Jamelle Bouie

Jamelle Bouie, New York Times opinion writer and podcaster, returns as Senior Hedgehog Correspondent. He and the team dissect Sonic the Hedgehog 3’s surprisingly dense plot, Shadow’s game-derived backstory and Keanu Reeves’ low-key turn, and the film’s wild set pieces from Tokyo chases to a lunar-damaging space showdown. They also debate adaptation faithfulness and the movie’s tonal swings.

Jamelle Bouie, NYT columnist known for sharp cultural and political takes, and Amy Nicholson, LA Times film critic and classic-cinema buff, dig into Emerald Fennell’s campy Wuthering Heights adaptation and its casting choices. They unpack Ryan Murphy’s glossy Love Story about JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, then celebrate the anarchic, nostalgia-forward revival of The Muppet Show.

Jamelle Bouie, New York Times columnist who mixes politics with cultural critique, and Amy Nicholson, LA Times film critic and Unspooled co-host, dig into three pop-culture beasts. They spar over Emerald Fennell’s lurid Wuthering Heights, unpack Ryan Murphy’s glossy JFK Jr. love story, and celebrate the anarchic revival of The Muppet Show. Quick, sharp takes on casting, aesthetics, and why these stories still fascinate.