Are Women Really Missing From Film Criticism?

May 24, 2013 2:34 PM

Are women really being shut out of film criticism? One recent study claims that they're worse off in the online world than they were in print.

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Star Trek, SNL, And Boldly Going To New Places

by Linda Holmes

May 24, 201311:10 AM

On this week's show, we check in with two huge cultural institutions on the way to a discussion about finding yourself on unfamiliar ground.

A drawing of two clinking martini glasses.

Dear Tiny Desk: Miss You

by Linda Holmes

May 24, 201310:11 AM

In which we consider our relocated desk and miss an old pal.

The Lone Bellow performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Feb. 20, 2013.

Breakin' The Rules: 20 General Principles Suspended In 'Fast And Furious 6'

by Linda Holmes

May 23, 2013 1:49 PM

There are many principles of day-to-day life that don't make their way into the Fast, Furious universe.

This little skeleton-of-the-Batmobile-y looking thing is actually one of the vehicles on display in Fast & Furious 6.

Really Most Sincerely Bad: Fox's Nasty 'Does Someone Have To Go?'

by Linda Holmes

May 23, 201312:21 PM

A distasteful new show forces employees to turn on each other in a phony display of power.

Employees argue over who's the worst in Fox's Does Someone Have To Go?

'Before Midnight': Jesse And Celine Are Older Now, And So Are We

by Linda Holmes

May 23, 2013 8:41 AM

It took Jesse and Celine 18 years to find themselves back where they started in the lovely third installment of the series that began with 1995's Before Sunrise.

Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke in Before Midnight.

Cannes Diary: Delusions Of 'Gatsby' (And Dreams Of Notoriety)

by Raj Ranade

May 22, 2013 1:47 PM

All is Gatsbyish excess on the Croisette, where the Cannes Film Festival's early tone might well have been set by Baz Luhrmann's lavish film — and by Sofia Coppola's accomplished The Bling Ring.

The cast of Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring, which writer Raj Ranade says has set a high bar for other contenders at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

'Arrested Development' Leads The Charge For Old Brands In New Media

by Neda Ulaby

May 21, 2013 3:37 PM

Brands that found their original audiences in traditional, old-media platforms are finding ways to keep going in the world of new media.

David Cross and Portia de Rossi in a scene from Arrested Development, which returns on Netflix on May 26.

The Starfleet Divide: The 'Star Trek' Universe Revisits One Of Its Great Debates

by Chris Klimek

May 21, 201311:22 AM

J.J. Abrams isn't the first guy to bait Star Trek fans by messing with the brand.

Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto in Star Trek Into Darkness.

Reaction Saturation And Sunday Night Television

by Linda Holmes

May 20, 2013 8:57 AM

On Sundays, it can seem like we're a nation of critics. But we're not.

Working Women On Television: A Mixed Bag At Best

by Neda Ulaby

May 18, 2013 5:13 AM

Research shows that prime-time television isn't a bad place to find portrayals of working women. Working moms and working women over 40 are another story.

Geena Davis played the president in the 2005 ABC series Commander in Chief. Now, she works on issues involving women in media.

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Cancellation Blues And Cultural Etiquette

by Linda Holmes

May 17, 201310:24 AM

On this week's show, we talk about grieving and fighting when shows are canceled, we come up with some rules of engagement when it comes to good manners and culture, and we talk about what's making us happy this week.