Journalist Lane Brown investigated the popular film review site Rotten Tomatoes — and found out just how skewed the rankings really are. He joins film critic Rad Simonpillai and host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to discuss what's going on with the business of film criticism more broadly. Plus, Drew Barrymore has announced her daytime talk show is back in production a ... Show More
Yesterday
What Vanity Fair's Hollywood Issue says about masculinity in this moment, and Tobias Jesso Jr.'s new album
<p>Vanity Fair’s Hollywood issue is always a barometer for the year’s hottest celebrities, especially ahead of Oscar season. Well, this year -- for the first time -- those celebrities are only men. Culture critics Vinson Cunningham and Lainey Lui join Elamin to talk about th ... Show More
25m 56s
Nov 24
How Trugoy the Dove shows up on De La Soul's new album, and the UK wants to ban for profit ticket resales
<p>De La Soul is back with a new album, 'Cabin In The Sky.' It's the group's first album in eleven years, and the first since the death of one of De La Soul's founding members, Trugoy the Dove. Music critic Ian Steaman and rapper Keysha Freshh join Elamin to talk about the album, ... Show More
26m 3s
Nov 21
FRIDAY WRAP on Wicked: For Good, Michelle Obama's comments on Black hair, and Mariah Carey
<p>Elamin is joined by culture critics Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Sarah-Tai Black and Syrus Marcus Ware to discuss ‘Wicked: For Good,' the controversy around Michelle Obama’s recent comments about Black women and hair, and why Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You,' has h ... Show More
29m 49s
Sep 2023
Is Rotten Tomatoes Certified Rotten?
This week, Stephen and Dana are joined by guest host Kat Chow, journalist and author of the 2021 memoir Seeing Ghosts. The panel begins by wading through HELL, Chris Fleming’s new hour-long comedy special that’s both puzzling and delightfully goofy. Then, the three consider Astra ... Show More
53m 23s
Mar 2023
Too Many Cooks in the Best Picture Category? Plus, Critiques, Critics, and 'No Hard Feelings'
In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine, Jason Hellerman, GG Hawkins, and Yaro Altunin discuss the diversity of films at the 2023 Academy Awards. They also chat about the return of comedy, and the difficulties in receiving criticism.
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53m 36s
Jul 2019
Boffo Box Office Summer Movie Preview with Nikki Novak
The Summer blockbuster movie season is well underway, and resident movie expert, Nikki Novak of Fandango fame, has the see it or skip it reviews for a bunch of highly-anticipated films like “Spider-man: Far From Home,” “The Joker,” “Rambo: Last Blood,” “Terminator: Dark Fate,” an ... Show More
1h 23m
Feb 2024
'Killers of the Flower Moon': Book and Movie Discussion
<p>Former New York Times film critic A.O. Scott joins to talk both David Grann's "Killers of the Flower Moon," which continues to sit near the top of the bestseller list, and Martin Scorsese's Oscar-nominated film adaptation. </p><p>Spoilers abound for both versions. (Also, for h ... Show More
38m 33s