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Awards season is upon us so we've decided to brush up on some of this year's frontrunners. On this episode, we check out Martin McDonagh's tragicomedy, The Banshees of Inisherin, a story about the aftermath of two best friends who break up, and deal with it badly. What's Popping? - Pirates Dinner Adventure, Physical 100, The Chinese Groove Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju - @jes...

We're catching up on the latest Asian American entertainment news with our monthly news roundup, "Do We Want This?" On this edition, we discuss Oscar Noms, Lee Issac Chung's new Twister sequel, Ahn Lee's Bruce Lee biopic, and more! What's Popping? - Poker Face, The Last of Us, Babel Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju - @jessjutweets Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonymous Follow the show and e...

It's been a rough start to the Year of the Rabbit, with tragedies hitting close to home. Marvin and Hanh take some time to talk through the recent events that happened right in our backyard before diving into the pop that's been getting us through this tough week. On this episode, we check out M3GAN, the new creepy robot horror movie from Blumhouse, which provided some much needed absurdity and le...

On this episdoe of Good Pop, we check out the black comedy/horror film The Menu, a film that takes aims at the high falutin' world of ultra fine dining, with a sinister twist. Marvin and Jess, both self-professed "food people" dig deep to discuss what this film is trying to say about fine dining, privilege, and the relationship between art and capital. What's Popping? - Spare, Melatonin Follow our...

On our first real good pop of 2023, we peel back the layers of Rian Johnson's Glass Onion featuring the return of master detective Benoit Blanc and his adventures among the super rich. How does this follow up to Knives Out hold up? (Stay tuned for our spoiler zone after the credits to hear our full thoughts of the mystery!) What's Popping? - The Best Man: The Final Chapters, The Circle, Singles In...

As we start the new year, the Good Pop crew takes one last look over the past year and reflect on some of our favorite pop of 2022! Happy New Year! ( Note: this episode is coming out a week later then expected since Marvin came down with COVID during the last week of the year ) Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju - @jessjutweets Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonymous Follow the show and engage...

On this Xmas editon of Good Pop, we check out another holiday flick, this time HBOMax's A Hollywood Christmas, starring Jessika Van as a xmas movie director who's movie is on the verge of being shut down due to a corporate merger (a little too close to home for a WB property). What's Popping? - Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Alice in Borderland S2, Citizen Sleeper Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @m...

On this episode, we discuss the 2nd season of HBO's latest show about the problems and drama of rich people, The White Lotus. We try to figure out what makes this show so compelling despite it's many blind spots, and if any of it really matters at all. What's Popping? - World Cup, Alchemy of Souls, Great American Bake Off Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju - @jessjutweets Hanh Ngu...

On this episode, the crew  discusses the latest Disney+ Star Wars series ANDOR, about the origins of Diego Luna's character Cassian Andor, and how he became a master spy of the rebellion. We dive into this Star Wars series and all the things it wants to say about resistance and empire, supported by some of the strongest writing and acting we've seen in a Star Wars. Stay tuned after the credits for...

We're wrapping up November with Good Pop's monthly Asian American entertainment news roundup, "Do We Want This?" For our November 2022 update, we check out the latest casting news for some highly anticipated Asian American projects, catch up on the latest awards news, discuss the Asian American spider man, and more! What's Popping? - The Menu, Glass Onion, Sable Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @ma...

Happy Thanksgiving! On this episode, we celebrate Thanksgiving 2022 with an X'mas movie! Specifically, Marvin's first Hallmark Xmas movie, Christmas at the Golden Dragon, a story revolving around a family owned Chinese restaurant in Wichita, Kansas. So did it live up to his expectations? Find out on this week's Good Pop! What's Popping? - Elton John's Farewell Concert, Mind Your Manners, Pentiment...

On this episode, we head back to MCU to dive into Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the sequel to one of the most influential and groundbreaking superhero films in recent memory. The film had big shoes to fill, especially after their star passed away tragically before production. So does Wakanda Forever stick the landing? Listen to our spoiler-free discussion about the film, and stay tuned after the...

On this episode, we fill a major pop culture gap (according to Jess) for Marvin and Hanh with our discussion of Mamma Mia! and it's sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again! After much cajoling, we hunkered down and finally watched this adaptation of the stage musical featuring the music of ABBA about one daughter's ill advised plot to find our which of the three men her mother slept with is her real f...

