PopCulture Forest: Recent Episodes

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We're on a quest to talk... about anything, and everything. Movies, music, literature, comics, you name it. If it's out to the public we got an opinion, and we want to shout it to the world; however, we'll settle for a podcast

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WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE DOING HERE ANYMORE!!!!

that's right, it's a Shelly Duvall Double Feature! 

Stanley Kubrick tortures Shelley, as Mother Goose tortures the Chocolate Bear!

Plus the return of our very good friend, the Polar Bear! Hop on, chill out, and email us: PopCultureForest@gmail.com

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TRAUMAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

What is true? Who are we? Can a person change who they are in order to achieve a better life, a different life? 

These movies will explore those questions and much more, such as: do bananas float?

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Plans fo astray! Cowboys and Androids populate this episode of Film Harvest!

Do classics stand up? Is sci-fi still good? Let's find out together!

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Chocolate Bear has a conversation about everyone's favorite environmental film, and how it was ripped off to make Avatar.

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This is an older episode, if we're gunna be honest. But it's out anyways, so enjoy! 

Officially our longest episode title, sit back and enjoy this one

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We did it! The horror episode is upon us! 

Wes Craven is the man, and you and everybody knows it! We took his two meta movies and saw which is more self aware!

SPOILER: Yes!

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Chocolate Bear has never played the acclaimed video game The Last Of Us. Vanilla Bear only recently played the game.

Vanilla Bear, in this situation, must spoil the entire game to Chocolate Bear! Don't worry, he wasn't ever planning on playing it anyways!

Ph, also, we talk about other things also.

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We haven't seen the movie yet, but we read the book! 

We dive into a strange exorcism tale about coca-cola, retro music, and classic movies. Also there's a not-so-friendly possession. 

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A triple review for our cubs this week, as we follow the Sandman: the comic, the audio drama, and television show. 

You couldn't dream of a better look at this magical journey!

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Barbers vs Beaters! Slavers vs Bakers! Judges vs Lawyers!

What an interesting two movies to set against each other! Large epics coming together for the most unlikely movie review!

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Vanilla dn Chocolate Bear discuss addiction, parenthood, and memory while talking about award winning graphic novel Hey, Kiddo.

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It's animation domination as two uniquely animated features do battle against one another!

There's family (trauma) and animals (who are more than they seem) in both these movies, and which one is just a little better than the other?

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a little bit of a grab bag here, just the 2Bears talking shop.

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Two renegade cops in search of murderous monsters uncover more than they were hunting for. 

Can they work with the red tape?

Will the lies they discover stop them from their goals?

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A fun look into everyone's nightmare fueled turn of the century animated series: INVADER ZIM

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Does anyone have any reason to trust their friends anymore? Either way, you'll be better off dead or in jail. 

Join us as we discuss two absolute classics: John Carpenter's The Thing and Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas!

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One of the best discussions we have had to date occurs when two fantastic, genre bending modern horror and fantasy classics go head to head! It's all up to Vanilla Bear as to who walks away the winner here!

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This was a hard episode to title. It's just a fun conversation between Chocolate and Vanilla Bear about some of their favorite unique stories in film.

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Two westerns - one modern, the other distant - explore similar themes, such as compassion, teamwork, and how violent they can truly become.

Two acclaimed films, three amateur hosts, let's see what half thoughts we can make full thoughts.

Also, audio got a bit weird here, we apologize for that. Hopefully the conversation is funny enough that you'll forgive us.

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The GOAT of musicals goes up against the GOAT of comedies! And Mundo is pissed off and won't calm down until he gets answers!

Liza Minnelli sings, and Monty Python gets crucified!

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One of the Bear's places of work did a March Movie thing, and made some of the weirdest votes imaginable. 

Come see why!

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I seriously can't think of two more opposite movies to set up against one another. 

Both are unique and intriguing and have just as little in common as you probably think! So enjoy

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The long wait is over, and our wait is especially over. 

The most anticipated movie for your favorite bears is finally out, and so what did we think about the multiverse hopping, magic wielding, surgical expert! 

And he's not even the best part of the movie!!

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Vanilla Bear takes Chocolate Bear on a fun journey through the amazing career of JON MOXLEY, current AEW professional wrestler, who has stories to make you laugh or enraged and any emotion in between!

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Wow! the forest couldn't be any more interesting this week.

Some kids die, some kids kill, so which story is more compelling and which is made into a better movie??

Join Vanilla Bear, the Shilldog, and the Chocolate Bear to figure out which of these great movies is just slightly better

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Before we see the GREATEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME, we remember the first movie. A classic of 2018, or whenever it came out, Sonic the Hedgehog!

Join Vanilla and Chocolate Bears for a fun memory dive

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Again, two amazing, different movies will go at each other.

Heists, horrors, and homosexuals abound as we blast our way through cops and complicated plot devices!

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Norman Bates or Mr. Blonde?

Tarantino or Hitchcock?

Two standout movies from standout directors get dissected and discussed in this week's Film Harvest.

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Follow us, as we follow Adam Strange, as he contests with war, fatherhood, martyrdom, and a conspiracy that even brings Batman into the mix (whaaaat!)

Tom King's wild tale of lies, trust, public opinion and so much more... this is indeed Strange Adventures

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Why does Mundo hate Jurassic World? Should Fight Club 2 exist?

