Glen Weldon

1 week ago | wrvo.org | Glen Weldon |Linda Holmes |Hafsa Fathima |Jessica Reedy

The new HBO documentary Pee-Wee As Himself isn't the boilerplate Hollywood profile you think it is. You get the biographical details you expect – how young avant-garde artist Paul Ruebens created the persona of Pee-Wee Herman, and the meteoric rise and fall that followed. But you also get a sense of what it cost Reubens to insist that Pee-Wee wasn't simply a persona, but in fact a real person. It's streaming now on Max.

2 weeks ago | wrvo.org | Glen Weldon |Stephen Thompson |Liz Metzger |Ronald Young Jr.

Fifty years ago Steven Spielberg's Jaws was released in theaters, kicking off the summer blockbuster phenomenon. And you know a summer blockbuster when you see one: It's a film that's hugely popular and as a result, financially successful, and seen by lots of people. But not everyone has seen every last one of them. Today, we fill in some personal blockbuster gaps, and finally see a movie that absolutely everyone saw, except for us — including Armageddon, Beverly Hills Cop II, , .

1 month ago | npr.org | Glen Weldon |Linda Holmes |Aisha Harris |Stephen Thompson |Mike Katzif |Liz Metzger | +1 more

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1 month ago | npr.org | Glen Weldon |Joelle Monique |Greta Johnsen |Kristen Meinzer |Hafsa Fathima |Mike Katzif | +1 more

'Murderbot' envisions a caustically funny future Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1252435991/1269329754" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Alexander Skarsgård in Murderbot. Apple TV hide caption toggle caption Apple TV Alexander Skarsgård in Murderbot. Apple TV Murderbot is a very smart, very funny new sci-fi comedy series on Apple TV+.

1 month ago | npr.org | Glen Weldon

Alexander Skarsgård in Murderbot, out Friday on Apple TV+. Apple TV+ hide caption toggle caption Apple TV+ Folks? I'm worried about Murderbot. Murderbot is an Apple TV+ show that premieres Friday, dropping the first two episodes of its 10 episode season. It's about a robot played by Alexander Skarsgård rented by a team of planetary scientists to work security on their expedition.