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Valerie, Tatiana, Angela and Camille join forces to expression confusion over the Chaos Walking trailer (0:30), as well as the continued existence of the Fantastic Beasts franchise (4:40) - though no one's mad the movies are upgrading to Mads Mikkelsen. Final point of confusion: Wonder Woman coming to HBO Max & theaters near you nearly simultaneously (13:40). Then it's review central: the unde...

Angela and Tatiana engage in another very special Asian Drama Corner, starting with Lee Min Ho's star turn in Pachinko just as one of us finishes up The King: Eternal Monarch (1:00).After that, it's GL drama central - or more accurately, an exploration of dramas that incorporate WLW storylines (8:00). The new Filipino series Pearl Next Door actually has a bisexual female lead, the thai drama Frien...

Tatiana, Angela and Camille took a short break from Western media to dive into some some Asian dramas. What we were watching then includes: Unfamiliar Family (0:30), Alice (5:10), Record of Youth (12:30), and Do You Like Brahms? (16:45) over in the world of Kdramas. Then, Chinese dramas get a little love as Angela recounts her journey through The Untamed (19:00), and finally Camille hypes a lesser...

Valerie, Camille and Tatiana catch up on everything going on in the middle of the mess that is today. From Jared Leto being added to Batman vs. Superman, AKA what is longer the Snyder Cut (1:00), we jump to the photos for the upcoming Suicide Squad from James Gunn (5:00). We say farewell to the last of the old Marvel Television with Helstrom and MODOK and hello to Marvel Studios Television with Wa...

Valerie, Tatiana, and Camille gather for the latest in pop culture on this week's podcast. MCU news first: including the casting of Tatiana Maslany as She-Hulk (0:45), and the rumored casting of Johnathan Majors from Lovecraft Country as Kang the Conqueror (7:30). Then we discuss movies, such as Black Widow and others needing to be pushed back (11:30), whether Mulan was worth it (17:15), and Dune'...

Angela, Tatiana, Camille and Richard trek through the opening day of DC FanDome together, touching on all the big movie events of the weekend. Starting with Wonder Woman 1984, we marvel at the first sneak peek of Cheetah in live-action. There may be some Gotham Knights conversation, but we soon pull forward into the renovated version of The Suicide Squad and a throwback to the Snyder Cut of Justic...

Valerie, Tatiana, Angela and Camille talk SDCC @ Home panels and announcements (0:50), including The New Mutants and The Walking Dead and its spin-offs. Then they get into Mulan's latest platform change and China still getting movies in theaters (15:00). Camille regales the rest with BAFTA nominations (25:00) before all four launch into reviews of Agents of SHIELD (37:00), The Old Guard, and The U...

Valerie, Tatiana, Angela and Camille mourn the passing of Ennio Morricone, Naya Rivera and Nick Cordero (0:45). Then they welcome Javicia Leslie as the new Batwoman on the CW (8:30). This is followed by reviews of Hamilton on Disney+ (18:00), Dark's final season (29:00) and Eurovision on Netflix (46:00), as well as Fast Color (1:00:00).

Valerie, Tatiana, Angela and Camille discuss the return of Michael Keaton as Batman in The Flash movie (1:00) and the state of the DCEU as a whole. The conversation then turns to what will theaters reopening looks like and which movies are pushed back, such as Tenet and Mulan (8:15). Disney leads up to the rebranding of Splash Mountain for Princess and the Frog (17:00), of course. In television ne...

Valerie, Tatiana, Angela and Camille discuss Henry Cavill returning to DCEU as Superman (0:30) briefly. Then we turn our attention to stories of on-set microaggressions by Lea Michele as well as black actors like John Boyega speaking out and speaking up (6:00), and K-pop fans joining the #BlackLivesMatter fight (19:20). We review Space Force (24:00) as well as Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (35:...

Valerie, Angela, and Tatiana bring Camille and Richard on for a lively discussion about the Percy Jackson series that's coming to Disney+ (0:35), the Smash musical being prepared for Broadway (13:00) and the queer-specific Taiwanese streaming service called GagaOOLaLa (17:30). Because it's the one-year anniversary of Game of Thrones' garbage finale, there is a debate about how over it we all are (...

Angela, Tatiana and Camille talks the latest Star Wars news, such as Taika Waititi directing his own Star War (1:00) and Boba Fett coming to The Mandalorian (8:00). Then we discuss updates on Disney's live-action Hercules (14:00) and Hamilton arriving on demand early (20:00). Camille breaks down the Westworld (22:00) finale and Tatiana goes over The Flash one (35:00). Finally, it's Asian Drama Cor...

Valerie, Tatiana, Angela and Camille social distance together to distance a multitude of pop culture topics. This week: a live-action Hercules from Disney (0:45), the terrible rebranding of the Sony Pictures Universe with Marvel Characters (9:00), and an actual Social Distance series courtesy of Netflix (14:00), as well as the trailer for the final season of She-Ra (22:00). Then we stop talking ab...

