Good Pop | Culture Club

Ali Wong is back on Netflix with her third comedy special, Ali Wong: Don Wong! Join the Good Pop Crew as they go review some of their favorite bits from the special, reflect on the cultural powerhouse Ali has become, and experience some temporal dissonance as they each realize that they might've seen this material before during Ali Wong's last comedy tour before the pandemic. What's Popping? - Mur...

On this episode, we check out the Japanese animated feature film Belle, a gorgeous musical science fiction coming of age story about about the good and bad of internet culture, and is also an adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. If that sounds like a lot, its because it is! Join us as we dive into all the themes that the film tries to squeeze into it's 2 hour runtime! What's Popping? - Marry Me, Li...

Happy New Year! Welcome to the first edition of "Do We Want This?" for the year 2022 & The Year of the Tiger! Join us as we review some of the latest Asian American entertainment news on Good Pop's monthly entertainment news roundup segment!  What's Popping? - When We Were Young, All of us Are Dead, The Royal Treatment, She Who Became the Sun Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju - @...

On this episode, we check out Creamerie, the latest scrited black comedy from the hilarious minds of Flat3 (starring JJ Fong, Perlina Lau and Ally Xue, and directed by Roseanne Liang). Set in a post-apocalyptic near future where a pandemic has wiped out all of the world's males, the series follows 3 women living on a dairy farm in rural New Zealand who might've just accidentally run over the last...

On this episode, we chat about the new Disney animated film Encanto, about the magical Madrigals of Colombia featuring music by Lin Manuel Miranda. We dive into the very relatable themes that the film touches on, including familial expectations and generational trauma, discuss which Madrigal we most identify with, and ask ourselves if abuela really was that bad (she wasn't).  What's Popping? - Fin...

Happy New Year! On this first Good Pop Culture Club episode of 2022, we catch up on the  MCU shows and films that we missed over the break with our discussion of Hawkeye & Spiderman: No Way Home! How did Hawkeye stack up as a Xmas themed Marvel adventure? And what did we think about the most meta of Spiderman movies? A quick warning that our discussion will contain spoilers (MCU discussion starts...

Good Pop will be coming back from hiatus next week, so we wanted to put out a bonus episode to tide everyone over. As we look towards the new year, lets take on last look back at 2021 with our first clip show! In this compilation, we look back at some of our favorite "What's Popping" segments from the past year including Jess' adventures in Stardew Valley, Marvin giving Star Wars another shot, and...

We've made it to the end of another year! On this last episode of the year, the crew takes a look back and chats about their favorite films, tv shows, books, and guilty pleasures of the year. Tune in and find out what good pop got us through 2021! Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju - @jessjutweets Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonymous Follow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclub Part o...

We've finally done it, Jess and Hanh has forced resident non rom-com watcher Marvin to watch not one, not two, but all three movies in The Princess Switch series! Does it live up to the hype? Find out on this episode of Good Pop! What's Popping? - A Castle for Christmas, Succession, The Donut Trap Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju - @jessjutweets Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonymous Follow...

It's the 2nd to last "Do We Want This?" of 2021! Join us as we review some of the latest Asian American entertainment news on Good Pop's monthly entertainment news roundup segment. For our November 2021 edition, we check out some recent Asian American casting news, Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista's new buddy cop comedy, and the importance of representation in animation! What's Popping? - GBBO, House...

Netflix's live action adaptation of the beloved anime series Cowboy Bebop is finally among us! The Good Pop crew dives in to discuss what worked and what didn't in this long awaited adaptation of a series that inspired a generation of sci-fi stories. Does the new series do justice for our favorite space cowboys? What's Popping? - November music, Hawkeye, GBBO Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvi...

On this episode we check out the Netflix original western film, The Harder They Fall, starring a star studded cast including Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, Lakeith Stanfield, and so much more. The film is a classic revenge tale about an outlaw in the old west seeking the man who killed his parents. With cool characters and amazing shootouts, does The Harder They Fall have w...

On this episode we dive into Marvel Studio's Eternals, Chloe Zhao's epic entry into the MCU about superheroes from space who have defended humanity against monstrous alien deviants for 7,000 years. Featuring a star studded ensemble cast including Gemma Chan, Kumail Nanjiani, Don Lee, among others, it's among the MCU's most cosmic and existential films to date. Does Eternals live up to its grand am...

