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Didi
Episode 1911
The movie Didi is a vibrant coming-of-age dramedy and was a Sundance film festival favorite. It stars Izaac Wang as a 13-year-old just trying to surv…
1 year, 8 months ago
$#@*! Profanity In Pop Culture
Episode 1910
We've got dirty words on the brain, and we're chatting about the use and functions of profanity in entertainment. In this encore episode from 2013, w…
1 year, 8 months ago
Hunter Schaefer's movie Cuckoo
Episode 1909
In the new, stylishly odd horror film Cuckoo, Hunter Schafer plays an American teenager who reluctantly moves with her family to a mysterious resort …
1 year, 8 months ago
It Ends With Us and what's making us happy
Episode 1908
The 2016 Colleen Hoover novel It Ends With Us was a massive bestseller. And now that book is a movie. Blake Lively stars as Lily Bloom, a woman who f…
1 year, 8 months ago
Three great fiction audiobooks
Episode 1907
It's summer, and whether you're taking a trip – or simply staying out of the heat with the AC running – there's nothing like relaxing with a good aud…
1 year, 8 months ago
Here's why we love the Olympics
Episode 1906
There is nothing better for the summer doldrums than a blast of Olympic glory. For a couple of weeks this summer, athletes are showing us how they fl…
1 year, 8 months ago
Colman Domingo's Sing Sing is a rare empathetic prison drama
Episode 1905
The moving drama Sing Sing stars Colman Domingo as the leader of a tight-knit theatre ensemble within one of the most notorious maximum-security pris…
1 year, 8 months ago
Trap and what's making us happy
Episode 1904
M. Night Shyamalan's new thriller Trap stars Josh Hartnett as a father attending a pop concert with his teenage daughter. But all is not as it appea…
1 year, 9 months ago
House Of The Dragon season 2 makes it Rhaen(yra)
Episode 1903
The second season of HBO's House of the Dragon is almost over. The war between two rival factions of the Targaryen dynasty is fully underway, complet…
1 year, 9 months ago
Time Bandits maps contemporary vibes over a cult classic
Episode 1902
The dryly funny new Apple TV+ series Time Bandits reimagines the 1981 Terry Gilliam film of the same name. A squad of inept thieves — including their…
1 year, 9 months ago