Fall Guide
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All right. Well, first of all, the trailer includes a review that calls Wicker, quote, vulgar, horny, and heartwarming, or as I call them, the big three. Uhhuh.
Yeah.
Inside us there are three wolves. They should all be fed constantly.
Oh, right. Yeah. A handsome man made of wicker, heists, new efforts from great directors, the fall of 2026 has a lot on tap for you to see. And we're as excited for all of it to arrive as you are.
Whether you're looking to watch in theaters or at home, we expect these next couple of months to keep you and us very, very busy. I'm Steven Thompson.
And I'm Linda Holmes, and today on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, we're offering a guide to some of the movies and TV we are most looking forward to checking out this fall. Joining us today are co-hosts Aisha Harris. Hello, Aisha. Hey Linda. And Glenn Weldon.
What movies are featured in the fall guide intro and why are they highlighted?
Hello there, Glenn.
Hey, it's our fall guide. I call it our autumn guide because I'm pretentious, but hey.
Oh, fair enough. Fair enough. All right. We are going to get right into our picks because I'm happy to say we have a lot of ground to cover. A few of these things we have seen, a lot of them we haven't yet. Aisha, I'm going to start with one you did just see at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Yes, yes. That is your mother, your mother, your mother, or as I like to call it for short, your mother cubed because saying it three times it's a muffle.
Calls her into being, yeah.
Yes, yes, yes. This is written and directed by Bassam Tariq who did Mogul Mowgli, which was a very good film from a few years ago starring Riz Ahmed. This time his star is Mahershwa Ali. And if this sounds familiar, you might have seen this swirling in the news because Tariq and Ali were both attached to the blade reboot that eventually got scrapped.
Why does the panel describe Wicker as vulgar, horny, and heart‑warming?
And sort of out of the ashes of that, this movie has emerged and I am very happy. Look, Blade Fun. I'm glad people were excited about that, but I will always prefer non-IP. And this is an original story where Ali is playing Latif, a Muslim hitman who's suddenly thrust into single fatherwood after his wife dies. Obviously, this brings up some conflict because you can't just suddenly stop being a hitman. I've tried. Oh yes. Once you're in, you're you're in. Even if your wife dies. So he has to try and, you know, step into the role of being the father of these three kids. Um, but then at the same time, his boss is at war with an eccentric Christian cult leader who's played by John Joe, who is like going big and silly here, like think righteous gemstones bonkers.
That's all I'll say. This is not a movie that I think like, yes, you hear Hitman. But it's not action packed in the way that you might expect. It's not very John Wicky in that way. It has its moments, but it's a lot more meditative and thoughtful about religion and faith and how those things conflict with being a hitman. And Mahersha Ali is just doing some great work here and it's beautiful. The cinematography's great. So your mother, your mother, your mother, your mother cubed. It's a fun movie and deep and thoughtful. Nice.
Cool. I'm looking forward to this because I'd seen uh his film Mogul Mowgli that got released at the height of the pandemic, so I don't think enough people saw it. But uh I'm looking forward to it. I also note in passing that uh there's a character played by Tiffany Boone called Fugazi, which makes me as a DC resident wonder if there's also characters called Minor Threat in Rights of Spring.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–1:34
2
What movies are featured in the fall guide intro and why are they highlighted?
1:34–2:27
3
Why does the panel describe Wicker as vulgar, horny, and heart‑warming?
2:27–7:07
4
What is Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother and how does Mahershala Ali’s hitman character drive the story?
7:07–24:22
5
What makes Club Kid a quirky indie comedy about a promoter discovering a ten‑year‑old son?
24:22–35:49