I'm Putting You on (Red) Notice
Dad and daughter beg to differ on "Red Notice," Netflix's most expensive production to date ($200 million). Kate thinks the action comedy starring Dwayne Johnson, Gail Gadot, and Ryan Reynolds is a waste of time. Steve thinks it's an entertaining action movie with memorable one-liners from Reynolds. Who's right? Listen in! We also discuss:
Theaters/Streaming:
- "Belfast," Sir Kenneth Branagh's intimate crowd-pleasing movie about being a young boy in a gritty Northern Ireland neighborhood when the "Troubles" begin. Music by Van Morrison.
- "Cruella," with Emma Stone and Emma Thompson in the origin story of a villainess only interested in making a fur coat from "101 Dalmations."
- "All Too Well," a short film written and directed by Taylor Swift based on her song about her relationship with actor Jake Gyllenhaal.
Books:
- "Cloud Cuckoo Land," by Anthony Doerr. The latest book from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist ("All the Light We Cannot See") is a soaring story about children in worlds in peril, who find resilience, hope—and a book.
- "The Lewis Man," by Peter May. In this crime thriller, a body is found in the peat bogs on the storm-tossed Isle of Lewis off the coast of Scotland. An elderly man with dementia may have the only clues to the identity of the corpse ... and his killer.
Popahallics #58 Playlist
Why listen to mere mortals when you can hear bigger-than-life personalities like '"Van the Man," Taylor Swift, Ike and Tina Turner, and, yes, Cruella DeVille? Go big with this episode's playlist. Listen.
