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So the truth is, when we do our “is ____ a bad movie?” episodes, we expect that the listeners are going to be predisposed to say “yes, obviously it sucks.… The post e279. Is Sucker Punch a Bad Movie? appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

If you’re a fan of current American popular culture it’s pretty much impossible to not know that Hollywood is on strike right now. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has… The post e278. Hollywood is on Strike! (But, what does that mean?) appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Every once in a great while an unprecedented unpredictable pop culture moment organically happens and takes the world by storm. This was the cast last week when, after an incredibly… The post e277. The VoxPopcast #Barbenheimer Double Feature Double Date appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

There’s a lot of roles for old guys in media these days. Or rather, not just roles for old guys, there’s a lot of roles for characters that we’ve seen… The post e276. Old Heroes Never Die! (But Do They Even Fade Away?) appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

If you live on planet Earth right now, you might have noticed that Taylor Swift is touring. Her concerts are selling out even though tickets prices are out of control.… The post e275. Concert Amnesia and the Power of Flashbulb Memory appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Last week the fifth (and supposedly final) Indiana Jones movie, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, finally hit theaters to substantially mixed reviews and audience reaction. Some have complained… The post e274. Indiana Jones and the Legacy of Pulp appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Last week, Pixar released their 27th feature film, Elemental and it has had… less than stellar box office reception despite having pretty rave reviews. This has actually been a problem… The post e273. Is Pixar Over? appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

There certainly are a lot of superheroes adaptations. In fact, some people would say there’s too many. And yet, they just keep coming and coming. In fact, one of them,… The post e272. Why Are So Many Superhero Adaptations So Very, Very, Bad? appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Have we done a show about multiversal superhero movies? It feels like it’s come up before… as though this were just a thing that we feel the need to talk… The post e271. Crossing The Spider-Verse appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

If you ever talk to a big fan of Star Wars you’ll probably quickly find that they hate just about as much about Star Wars as they love. The same… The post e270. Why Do Fans Hate Things They Love? appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Last weekend Disney released their most recent in an ever expanding series of live action reboots of animated classics. This time they chose the Little Mermaid, and it seems to… The post e269. Wide World of Disney Reboots appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Two years ago, when Monica first joined the show, we celebrated the release of the ninth Fast & Furious movie by devoting a whole episode to discussing the the cultural… The post e268. Fasterer and Furiouserer appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

On previous episodes we have discussed the ages of comic book superheroes and the ages of Disney movies, but recently we started questioning if perhaps movie superheroes followed different structures… The post e267. Ages of Superhero Movies! appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

A couple weeks ago, our friends over at Wisecrack made a video about “the purpose of snobbery” which was a catchy title and all, but really the point they were… The post e266. Everybody’s A.I. Critic? appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

We love movies on this show. That much should be obvious. Every year we play our famous box office prediction game, and now, as we enter Summer Movie season that… The post e265. 2023 Summer Movie Preview appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

We’ve talked about nostalgia on the show before. In fact, we did it all the way back on our second ever episode. Remember that? The thing is, when we usually… The post e264. Do You Remember Nostalgia? Do You Want To? appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

Every once in a while a TV Show comes along that is just so bizarre that we feel like it deserves a deep dive examination just in and of itself.… The post e263. We Gotta Talk About MILF Manor! We Just Do… appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

We have probably mentioned on previous episodes that Monica worked at a museum. We’ve also mentioned once or twice that Wayne was on the board of a museum. And really,… The post e262. Hey! So, How Do Museums Work? appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

After two years being held virtually, and a cancelled conference in 2020, the Popular Culture Association returned to in person conferences for PCA2023. There were some good notes (Mav won… The post e261. PCA2023 After Dark! appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

The thing with Hollywood is that it’s a young people’s game. Or at least that’s what we say. And it’s true, the majority of big budget starring roles are for… The post e260. Why Do We ♥ Stories Where Old People Still ƒµ¢&? appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

The day is finally here. We’ve been waiting for months and months and months, but we have now see Cocaine Bear. And if you check the box office returns, a… The post e259. The Enduring Cultural Legacy of Cocaine Bear! appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

A few weeks ago we did a show all about the “Ages of Comics” and why comics scholars and fans broke things down the way they do. It was a… The post e258. A Primer on the Ages of Disney appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

A few shows ago we talked about the makeover in The Princess Diaries and how it wasn’t quite as … well… makeover-y as the haze of memory might make us… The post e257. Glasses Off, Hair Down! The Magic of Movie Makeovers appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

It’s Oscar season. Every year Hollywood gets all aflutter to have a night where they celebrate… themselves. Nothing screams pop culture like a room full of millionaires giving each other… The post e256. Oscars, Oscars, All at Once! appeared first on The VoxPopcast .

If you’re the kind of person that listens to our show, there’s a good chance that you’ve heard about the whole fiasco where Warner Brothers-Discovery cancelled and vaulted an essentially… The post e255. The Mystery of the Disappearing Media! appeared first on The VoxPopcast .