June 5, 2026 - Week in Review: Horror films, Taylor Swift's Toy Story tune, and Euphoria

About this episode

The episode discusses the week's top arts and culture headlines, including horror films, AI in art, and the end of Euphoria.

This week on The Culture Show , Callie Crossley is joined by Culture Show contributor Lisa Simmons and GBH global correspondent and news host Jeremy Siegel for a look at the week’s top arts and culture headlines. YouTubers are turning online followings into theatrical ticket sales, with internet-born horror films like Backrooms and Obsession making the case for a new route to the multiplex. Younger audiences are showing up for films that feel connected to the online conversation, raising the question of whether Gen Z is saving theaters or changing what gets them there. From Martin Scorsese’s AI storyboards to an AI actress, AI opera experiments and Amazon’s generative-AI animated series, artists are debating where the technology helps and where it threatens human craft. Clint Eastwood may be retiring from filmmaking, Euphoria has ended after three seasons, Serena Williams is headed back to the court and Jay-Z returned to the stage at Roots Picnic. The show remembers Peabo Bryson, the velvet-voiced R&B balladeer and two-time Grammy winner who gave Disney two of its signature love songs.

People in this episode

Host: Callie Crossley

Guests: Lisa Simmons, Jeremy Siegel

Topics covered

• horror films
• Taylor Swift
• Euphoria
• AI in art
• Gen Z and theaters
• arts and culture headlines

Keywords

• horror films
• Taylor Swift
• Euphoria
• AI
• Gen Z
• theaters
• arts
• culture
• Peabo Bryson

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Amazon, Disney

Books & works: Euphoria, Backrooms, Obsession

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