Small Batch Edition: The Golden Globes
In this brief edition of Pop Culture Happy Hour, we talk about speeches, awards, Donald Glover's suit, Jimmy Fallon's monologue, and lots more.
Movies
'La La Land' Breaks Golden Globe Record; Trump Mentioned Often
La La Land was a big winner at Sunday night's Golden Globe awards. So was Moonlight, and the TV series The People v. O.J. Simpson. Plus, the stars had plenty to say about President-elect Trump.
Actress Octavia Spencer Says 'Hidden Figures' Is A Movie Anyone Can Get Behind
NPR's Michel Martin talks with Octavia Spencer about her latest film, Hidden Figures. It tells the story of the black, female mathematicians who helped launch the first American astronauts into space.
'Hidden Figures' A Hit With Young Women Of Color Interested in STEM
The film Hidden Figures is inspiring a new generation of young female coders of color. NPR checks in with some teenagers who like the movie.
Actress Sigourney Weaver Talks About Redefining The Leading Lady Role
Weaver talks about her new film, A Monster Calls, which tells the story of an adolescent boy who seeks solace in his imagination from the sadness and anger of losing his mother to a terminal illness.
Renowned Indian Actor Om Puri Dies At 66
Puri began acting in Indian art house cinema in the 1970s and soon branched into British and American films, including Gandhi in 1982 and Charlie Wilson's War in 2007.
'Paterson' Paints A Delicate Portrait Of A Bus Driver Who Writes Poetry
Jim Jarmusch's new film, Paterson, was loosely inspired by William Carlos Williams' epic poem of the same name. Critic David Edelstein says the film expertly evokes the inner state of an artist.
Two Brothers Head Into 'The Ardennes' But Find Little That's Original
Belgium's submission for the 2017 best-foreign-film Oscar is a visually stylish but highly derivative crime drama.
Betwixt And 'Between Us': Hipster Newlyweds Struggle To Stay Cool
A couple takes pride in rejecting the trappings of a conventional married life — but the form their rejection takes is so marked by cliché that the film fails to sustain interest.
In This Surprisingly Mature Kids' Movie, 'A Monster Calls' And A Boy Answers
Screenwriter Patrick Ness adapts his YA novel about a monster who helps a boy deal with his mother's illness. The result is a film that confronts grief in a gratifyingly unsentimental way.