This week we're headed back to the cinema to watch this year's Korean art film darling Decision to Leave by celebrated director Park Chan-Wook about a detective who catches feelings for the widow he is investigating for the death of her husband. We dive into how the film tackles the tropes of noir detective fiction, and how restrained this film is in depicting violence and sexiness. We also featur...

We're back again for Good Pop's monthly Asian American entertainment news roundup, "Do We Want This?" For our October 2022 update, we discuss the newly announced sequel to The Joy Luck Club, whether putting faces of oppressed minorities on money is actually a good thing or not, the latest installment of the American Pie franchise, and more! What's Popping? - GBBO, Taylor Swift & Carly Rae Jepsen,...

This week we check out the latest MCU television series on Disney+, She-Hulk, about Jennifer Walters, cousin to Bruce Banner/ The Hulk, who ends up inheriting his hulky powers in a freak accident and has to figure out how to balance her new superpowers with her her goal of leading a normal life as a lawyer. With a stellar cast and a writing team that seems to want to try something different, does...

Shows about making shows are kind of our jam so this week we're excited to check out the new Hulu series Reboot, a show about the people behind rebooting a fictional classic sitcom. With a stellar cast including Krista Marie Yu as a Hulu executive, does this fictional reboot hit the mark?  What's Popping? - Derry Girls, Because This Is My First Life, Flip the Script, Andor, GBBO - Mexico Week Foll...

Spooky season is upon us again! Join us as we ring in spooky month with the long awaited sequel to the 1993 Halloween film Hocus Pocus! Salem is once again haunted by the Sanderson Sisters after some teens somehow revive them... again! But does the sequel re-capture the magic of the original classic?  What's Popping? - Rings of Power, Rina Sawayama, GBBO Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh...

It's time again for Good Pop's monthly Asian American entertainment news roundup segment, "Do We Want This?" For our September 2022 update, we check out the latest casting news for Avatar: the Last Airbender and Star Wars, discuss the new Vincent Chin series, take a sneak peek at the upcoming Hallmark holiday movie season, and more! What's Popping? - Cinderella and the Four Knights, Reboot, Andor...

On this episode, we take a look at the new revival of the TV series Quantum Leap starring Raymond Lee as Ben Seong, the successor to Scott Bakula's Sam Beckett. How did the only prime-time network series starring an Asian American lead do? We discuss our feelings about the pilot and our expectations for the show when we revisit the series later on! What's Popping? - Business Proposal, Great Britis...

This week we discuss the long awaited Netflix comedy special by Sheng Wang! We go over our personal experiences following Sheng over his decades long career, as well as our favorite bits from his latest special, all in the comfort of our Costco pants. What's Popping? - What We Do in the Shadows S4, Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Farming games on Switch --- This episode was sponsored by the Ma-Yi Thea...

On this episode, we discuss Fakes, the new Netflix series about how a pair of Canadian high school girls started the biggest fake ID ring in North America. It's a show that surprised us by how good it turned out being with it's multiple unreliable POV characters and genuine character moments in between all the crime and teen shenanigans. We keep our discussion spoiler free because you all should w...

It's time again for Good Pop's monthly Asian American entertainment news roundup segment, "Do We Want This?" On our August 2022 update, Jess returns, and just in time since Hanh is out this week. We catch up with Jess' latest international adventure before diving into the latest new Asian American movie announcements. What's Popping? - Cozy Grove, The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches Follo...

Take a nap with us as we enter The Dreaming to discuss Netflix's adaptation of the Neil Gaiman's seminal comic book series, The Sandman , which is finally making its live action debut after literally decades of attempts. We dive into a (semi-spoilery) discussion about this series about anthropomorphized concepts, and how they influence and learn from the mess that is humanity. ( Spoiler warning: w...

The hunter becomes the hunted... and becomes the hunter again in the new science fiction action film Prey. The 5th in the mainline Predator series, Prey takes us all the way back to 1719, and follows a young Comanche woman as she tries to prove herself as a hunter but maybe gets in over her head when she ends up head to head against an otherworldly being who also likes to hunt. What's Popping? - A...