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‘Mountainhead’ skewers the tech elite — and it’s very satisfying
Four super-rich tech leaders gather for a poker weekend in a mountain mansion while AI technology leads to global chaos in the new HBO film from Succession creator Jesse Armstrong.
‘Succession’ creator’s new moguls are tech gods gazing down from ‘Mountainhead’
Following his HBO series Succession, Jesse Armstrong's latest project, Mountainhead, is a film about four tech billionaires whose mountain retreat is disrupted by a global catastrophe.
‘The Last of Us’ finale ends after a season’s worth of table-setting
HBO's hit zombie drama spent much of its second season maneuvering Ellie and Abby together. Critic Eric Deggans says it has a pacing issue that many streaming shows share.
‘Pee-wee as Himself’ gives unprecedented access to an eccentric comedy legend
Also on TV this week, a new season of Nine Perfect Strangers premieres on Hulu, and new episodes of Couples Therapy debut on Paramount+ with Showtime.
The best 6 TV performances I’ve seen so far this year
NPR TV critic Eric Deggans picks his favorite performances of 2025 thus far, including Noah Wyle in The Pitt, Catherine O'Hara in The Last of Us and The Studio, and Carrie Coon in The White Lotus.
Lies and consequences lend new weight to ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2
The second season of HBO's hit zombie series takes what works the first season and turns it upside down, mining new drama from the uncertainty.
