It’s tough for ladies out there. Whether its trying to commute to work in the midst of French transit strikes or handling the trauma of being a cannibal in your formative years, women are being asked to balance a lot.
Continue reading “PopCult Podcast – Full Time/Yellowjackets”
Sorry Jack, Chucky’s Back! In a first for both Ariana & Seth we watched an entire Child’s Play movie. It was better than we expected but the bar was set pretty low. Siskel & Ebert had a moral panic over this one but we both thought it was mid. To listen to this episode and more of our exclusive subscriber-only podcasts join our Patreon.
Two new 2023 releases are spotlighted in this episode. One is a period piece about a lesbian teacher in 1980s England dealing with the pressure of staying closeted to keep her job. The other is a contemporary comedy about an author who overhears her husband saying he doesn’t like her work.
Continue reading “PopCult Podcast – Blue Jean/You Hurt My Feelings”
Love is in the air this week on the PopCult Podcast. Our first film explores the power dynamics between a wealthy hotel heir and his ambitious dominatrix. The second film is about love blossoming between two young people in modern London.
Continue reading “PopCult Podcast – Sanctuary/Rye Lane”
It’s all about the girls in book adaptations this week’s episode. One is a beloved coming of age novel that has been the subject of much censorship since it was published over 50 years ago. The other is a remix of a classic horror novel set in America and about the scourge of death in poor communities.
Continue reading “PopCult Podcast – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret/The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster”
From the present, we have a film about a struggling artist trying to determine if she has anything of value to say and where she fits in with the larger art community. From the past, it’s a film about falling in love but with some heavily problematic messages and weird stalker-ish, parasocial behavior.
Continue reading “PopCult Podcast – Showing Up/Sleepless in Seattle”
The third of six episodes for a Patron exclusive podcast is now live on our Patreon. It’s Double Down, a series where Ariana & Seth check out six movies that critics Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert gave thumbs down to, but are not obscure films.
Camp Crystal Lake has seen its share of killings over the last forty plus years. Ariana and Seth take a look at one film in the Friday the 13th franchise series that caused Siskel & Ebert to get pretty moralistic. Were they out of line or right on the money? Take a listen to hear what we think.
Subscribe to our Patreon to check it out as well as our previous tv-focused podcast The Pitch.
It’s birthday time for two movie releases from the past. One signaled the weak spots in a mega movie star’s career. The other was the first steps of a comedy star who would dominate the 1980s.
Continue reading “PopCult Podcast – Last Action Hero/Trading Places”
Whether your family are a quasi-cult of car ninjas, a media empire owning cluster of ghouls, or living in a doublewide on the plains homeschooling via YouTube this episode has what you are looking for.
Continue reading “PopCult Podcast – Fast X/Succession & Barry”
The second of six episodes for a Patron exclusive podcast is now live on our Patreon. It’s Double Down, a series where Ariana & Seth check out six movies that critics Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert gave thumbs down to, but are not obscure films.
Ariana & Seth are back in the theater to share their thoughts on this 1990 sequel to the 1987 hit original. This time around, the Predator is hunting in the jungles of Los Angeles in the distant future of 1997. Danny Glover stars as a cop who seems really bored more of the time trying to figure out who is killing the gangs. Meanwhile, Gary Busey shows up as fed out to capture the enemy’s advanced tech.
Subscribe to our Patreon to check it out as well as our previous tv-focused podcast The Pitch.
PopCult Reviews 