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The brutal new action film Monkey Man stars Dave Patel is a young man whose village was destroyed and his beloved mother murdered

by elite members of society. He sets out to infiltrate their corrupt, rarefied

existence and seek his bloody, really no kidding, bloody revenge.

I'm Glenn Weldon and today we're talking about Monkey Man on Pop Culture Happy Hour from

Enfiar.

Joining me today is Andrew Limbong.

He's the host of NPR's Book of the Day podcast and a reporter for the culture desk.

Hey Andrew.

Yo, what's up, Glenn?

Also with us is New York Times Food Reporter and author of the best-selling cookbook Indian-ish.

Priya Krishna, hey Priya.

Hi. And also with us is the Philadelphia Inquirers,

Arts and entertainment editor and film critic,

Badatri D. Chaudhry, hey, Badatry.

Hello.

Monkeyman is Dave Patel's film.

He came up with the story.

He stars in it. He co-wrote the script, and it's his first time directing.

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