Pop Culture Podcast: Recent Episodes
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What happens when a German and a slave go on a road trip across the American south in the mid-nineteenth century? You get Quentin Tarantino’s latest with Django Unchained
Synopsis: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey follows title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves […]
Synopsis: Life doesn’t always go according to plan. Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper) has lost everything — his house, his job, and his wife. He now finds himself living back with his mother (Jacki Weaver) and father (Robert DeNiro) after spending eight months is a state institution on a plea bargain. Pat is determined to rebuild […]
Synopsis: When the evil spirit Pitch (The Boogeyman) launches an assault on Earth, the Immortal Guardians (Santa Claus, The Tooth Fairy, The Sandman, The Easter Bunny & the newly appointed Jack Frost) team up to protect the innocence of children all around the world. What I Liked: This movie is basically The Avengers/The Justice League […]
Synopsis: Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse. What I Liked: From the moment that this movie started I knew that I was in for one hell of a ride. Few movies make me feel that […]
Synopsis: Steven Spielberg directs Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln, a revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President’s tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage […]
Apologies for the wait but PCP is back with another edition of ….(sigh) Avery has Issues with these Issues. The gang sits down and dissects two of the new Marvel Now books the hilarious Deadpool and the poorly drawn Ironman. Witness Josiah put his foot down on the books he’s reading and Marvel Now catches […]
Synopsis: In Skyfall, Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. What I Liked: Skyfall has quite possibly the most thrilling opening act of 2012. From the very start to […]
It’s strange how dubious of a title being called “the best video game movie of all-time” can be. Sure, there’s the virtue of video game movies being inherently awful. We are all familiar with this. Exceptions have been made for movies like the first Mortal Kombat. Maybe some of the Resident Evil movies were passable, […]
Synopsis: Making his debut as a big-screen director and leading man, RZA-alongside a stellar international cast led by Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu-tells the epic story of warriors, assassins and a lone outsider hero in nineteenth-century China who must unite to destroy the clan traitor who would destroy them all. Since his arrival in China’s […]