBO miniseries is a funny, nightmarish twist on parenthood and familial trauma.

April 22, 2022
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By:
  • Aisha Harris
Raider of the lost hearth: Alexander Skarsgård rages for revenge, and his erstwhile homeland, in <em>The Northman</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

In Viking epic 'The Northman,' life is nasty, brutish and short-tempered

Robert Eggers (The Witch, The Lighthouse) captures both the stark beauty and brutality of the Vikings in his latest film, which tamps down his experimental impulses to tell a familiar revenge tale.

April 20, 2022
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By:
  • Glen Weldon
Judges Rich Miller and Keith Brymer Jones with season 4 winner Jodie Neale.

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  • Television

Thank goodness, 'The Great Pottery Throw Down' is back

Cousin to The Great British Baking Show, this pottery competition almost dares you to make fun of its aggressively earnest approach.

April 16, 2022
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
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