PopaHALLics #106 "Barbie & the Bomb"
Millennial daughter and boomer dad both think director Greta Gerwig did a great job playing with dolls in the global phenomenon "Barbie." Kate also saw director Christopher Nolan's biopic "Oppenheimer" and reveals if the movie was a bomb or a blast. (Sorry!) We also joke about fans at a Vampire Weekend concert. (Sorry again!)
In Theaters:
- "Barbie." Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling play Barbie and Ken in this ambitious, entertaining comedy, also with America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Will Ferrell, Rhea Perlman, and more.
- "Oppenheimer." This acclaimed biopic traces the career of the physicist (Cillian Murphy) who led the Manhattan Project and later fell from grace. With Robert Downey, Jr., Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, and more.
Books:
- "Vampire Weekend," by Mike Chen. Punk rocker Louise Chao's hermit-like existence as a vampire is upended when she befriends a troubled teen. "A love letter to music," Steve says.
- "Bloodroot," by Amy Greene. "A dark and riveting story of the legacies--of magic and madness, faith and secrets, passion and loss--that haunt one family across the generations."
- "V2," by Robert Harris. This thriller from the "Fatherland" author follows two people on either side of the WWII missile program designed to terrorize London—a German rocket scientist and an English woman determined to stop the V2.
- "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer," by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. This 2005 biography is the basis for the "Oppenheimer" film.
Music:
The novel "Vampire Weekend" about a punk-rock vampire has so many musical references someone should build a playlist. Hey, someone has!
Click through the links above to watch, read, and listen to what we're talking about.