I'm a pop culture reporter here at The Times. Here's what I've been watching, reading and listening to.
I'm a pop culture reporter here at The Times. Here's what I've been watching, reading and listening to.
What’s in Our Queue? ‘On the Rocks’
ByReggie UgwuDec. 17, 2020
What’s in Our Queue? ‘On the Rocks’
What’s in Our Queue? ‘On the Rocks’
I’m a pop culture reporter here at The Times.
Last year demanded comfort food, but there was plenty of genuinely outstanding entertainment to discover. Here are five 2020 favorites →
What’s in Our Queue? ‘On the Rocks’
Movie: ‘On the Rocks’
Like all of Sofia Coppola’s movies, this one is sharply observed and slyly funny.
Rashida Jones, as a writer and mother of two on the verge of a marital crisis, and Bill Murray, as her chronically promiscuous father, are each magnetic.
What’s in Our Queue? ‘On the Rocks’
Podcast: ‘Resistance’
Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr. is an engaging and affable tour guide on this Gimlet podcast about ordinary people fighting for social justice.
It grants uncommon access into the moments when personal choices fuse with political movements.
What’s in Our Queue? ‘On the Rocks’
TV: ‘I Know This Much Is True’
Mark Ruffalo was rightly rewarded with an Emmy this year for his astonishing double performance as unlucky twin brothers in this HBO mini-series.
The storytelling — exploring grief, masculinity and perseverance — is just as extraordinary.
What’s in Our Queue? ‘On the Rocks’
Book: ‘Faithful and Virtuous Night’
I’m grateful to the Nobel Academy for ending my overlong ignorance of Louise Glück (winner of last year’s prize for literature). Her most recent poetry collection swallowed me whole.
What’s in Our Queue? ‘On the Rocks’
Music: ‘The Slow Rush’
Kevin Parker’s festival headlining groove machine turns inward on this simultaneously ecstatic and contemplative song cycle about getting older.
Its lush soundscape is designed to get lost in.
Here’s what else is going on in the arts: