Jordan Crucchiola

Los Angeles

Writer and Producer at Freelance

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'Death of a Unicorn' is a myth-fire : Pop Culture Happy Hour

3 weeks ago | npr.org | Aisha Harris |Glen Weldon |Jordan Crucchiola |Liz Metzger |Jessica Reedy |Mike Katzif

'Death of a Unicorn' is a myth-fire Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1241388978/1268524947" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega in Death of a Unicorn. A24 hide caption toggle caption A24 Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega in Death of a Unicorn.
In 'Novocaine' Jack Quaid is no pain, all gain : Pop Culture Happy Hour

1 month ago | npr.org | Glen Weldon |Jordan Morris |Jordan Crucchiola |Liz Metzger |Mike Katzif |Jessica Reedy

In 'Novocaine' Jack Quaid is no pain, all gain Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1239428622/1268072676" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Jack Quaid in Novocaine. Paramount Pictures hide caption toggle caption Paramount Pictures Jack Quaid in Novocaine.
You Will Leave “Opus” Singing the Original Bops Performed by John Malkovich

1 month ago | sundance.org | Bailey Pennick |Jordan Crucchiola

(L–R) Stephanie Suganami, Tatanka Means, John Malkovich, Ayo Edebiri, and Juliette Lewis attend the premiere of “Opus” at Eccles Theatre in Park City.
In 'The Monkey' the goring is never boring : Pop Culture Happy Hour

2 months ago | npr.org | Glen Weldon |Stephen Thompson |Jordan Crucchiola |Hafsa Fathima |Lennon Sherburne |Mike Katzif | +1 more

In 'The Monkey' the goring is never boring Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1232862558/1266780281" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Theo James in The Monkey. Neon hide caption toggle caption Neon Theo James in The Monkey.
In 'The Monkey' the goring is never boring : Pop Culture Happy Hour

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Glen Weldon |Stephen Thompson |Jordan Crucchiola |Hafsa Fathima |Lennon Sherburne |Mike Katzif | +1 more

11 hours agoDan Aykroyd acknowledges his absence from 'SNL50'The comedy icon missed the “Saturday Night Live” celebration.
Sink Your Teeth Into These 25 Vampire Movies

Oct 29, 2024 | vulture.com | Jordan Crucchiola

Vampires were there at the very beginning of Gothic literature. It was a vampire that turned horror into big business for Hollywood almost a century ago, and while their popularity comes and goes in waves, vampires will forever be a staple of the genre onscreen. For this list, Vulture presents you with a sampler platter of vampire movies, with flavors from every decade over the past 50 years.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and reading

Oct 25, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Jordan Crucchiola |Linda Holmes

This week, Stevie Nicks aired her ID, a very chipper brand ran into a not-very-chipper lawsuit, and Paddington got a passport. Here's what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out this weekend. The Shadow StraysThe Shadow Strays is a new action spectacular by Timo Tjahjanto, which is now out on Netflix. This is Tjahjanto’s follow up toThe Night Comes for Us, which is a bone-shattering, mind-melting fight blitz of a movie – one of my favorites ever.
'Venom: The Last Dance' goos out with a bang : Pop Culture Happy Hour

Oct 25, 2024 | npr.org | Glen Weldon |Jordan Crucchiola |Jordan Morris |Liz Metzger |Mike Katzif |Jessica Reedy

'Venom: The Last Dance' goos out with a bangIn Venom: The Last Dance, Tom Hardy returns for a third time as a sad-sack loser with an alien symbiotic life-form bonded to him. This time out, it's a buddy comedy and road movie, as the two are hunted by another race of aliens. And along the way, they meet some hippies, hit the Vegas strip, and get in a quick dance number.
Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them joy : NPR

Oct 18, 2024 | npr.org | Jordan Crucchiola |Reanna Cruz |Stephen Thompson |Linda Holmes

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listeningThis week, a new told an old story, a veteran of musicals took her last bow , and we learned that something that could never be a movie is going to be a movie. Here's what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out this weekend.
'Smile 2' is a superior horror sequel, complete with pop bangers : Pop Culture Happy Hour

Oct 17, 2024 | npr.org | Stephen Thompson |Reanna Cruz |Jordan Crucchiola |Hafsa Fathima |Mike Katzif |Jessica Reedy

The horror movie Smile was a massive hit. Its flashy new sequel Smile 2 finds the franchise's terrifying entity infecting a new host: a pop star (Naomi Scott) who's about to head out on tour after experiencing a trauma. And the movie has a lot to say about the horrors of pop stardom.