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Steven Yeun and Ali Wong are excellent in Beef, a new Netflix comedy-drama about two people whose road rage incident may just destroy them entirely.

On the night before Connor's wedding, his siblings are restless, and Logan is relentless. Greg is in over his head, and Shiv's divorce is getting ugly.

The creators are holding Season 4 close to the vest for obvious reasons. But the Roy family is back and off to an emotionally complicated, darkly funny, bantering, betraying, punch-packing start.

Best picture, best original screenplay, best director, best supporting actor and actress, best actress, and best editing — Everything Everywhere All at Once won big again and again.

When making predictions, Pop Culture Happy Hour host Linda Holmes follows this complicated formula: She looks at precursor awards, she considers Academy history — and she listens to her heart.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Atsuko Okatsuka's The Intruder, Netflix's Physical: 100, the Wingspan board game and more.

Cocaine Bear came in second place and drew $23 million at the box office in its first weekend. The movie is based on a true story.

There's an art to knowing when a story is over. The creators of the film Cocaine Bear (just 95 minutes long) and the show Succession (which will end after the upcoming fourth season) understand this.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Class of '07, Snowfall and Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat and Tears

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the Switched on Pop episode about SZA, the movie Sharper, Burt Bacharach's legacy and more.

If you enjoyed having a good cry over This Is Us, then Dear Edward, about the aftermath of a plane crash, is for you. But it's a Very Sad Show and your heartstrings should know what they're in for.

The new comedy series Shrinking shares some DNA with Ted Lasso. But it's a smaller-scale piece with one of the strongest across-the-board casts that's been assembled in recent memory.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, and more.

The new movie Missing is the latest iteration of a format called "screenlife," in which the plot develops solely through devices and screens.

Natasha Lyonne is a Columbo-like accidental visitor to crime after crime in a case-of-the-week show arriving on Peacock with an impressive roster of guest stars.

War movies are big, first-time acting nominees had a great morning, and inclusion at the Oscars is still an uphill battle. All this, plus the big showing for the unconventional nominations leader.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: "Unholy" by Sam Smith and Kim Petras, Skinamarink and more.

The new thriller Missing unfolds on the screens of a teenager searching for her vanished mother. But the growth of what should be a simple format turns out to be ... complicated.

The Peacock competition series combines a solid cast, the perfect host, an entertaining atmosphere and a nice, juicy game design. And it all adds up to a highly binge-able show.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Alice in Borderland Season 2, and the films Aftersun, After Yang and Jeanne Dielman.