Category: Pop Culture
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‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Might Make Me Quit Marvel Movies
Captain America: Brave New World gives us more of the same diminishing returns we’ve seen in recent Marvel movies and leaves me wondering when it’s time to opt out of the whole franchise.
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Is New Ram Charan Film a ‘Game’ Worth Playing?
Game Changer, the new Shankar film starring Ram Charan can feel like too much and not enough at the same time, but there’s still some fun to be had with the music and maximalist style.
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‘A Complete Unknown’, An Unlikable Man
Timothée Chalamet is Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, which paints the artist as a complicated genius—a label usually reserved for celebrated narcissistic men.
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Allu Arjun Reigns Supreme in Pushpa: The Rule
It’s not a flawless sequel, but with catchy music, a colorful visual style, and the undeniable charisma of Allu Arjun, Pushpa: The Rule is a blast.
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‘Nightbitch’ a Canine Critique of Societal Expectations
Amy Adams stars as a frustrated mom who turns into a dog in Marielle Heller’s ‘Nightbitch’. The premise is wild but the film occasionally lacks bite.
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Breaking Down the Pan-India Phenomenon of Pushpa
Levins from Hey Fam returns to the podcast to chat about Sukumar’s Pushpa: The Rise, starring Allu Arjun, in anticipation of the release of the sequel, Pushpa: The Rule.
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Denzel Washington Owns ‘Gladiator II’
Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal may star in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, but make no mistake, this is Denzel Washington’s movie.
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Kieran Culkin makes ‘A Real Pain’ a Pleasure
Jesse Eisenberg wrote, directed, and stars in ‘A Real Pain’, but make no mistake, this is Kieran Culkin’s movie.
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Unpacking the Horror, Humor, and Heartbreak of ‘The Substance’
Kt Baldasarro from MovieRuntime returns to chat about The Substance from director Coralie Fargeat and starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid.
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‘Saturday Night’ a Frantic and Fun Trip Down Memory Lane
Jason Reitman’s fast-paced, dialogue-dense ‘Saturday Night’ takes us back to a time when the half-century-old SNL was a revolutionary symbol of counterculture.