Of course, we know these answers, but we wanted to talk about it anyways

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The Choco and Vanilla Bear are here to talk Hollywood's favorite nephew... NICOLAS CAGE!! 

His life, career choices, tangents, and a review of the Academy Award winning Leaving Las Vegas await your beautiful ears!

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The real life story of the Sport of Kings is often more interesting than what we see in the ropes. The Vanilla Bear gets another in depth behind the scenes lesson on the history of WWE's funnest event every year: THE ROYAL RUMBLE

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2020 WE WERE HIT WITH AN OBSESSION THAT SPREAD FASTER THAN A DIS...... GAME OF SPEED CHESS!!!

Patrick leads us off on an in depth rewatch and review of his all time favorite series, The Queen's Gambit.

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The Golden Triad, Mundo, Noah, and Patrick, have finally watched No Way Home.

We enjoyed a lot of it, didn't like some of it, and we discuss potential futures for the Spider-Man film franchise. 

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It's murderers on the loose! or something like that. Three killer shows featuring killer killers!

See who could kill a fly, who is seeing double, and who rocks out with the Kitchen Brothers!

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We discuss the big ones: Santa Claus is Coming to Town, A Year Without a Santa Claus, and Rudolf the whatever-whatever!!

Listen as we discuss limitations on animations, impact on television/movies, and, most importantly, how they're all connected as one giant CHRISTMAS SPECIAL EXTENDED UNIVERSE!!!

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Mundo had to work and the animals did what they wanted! 

Vanilla Bear and the ShillDog give their takes on upcoming features from The House of Gucci, Spiderman: No Way Home, The King's Man and moooore.

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The title says it all!! The Vanilla and Chocolate Bears tackle the untacklable - spirits and supernatural.

Aaaaand then we talk two movies that I wish were urban myths!

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Brand new review for Marvel's newest addition on Disney+!

Recorded release weekend, hear our fresh thoughts on the Marvel kung-fu extravaganza!

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Two old school fans welcome in a new viewer to the Breaking Bad Television Universe.

Listen to a new fan's perspective as they experience everyone's favorite show about teacher turned meth maker!

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The Chocolate Bear tries to explain the chronological history of the Legend of Zelda game series. See what he gets wrong, or right

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Mundo and Gavin continue through The Animated Series and Batman Beyond

It's Clowns and Crazies, Ink and Insanity this week on Battle of the BatFans

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The Bears are back, talking about ruined TV shows and what we don't want to see on the silver screen.

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The Chocolate and Vanilla Bear discuss film villains that actually kinda, sorta, maybe, possibly won!!!

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Let's journey with the Vanilla Bear to talk high fantasy, surprises and achievements! 

We discuss Brent Weeks' first, and possibly greatest, novel series. Come see if these books are for you and Mundo, who has never read it himself!

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We did it, cubs! We found the illusive Deer, and surprise, surprise, he's a music fan!

So we decided to have a chat about great musicians taken too soon, and where they might've gone if they had lived just a little longer.

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We thought we lost the Watchmen, but instead the Watchmen found us!

Listen in to a thought-to-be-lost review of all things Watchmen.

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Vanilla Bear shares what he thinks of Disney's newest antihero.

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Our Vanilla Bear shared his thoughts on recent critiques lobbed at Donald Faison and his involvement in Powerpuff.

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We have all the Bears, Dogs, and Crickets along for the ride, so you should too!

Listen, as we talk past experiences that brought us together, and later as Mundo bombards each with questions that mean nothing.

It's a fun listen, indeed.

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We have 30 actors, ranked and to do battle against one another...

But we needed one more judge to help us out, so say hi to a Cricket who forgot himself....

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Hear us talk about our favorite superheroes and take a very questionable quiz

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Sometimes we like to get creative, but part of that creative process is asking our friends for help, which is exactly what happens here!

Chocolate Bear asks Vanilla Bear for some help in developing a western superhero epic.

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The Choco and Nilla Bears have an in depth discussion of one of the greatest films of all time: THE GODFATHER.

Will Nilla think this movie is a piece of garbage? 

Can Choco change his mind? 

What is The Godfather's favorite fruit and color?

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It's the Battle of the Bunnies as Frank fights the furry furies in an unexpected match up!

What will we think about talking animals?

What will we think of every teenager's favorite movie?

If times runs out, where does it go?

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Noah's finally started the Image produced series CHEW, by John Layman and Rob Guillroy. We talk the first 15 issues and discuss the themes, world, writing style, artistic direction, and much more.

I'm very happy we're on this kick right now, can very excited to pick Noah's brain

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A history of Eddie Guerrero. The hard times that turned to great moments. The happiness that turns to sadness. 

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Mundo and Noah give their opinions of what they'd like to see going forward with adaptations. Villains, storylines, and whole series need to be discussed by these two amateurs.

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It's car kung-fu vs giant monsters in the Battle of the Dark Horse. Which underrated gem isn't so underrated, and which is a surprising good time? The answer may surprise you... or not!

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Vanilla and Chocolate Bear discuss a brief history of the horror book as well as some of our favorites.

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Our two best Bears dive into a multitude of subjects, giving their unique perspective of pets movies, chess shows and books, and whatever else they can find in the river of media!

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In our first episode, two best friends, and lifelong comic book fans, discuss singular moments of their fandom. A fun, humorous discussion brings our personality to the top, and hopefully gives out favorite series new readers. 

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