A warning. This episode contains discussion of suicide and domestic violence.

The first thing you should know about Alex Garland's new movie Men is that spoiler alert?

Yes, there are men. And not a few good men, but plenty of unsettling ones.

But at the center of this horrifyingly gruesome story is the great Jesse Buckley. She plays

a woman who's only wishes to relax in the countryside following a traumatic event. Unfortunately,

her good-away turns dark or real quick as her past and present collide to haunt her holiday.

I'm Gwen Weldon. And I'm Aisha Harris. Today we're talking about men on Pop culture

happy hour from NPR. Also with us is NPR producer Mallory U. Welcome back Mallory. Hey guys,

it's good to be back. Awesome. It's great to have you. So in men, Jesse Buckley plays

Harper, whose estranged husband James played by Papa SCA-DU, has recently died in a horrific

manner. To decompress, she runs out of quiet, stately home in the English countryside from

Jeffrey, who's played by Roy Keneer. Now, it doesn't take long before her trip is

disturbed by increasingly strange and invasive occurrences, including this naked wander who

emerges from the woods. In addition to the role of Jeffrey, Keneer plays many of the other

men Harper encounters during her stay, like a police officer, a priest, and that naked

wander in the woods. And Gail Rankin plays Riley, Harper's friend who checks in with her

from time to time over the phone. The movie was written and directed by Alex Garland, whose

previous features include ex Machina and annihilation. Now, there are a ton of details I haven't

even got into because they could arguably be considered spoilers. So after we share

our general sentiments, we're going to give a warning right before moving into a more

spoiler-filled discussion. You can come back to us later if you want to wait before seeing

it first. And I think I highly recommend waiting before you listen to this because it's

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