There’s a movie coming out next weekend starring comedian Nate Bargatze called The Breadwinner. Curiously, even though we were aware of it, not one of the five co-hosts on the show chose it in the box office game. It just didn’t seem interesting. Recently we’ve gotten a chance to see the trailer and just. Well,…
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e422. Anatomy of a Heist: More Than Just Stealing
The Heist may be one of the popular pop culture tropes of all time. And yet, we’ve never talked about it before. So you know what that means. It’s time to change that. On this episode, assemble a ragtag group of experts… to pull off one last job… figuring out what makes a heist movie…
e421. Here Comes the Bride! Feminism and Frankenstein
Recently, Maggie Gyllenhaal took a swing at a reboot of the horror classic The Bride of Frankenstein and released The Bride. Unfortunately, not many people saw it. But it begs the question, Frankenstein is one of the history’s most important books. Mary Shelly, created the sci-fi genre with the novel, and yet most of the…
e420. 2026 Summer Movie Preview
It’s summer! Ok, maybe it’s not quite summer summer, but it is summer movie season as the U.S box office. There’s a lot of movies coming out this summer, but honestly not that many franchises. So, how do you decide what to see? On this episode, Mav, Hannah, and Maybe are joined by returning guests…
e417. Doomscrolling and Redemption: The Evolution of Faces of Death
In 1978, a movie called Faces of Death was released and gained a cult following as a weird sort of reflection of the world’s contemporary view of trauma in the contemporary media age. Several sequels were made, but now they seem somewhat dated as live in a world mediate by the internet rather than television.…
e416. All the Cinderellas: an Exploration of Trope and Transformation
Often when we think about pop culture we think about relatively recent things. But sometimes it’s good to think about the enduring sources. Fairytales have been popular culture for longer than anyone in history knows. So much so that we don’t even know who wrote a lot of them. On today’s episode, Monica, Mav, and…
e412. The 2026 Oscars Prediction Special
The time comes but once a year… Hollywood’s biggest night! Or so they say. Actually, for as long as we have been doing this show, almost every year Hannah and Mav have to beg people to come and talk about the Oscars because almost no one is ever interested. Well, this year is different, we…
e407. Oscar Sneak Preview: Breaking Down the Nominations From Snubs to Surprises
For a show about pop culture, it’s actually somewhat rare for us to address topics of pop culture while they are actually happening. But sometimes we do. So this week, we want to talk about The Oscars! Ok, it’s too early to really give our Oscar predictions, but this week the Academy of Motion Picture…
e405. Fantasy Box Office Draft 2026
It’s that time again! Every year we have one very special show where all of the hosts get together to reveal the results of last years Fantasy Box Office Game AND to draft for the upcoming year. Last years game was a barn burner that basically came down to the very end where it could…
e404. Stranger Endings: Breaking Down the End of Stranger Things
For some reason Netflix, in their infinite wisdom, decided that the proper way for everyone in the world to spend their winter Holidays of American Thanksgiving through Christmas and New Years was to focus on concluding the — wow… ten year — Stranger Things saga. And somehow, even with all of our various holiday things…