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Our 2021 Pop Culture Resolutions

It's been a year like no other, but here at Pop Culture Happy Hour, we're sticking with tradition by revisiting our 2020 resolutions and making new ones for next year. Kristin Lee/Getty Images/Tetra images RF hide caption

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Our 2021 Pop Culture Resolutions

It's the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021, as much as it seemed like we might never get here. That means we're looking back, and we're looking ahead. What did we resolve to do in 2020, did we accomplish them and what do we want to do in the year ahead? We've still got goals, plans and the willingness to look back at our ambitious plans and wonder what in the world happened to all of them.

Our 2021 Pop Culture Resolutions

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Wednesday

Our 2021 Pop Culture Predictions

2020 was an unpredictable year, but Pop Culture Happy Hour is sticking with our annual tradition of looking into the future and predicting what the new year might bring. Nora Carol Photography/Getty Images hide caption

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Our 2021 Pop Culture Predictions

To say we could not have predicted the course of 2020 is a ridiculous understatement. But nevertheless, we press on. We'll check in on last year's predictions, while turning our eyes to the future to try and figure out what the next year will bring, even when that seems nearly impossible.

Our 2021 Pop Culture Predictions

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Tuesday

'Coco' Follows A Boy's Journey In A Technicolor Afterlife

Miguel and Date are prominently displayed at the the U.S. premiere of Coco at El Capitan Theatre on November 8, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Barry King/Getty Images hide caption

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'Coco' Follows A Boy's Journey In A Technicolor Afterlife

The 2017 movie Coco is about a Mexican boy named Miguel who has an adventure on Día de los Muertos, a holiday dedicated to remembering the dead. He finds himself in the Land of the Dead, where he learns about the importance of memory and how we tell the stories of our families. In this encore episode, we revisit our conversation about the excellent Disney-Pixar film.

'Coco' Follows A Boy's Journey In A Technicolor Afterlife

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Monday

Review

Movie Reviews

Regina King Imagines What 4 Black Icons' Gathering In 1964 Might Have Looked Like

Regina King's directorial film debut, One Night in Miami, envisions a 1964 gathering of boxer Cassius Clay, activist Malcolm X, fullback Jim Brown and singer Sam Cooke.

Regina King Imagines What 4 Black Icons' Gathering In 1964 Might Have Looked Like

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James Newton Howard, A Composer Who Can Do It All

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Music Features

James Newton Howard, A Composer Who Can Do It All

James Newton Howard has composed the music for more than 100 films: thrillers, Disney animation and big fantasy series. His latest is the Tom Hanks western, News of the World.

James Newton Howard, A Composer Who Can Do It All

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Dementia Complicates The Search For 2 Lost Women In 'Elizabeth Is Missing'

Maud (Glenda Jackson) is haunted by two mysteries in the television film Elizabeth is Missing, based on a novel by Emma Healey. Marsaili Mainz/Courtesy of STV Productions hide caption

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Television

Dementia Complicates The Search For 2 Lost Women In 'Elizabeth Is Missing'

Fresh Air

A new PBS Masterpiece psychological thriller stars Glenda Jackson as a woman desperately trying to solve two mysteries — even as her own grasp of reality is slipping away.

Dementia Complicates The Search For 2 Lost Women In 'Elizabeth Is Missing'

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'Soul' Is A Jazzy, Joyful Celebration Of Life

Pixar's Soul is the story of a jazz musician who falls down a manhole and winds up learning a lot about the afterlife, the not-quite afterlife and what it means to be human. Pixar hide caption

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'Soul' Is A Jazzy, Joyful Celebration Of Life

In Disney and Pixar's Soul, a jazz musician voiced by Jamie Foxx falls down a manhole and finds himself teetering between life and the afterlife. He winds up on a New York adventure with a wandering soul, voiced by Tina Fey, who needs help getting ready to be reborn on Earth.

'Soul' Is A Jazzy, Joyful Celebration Of Life

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Sunday

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Movie Reviews

'Soul' Surprises With Its Messages About Finding Purpose

Pixar's new film stars Jamie Foxx as a jazz musician whose soul gets separated from his body. The animated feature explores themes of music and transformation.

'Soul' Surprises With Its Messages About Finding Purpose

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Movie Interviews

New Documentary Follows San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Performances In U.S. South

Sarah McCammon speaks with director David Rodrigues and San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus artistic director Tim Seelig, subject of the new documentary "Gay Chorus Deep South."

New Documentary Follows San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Performances In U.S. South

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Saturday

Movie Interviews

Film Maker Discusses New Documentary On Murdered Journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with director Bryan Fogel about his new film, "The Dissident", which chronicles the life and death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Film Maker Discusses New Documentary On Murdered Journalist Jamal Khashoggi

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Friday

In 'Soul,' Jon Batiste's Music Helps Bring Pixar's First Black Lead To Life

In Soul, a middle-school band teacher makes one small misstep and ends up in The Great Before, a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities, quirks and interests before they go to Earth. Pixar hide caption

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In 'Soul,' Jon Batiste's Music Helps Bring Pixar's First Black Lead To Life

Batiste is one of several real-life musicians who consulted on the new Pixar film, about a middle-school band teacher who ends up in a fantastical realm called The Great Before.

In 'Soul,' Jon Batiste's Music Helps Bring Pixar's First Black Lead To Life

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The Best — And Worst — Of Christmas Culture

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It's Been a Minute

The Best — And Worst — Of Christmas Culture

Sam shares holiday recommendations with Audie Cornish, co-host of All Things Considered and Consider This, and Bob Mondello, NPR's film critic. They discuss not only their holiday favorites, but also the holiday things they hate. And yes, they'll discuss Love Actually.

The Best — And Worst — Of Christmas Culture

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