Halloween is over, which means it's time for xmas movies to start popping up! We kick off the holiday movie season by checking out Love Hard, the new Netflix romcom starring Nina Dobrev as Natalie, a romcom journalist who's has terrible luck in love, and Jimmy O Yang as Josh, the guy who catfishes her on an online dating app by using the picture of his much hotter friend Tag. played by Darren Barn...

It's time again to review the latest Asian American entertainment news on Good Pop's monthly entertainment news roundup segment, "Do We Want This?" For our October 2021 edition, we check out some recent adaptation and casting news, as well as discuss the trailers for Cowboy Bebop and Princess Switch 3! What's Popping? - Insecure, Succession, Only Murders in the Building Follow our hosts: Marvin Yu...

On this episode, we check out the new Lifetime film List of a Lifetime, starring Kelly Hu and Sylvia Kwan and directed by Roxy Shih, about a woman who begins to re-connect with the daughter she gave up for adoption after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Join us as we dive into all the melodrama only a Lifetime movie can bring.  What's Popping? - Dune, Rick Steves, Tetris Effect Follow our hosts...

On this episode, we celebrate the spooky season with Muppet's Haunted Mansion , the newest star-studded Disney ride tie-in featuring the Muppets following Gonzo's quest to survive a night in the titular haunted mansion. Join us as we chat Muppets, Disneyland, and Halloween! What's Popping? - Pride and Prejudice, Bend it like Beckham, Only Murders in the Building Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @ma...

On this episode we discuss Squid Game , the global phenomenon taking Netflix by storm! Join us as we dive into the themes, scenes, and sexy characters that stood out as we watched this show about a death game pitting debt-ridden competitors against each other in a series of children's games in South Korea.  Spoiler Warning: Note that our discussions of the show  will include spoilers on events and...

We review the latest Asian American entertainment news on Good Pop's monthly entertainment news roundup segment, "Do We Want This?" For the September 2021 edition, we discuss the 2021 Primetime Emmys, The meaning of Netflix's Tudum, new Asian family sitcoms, and more! What's Popping? - GBBO, Squid Game, LAAPFF 2021 Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju - @jessjutweets Hanh Nguyen - @...

We check out the new Nic Cage movie, Prisoners of the Ghostland , a sci-fi neo-noir directed by Japanese director Sion Sono, about a nameless hero sent out into the wasteland to retrieve a lost "grandaughter." The film is mostly known for a certain "explosive" scene, but how does the rest of the film stack up? We share our thoughts on this episode of Good Pop. What's Popping? - Rosaline Palmer Tak...

We check out Blue Bayou , the new film written and directed by Justin Chon, who also stars opposite Alicia Vikander. In the film, Justin plays Antonio LeBlanc, a struggling tattoo artist trying to build a life for his pregnant wife and stepdaughter who ends up the target of deportation because his adoptive parents never finished the paperwork to grant him citizenship when he was adopted from Korea...

The Good Pop Culture Club has watched the long awaited Asian superhero MCU film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings starring Simu Liu, Awkwafina, and Tony Leung. So how does the movie hold up? The crew discusses the film's Asian American themes, martial arts fight scenes, the amazing, smoldering performance of Tony Leung, and the extremely Marvel third act ( Spoilers discussion start at 50:5...

It's back to school as the Good Pop Culture Club checks out the new Netflix comedy series The Chair starring Sandra Oh as Professor Ji-Yoon Kim, who has to navigate the politics of academia as the first woman to chair of her university's English Literature department.   What's Popping? - Devil in Disguise, Only Murders in the Building, Fuga: Melodies of Steel Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvi...

We review the latest Asian American entertainment news on Good Pop's monthly entertainment news roundup segment, "Do We Want This?" For the August 2021 edition, we discuss the writing team for the much anticipated "Chinese Art Heist" film, Asian American casting news for TV and Film projects, those new pics from the set of the live-action Cowboy Bebop, and more What's Popping? - A Pho Love Story,...

We board Disney's Jungle Cruise for some classic swashbuckling action adventure. How is Disney's latest attempt to make a franchise out of one of its classic rides? And how do they tackle the many problematic aspects of the Jungle Cruise as a concept? Find out on this most special of episodes! (Note: Discussion of spoilers start at 45:53) What's Popping? - Naked and Afraid of Love, Nine Perfect St...