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 be anyone's game. So join Mav, Hannah, Wayne, Monica and Katya as we reveal who pulled it out in the end and the as Fantasy Draft Commissioner Stephanie Siler walks us through this year's draft. We'll explain the rules and then you'll get to hear us preview 75 of our most anticipated films of the year 2026. It's a lot to get through, so let's jump into it. And then let us know if you...
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e219. Why We Still Love the Jurassic Park Franchise
Somehow, in 2022, there’s a Jurassic Park movie at the top of the box office. Some twenty-nine years after the first film and 32 years after the release of the first novel, this series is still going strong. There are cartoons, video games, Lego sets and other toys. Even though Jurassic World Dominion is theoretically…
e218. Does the Bechdel Test Fail the Bechdel Test?
A funny thing happened last week. The internet got into a minor scuffle about whether Fire Island, a film about gay men, was sexist because it failed the Bechdel Test, by not having substantive roles for women… because it was a movie about gay men. For those who haven’t seen the film… which frankly, is…
Excalibur #60: “Braddock of the Jungle”
Excalibur #60 “Braddock of the Jungle” Writers: Scott Lobdell Pencils: Scott Kolins Inks: John Holdredge Colours: Mike Thomas Letters: Michael Higgins Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: January 1993 We’re trying to emphasize the positive this week… while still doing plenty of griping about part 2 of a crummy colonial sojourn in Wakanda known Excalibur…
CFC: Bechdel Tests, Fire Island, and the lack of nuance in pop culture criticism
From Mav: So I hate the Bechdel Test. I think it’s stupid. See what I’m doing here is saying something kind of outrageous to start an article and then going into a more nuanced discussion where I try to make a larger point but that will be ignored by a lot of people who just…
CFC: We CAN do an episode about Jurassic Park; does that mean we SHOULD?
From Hannah: It’s been almost thirty years since we first were welcomed to Jurassic Park on the silver screen. And this weekend, the sixth movie in the franchise (which, uh, many of might say never should have had one sequel much less this many) Jurassic World: Dominion will premiere on North American screens. I’ve been…
e217. Online Shopping, Thrifting, and The Death of Mall Culture
When’s the last time you hung out at the mall? We don’t mean when is the last time you went to a mall, ran in, got something and left. When is the last time you really hung out there? Once upon a time, this used to be a thing. Families took all day shopping trips…
Excalibur #59: “Enter… the Panther!”
Excalibur #59 “Enter… the Panther!” Writers: Scott Lobdell Pencils: Scott Kolins Inks: John Holdredge & Raymond Kryssing Colours: Dana Morsehead & Mike Thomas Letters: Michael Higgins Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: December 1992 We sure hated this week’s comic, but we sure love this week’s episode, talking hip hop, comics, Black Panther, and Afrofuturism…
Call for Comments: “Get in loser, we’re going shopping”
From Monica: This week on VoxPop, we’re feeling nostalgic for the ultimate palace of capitalism— the mall. Because even if you don’t like shopping, the sheer quantity of things geographically centered meant that you probably bought clothes, or read comics, or listened to CDs, or saw a movie, or had a haircut, or took a…
Call For Comments: So who wants to talk about Kenobi?
June 21, 2022
From Mav: It’s been a whole since we did and episode on Star Wars. So, tonight is the season finale of Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi and I’ve really been enjoying it. In fact, I’m loving it. I haven’t talked about it much online, but I have a lot to say about it. I will say that…