Pop Culture Happy Hour · September 18, 2026 · 21m

Resident Evil and What's Making Us Happy

The Pop Culture Happy Hour team reviews the new Resident Evil reboot, directed by Zach Cregger and starring Austin Abrams. The movie blends horror and comedy as a medical courier's mission spirals into chaos. The hosts discuss whether the wild, scary, and inventive tone works for both newcomers to the franchise and devoted fans.

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Zach Cregger brings his signature horror-comedy style to Resident Evil

Director Zach Cregger, known for Barbarian and Weapons, steers the Resident Evil reboot into a wild, scary, inventive, fast-paced, and funny direction.

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A medical courier’s high-stakes mission goes spectacularly wrong

Austin Abrams plays a medical courier tasked with transporting an important ‘medical MacGuffin,’ and his journey swiftly descends into escalating gnarly perils.

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