Director Emerald Fennell’s latest film, Saltburn, is proving to be even more polarizing than her controversial 2020 debut, Promising Young Woman. Guardian film critic Adrian Horton explains why this tale of class mobility, queer lust and murder has divided audiences between those who think it’s a stylish, sexy, satiricial thriller, and those who think it’s j ... Show More
Sep 2023
Olivia Rodrigo's gutsy sophomore album, and what's going on at The Tonight Show
For this week's wrap panel, Kathryn VanArendonk breaks down Rolling Stone Magazine's investigation into the culture behind The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, plus Niko Stratis and Falen Johnson share their reactions to Olivia Rodrigo’s new album GUTS, and explain why some are ca ... Show More
25m 4s
Oct 2024
Culture Gabfest: Demi Moore Gives Substance to The Substance
On this week’s show, the hosts are joined by a very special fourth panelist: Wesley Morris, a critic at The New York Times and the host of The Wonder of Stevie, a new podcast on Audible. First, the quartet explores The Substance, a lurid, monstrous body horror flick by writer-dir ... Show More
55m 34s
Mar 2025
Adrien Brody's 'Brutal' Oscar Speech, Millie Bobby Brown Claps Back, and Is Justin Bieber Okay?
Richies, we’re coming in hot with 3 new stories! Hollywood’s brightest stars turned up for the 97th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday. But it was Best Actor winner, Adrien Brody, who really stole the show, or maybe we should say...held it hostage. He’s getting crushed online for hi ... Show More
25m 7s
Apr 1
Margot Robbie: Hollywood’s Golden Girl | 271
As a kid in Australia, Margot Robbie knows she wants to be a movie star, but doesn’t think it’s possible. But after wowing audiences with her star turn (and convincing Brooklyn accent) in Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street,” the Aussie is well on her way. And she flips he ... Show More
52m 41s
Jul 8
Tu David Phu | The Memory of Taste
Top Chef alum Tu David Phu joins Google to talk about his book, “The Memory of Taste: Vietnamese American Recipes from Phú Quoc, Oakland, and the Spaces Between.” The book is a playful collection of over 85 Vietnamese and Viet American dishes, and immersive travel photography tha ... Show More
1h 10m
Dec 2024
Critics at Large Live: The Year of the Flop
This year, high-profile failures abounded. Take, for example, Francis Ford Coppola’s passion project “Megalopolis,” which cost a hundred and forty million dollars to make—and brought in less than ten per cent of that at the box office. And what was Kamala Harris’s loss to Donald ... Show More
45m 32s
Jan 2025
Haters are a symptom of success with Chris Heyn
It's a swaggy Thursday ladies! In this episode, Hallie is joined by friend, TikTok underground Unc, and corporate baddie Chris Heyn Jr! This week Hallie spills on how her TikTok journey has evolved over the past year (haters included!), while Chris dishes on his rise in the under ... Show More
51m 27s
Nov 2024
Master Chef Nick DiGiovanni On Getting Violated by Gordon Ramsay, Exposes Logan Paul Cheating?!
The world’s most famous MasterChef Nick DiGiovanni joins the boys to discuss Gordon Ramsay cussing him out, Logan Paul cheating during MrBeast’s $1M challenge, Rizzler’s undeniable aura, cooking the world’s largest chicken nugget & cake pop, crying over a medium rare steak, eatin ... Show More
1h 29m