Angela, Tatiana and Camille discuss the news of a new female-led Star Wars show (1:00) and the latest shifts in MCU release date (8:00). Then it's time to rejoice over the Parks and Recreation and (10:30) Stephen Sondheim's 90th Birthday charity special (18:00). We breakdown the most recent Netflix shows and trailers (24:00), including: Never Have I Ever, A Secret Love, Hollywood, and The Lovebird...

Angela, Tatiana and Camille discussed the practical tragedy of Comic Con being cancelled (1:00), and the potential excitement of Sam Raimi directing Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (6:00) and of Sousa returning for Agents of Shield's final season (10:00). We also celebrate all the livestreams being done by Disney and Broadway alike to raise funds for COVID-19 treatment and prevention (...

Valerie, Angela and Tatiana spice up quarantine life by joining forces with Kathryn and Camille to talk Tiger King and more. First up, Disney's release schedule changes (1:00) including the entire MCU, Mulan, and even Disneyland and Disney World passes. Then, we review Baptism of Fire by our very own Jessie Thomas (17:30). We go over some of our activities to pass the time in quarantine (29:00), i...

Valerie, Tatiana and Angela had a full (metaphorical) house when staff writer Kathryn and special guest Bryan of GeekPop joined the podcast. Topics included: This Week In Postponements (1:00), with Broadway productions, Late Night shows, The Lovebirds and all movie theatres, as well as shows ending early, etc. Quarantine Watch (19:00), consisting of Westworld, Letter To The King, Vagrant Queen, Sc...

While self-isolating at home, Valerie, Tatiana, and Angela discuss all the productions that have been halted and releases that have been pushed back (1:00). Since the podcast, The Witcher stopped production and Kristofer Hivju tested positive, many Disney movies have been pushed back, and movie theaters have officially closed down. We then go over some things of the things we've been doing at home...

Valerie, Angela and Tatiana breakdown the trailers for The Green Knight (0:30) and Artemis Fowl (12:20) before doing a deep dive on the latest season of Doctor Who (22:00). Then it's reviews of Emma (42:00) and Onward (55:00), now out in theaters. Asian Drama Corner returns with a vengeance, as Valerie completes her first kdrama with Crash Landing On You (1:01:30). Short commentary on When The Wea...

Angela shares her many feelings on a Thai Boys' Love drama, which is actually a polyamorous story: 3 Will Be Free (0:30). Then she and Tatiana dive into the general trend of real-life shipping or anti-shipping outside of dramas (25:00) before touching on Love By Chance's sequels (35:00) and how netizens should leave Chen alone (42:00). After that, it's a rundown of our recent Kdrama binges: Crash...

Tatiana and Kathryn give their rundown of the 2020 Academy Awards (1:00), cheering on Parasite, praising Taika Waititi, and mocking The Irishman with love. Then they discuss their anticipation for all the upcoming Lin Manuel Miranda musical movies (29:40), including In The Heights, Hamilton and The Little Mermaid. Next up, Whispers from the MCU includes Sam Raimi directing Doctor Strange 2 (41:00)...

Valerie, Angela and Tatiana discuss the latest twist in the new Doctor Who season (0:50), first impressions on Star Trek's latest CBS All Access entry, Picard (19:15), and final impressions on the last episode of Arrow ever (27:00). Then it's a breakdown of horror movie The Lodge vs. horror miniseries Deadwater Fell (39:00) and a rumination on The Good Place finale (46:00). Finally, it's an in-dep...

Valerie, Angela and Tatiana gather to dissect Disney dropping the Fox logo, as well as bonus Rise of Skywalker thoughts (1:00). Then rumors of National Treasure 3 (5:30) and predictions of Parasite and 1917's future Oscar wins commence (14:00). The ending of the Crisis on Infinite Ends crossover gets dragged to the corners of the multiverse (27:10), after which a new segment called Whispers from t...

Valerie, Angela, Tatiana and special guest Richard vent their Oscar Nominations feelings (0:45) before getting into recent trailers for Morbius (19:40), The New Mutants (25:30), Birds of Prey (30:30), and Locke & Key (42:30). Then they rant again about possible Parasite remakes (39:30) and what Scott Derrickson leaving Doctor Strange in The Multiverse of Madness means for the MCU (43:20). Afte...

Valerie, Angela and Tatiana start by reacting to the myriad of trailers that have come out (0:50), including: Black Widow, Wonder Woman 1984, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Mulan, In The Heights, and Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears. Then we mourn the foot-in-mouth syndrome that the Star Wars cast seems to be suffering from (37:10). Valerie reviews Season 4 of The Expanse (49:30), and all three of us...