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Beef, Showing Up, and Kylothée who???
April 18, 2023 · 53 min

We discuss Beef and Showing Up, a series and a film about characters who orbit around each other as frenemies — or straight-up enemies.

02:14 Beef, streaming on Netflix, is a darkly funny, often surprising, genuinely invigorating thrill of a TV show.

28:55 Showing Up, playing in theaters, is a deceptively unassuming portrait of an artist that — much like its protagonist — really grows on you.

47:23 Plus, the world reacts to rumors of Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner.

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Music: REEKAH

Artwork and design: Sara Macias and Andrew Liu