Greta Gerwig Breaks Netflix’s ‘No-Theaters’ Rule

Kim Masters and Matt Belloni break down the seismic shift at Netflix following the company’s decision to give Greta Gerwig’s Narnia film a 49-day theatrical window ahead of its streaming debut. They also discuss the ups and downs from Disney’s latest quarterly earnings report and the newly finalized four-year agreement between SAG-AFTRA and the studios.

Bill & Neil’s Excellent Adventure

This week, Kim Masters speaks with legendary actor William Shatner and famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson about their upcoming two-night live event, The Universe is Absurd. In the first installment of a wide-ranging two-part conversation, the pair reflects on how syndication helped solidify Star Trek as a cultural phenomenon, why many studio executives don’t know what they’re doing, and the growing importance of objective truth in public discourse.

Trixie Mattel: The Body Keeps the Tea

Trixie Mattel might be one of the busiest women in show business.

Since she made a name for herself on RuPaul’s Drag Race, she starred in multiple TV shows, created a hit podcast, became a New York Times best-selling author, launched a cosmetics line, and even opened her own motel.

But Trixie says all that work led to burnout. She tells Sam how she learned the importance of slowing down, why there would be no Trixie without The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and how she’s trying to be more present in gratitude.

Plus, Trixie reflects on the pop culture that keeps her grounded, including a favorite country music album and the comfort show she can always turn on.

Simon Helberg on the absurdity of The Audacity

Actor Simon Helberg is no stranger to playing highly intelligent characters with a few social shortcomings. He’s best known for his comedic turn as the brilliant, but awkward, engineer Howard Wolowitz on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, which ran for 12 seasons. He’s also appeared in films including Old School, A Serious Man, and Florence Foster Jenkins, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination.

His latest role is as Martin Phister in the AMC series The Audacity. Phister is a tech genius who can’t connect with his own family. Helberg talks about getting into the psyche of someone highly intelligent and neurodivergent, why some tech titans believe they are actually saving the world, and he reveals what he thinks when he catches himself on The Big Bang Theory.

WEEKEND FILM REVIEWS: Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D), Sheep Detectives, Maintenance Artist, and Mortal Kombat 2

Angelica Jade Bastién and Alissa Wilkinson review Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D), Sheep Detectives, Maintenance Artist, and Mortal Kombat 2.