Avatar: Fire And Ash and What’s Making Us Happy
In Avatar: Fire and Ash, James Cameron’s saga continues in a visually stunning movie full of epic battles, uneasy alliances, human assimilation, and debates with whales. The film follows the Na’vi (ak...
19 Dec 202524min
Heated Rivalry
The new show Heated Rivalry is a very sexy and very queer hockey romance streaming on HBO Max–and it’s a phenomenon. It follows archrival players Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Co...
18 Dec 202520min
Fallout
Fallout is based on a hugely successful video game series known for blending a sardonic, very dark comedic sensibility, and violence. The series is set in the game's post-apocalyptic world – an Americ...
17 Dec 202518min
Great Movies We Missed
Every year, we like to take a moment to look back and spotlight a few favorite films we didn’t have time to talk about. Today, we're making recommendations for great movies we missed in 2025 including...
16 Dec 202519min
Mailbag: The Movies We Walked Out Of
Aisha and Stephen answer a mailbag question! Send in your own questions at pcch@npr.org, and we may answer it in a future bonus episode.This usually would be a bonus episode just for Pop Culture Happy...
14 Dec 202514min
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery and What’s Making Us Happy
Netflix’s Wake Up Dead Man is the third installment in the Knives Out franchise. Daniel Craig returns as detective Benoit Blanc -- with a cast of suspects that includes Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Jer...
12 Dec 202527min
Jay Kelly
In Netflix’s Jay Kelly, George Clooney plays the aging movie star Jay Kelly. His longtime manager (Adam Sander) and publicist (Laura Dern) struggle to manage Jay on a trip through Europe as he deals w...
10 Dec 202521min
The Worst Christmas Movies
‘Tis the season you’ll find plenty of good holiday movies – films that can be counted upon to deliver warmth and cheer. And bad holiday movies? They can be fun in their own way. So we’re debating: wha...
9 Dec 202524min
