Pop Culture Happy Hour · November 6, 2026 · 23m

Wild Horse Nine and What’s Making Us Happy

This episode centers on the new film 'Wild Horse Nine,' starring John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell as CIA agents sent to Easter Island on a mysterious mission in the early 1970s. The discussion highlights how the film blends a hangout movie's easy chemistry with deeper reflections on memory and regret, and notes that director Martin McDonagh's latest could be an Oscars contender.

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Wild Horse Nine blends a hangout movie with reflections on memory and regret

John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell play bickering CIA agents on a mysterious Easter Island mission in this Martin McDonagh film that mixes laid-back chemistry with deeper themes of memory and regret.

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