Pop Culture Cosmos

This week's episode has us talking the Shadow of the Tomb Raider and asking if the game coming out this September has been set up to fail by Square Enix. Rob McCallum shares thoughts on the troubles with MoviePass and if Cinemark's plan is a good option, Sam Webb from Modiphius Entertainment lets us in on all the great tabletop games coming including ones based in Star Trek, Fallout and Kung Fu Pa...

On this episode of the Cosmic Crossfire, Rob McCallum and Gerald Glassford square off on Mission Impossible, James Gunn, TV series reboots, the DC Cinematic Universe, properties we would like to see turned into a mobile game and more! All this plus a clip from a recent interview Rob did with FM 96 in Canada on his upcoming documentary "Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the M...

This week's show has us looking back at the recent trouble at IGN, what went wrong with the Slender Man movie, the recent deaths in pro wrestling of Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart and Brian Christopher and the divergent paths taken between his career and that of his one-time tag team partner, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. All this plus Game of the Year early thoughts and should Defense, Special Teams and K...

We talk why Gamescom is important to the gaming community and what EA is doing with Battlefield 5, we also preview WWE SummerSlam and NXT Takeover with Greg Hall from We Podcast and We Know Things, talk the unfortunate final decision by Disney on James Gunn and the Guardians of the Galaxy with Rob McCallum from Rob McCallum Films and talk about rumors of famous Fox properties being shelved. Presen...

Welcome to part 2 of Topicocalypse's sophomore episode. On this segment, JB asks: Why do different generations of people like to blame things on those who came before of after them? This could get interesting. Are millennials really at fault for everything wrong with our world? Did Baby Boomers really screw everybody over? Whose really at fault? That's the question we want to get answered. Thanks...

Why do we always have to be right? We live in a unique time in human history where opinions are given more weight than they should ever be allowed to have. Therefore, when youre opinion differs from that of somebody else, you become a social pariah. This question arose after Josh went to see Wonder Woman and wasnt as thrilled with it as everybody else. He made his opinion known on the Internet and...

The Meg takes a huge bite out of the box office, how did this happen? Idris Elba could become the next 007, what horror movie coming soon should scare audiences the most, the WR's you need to target for your fantasy football draft, Star Trek 4 is in jeopardy and why football fans should get the Friday Night Legends game. All this and more as Jason Todd FineBurgh from HunnicWeen, Chris Doelle from...

The return of the Escapist has us talking about the reality of avoiding politics in reporting pop culture in today's social media world. The never-ending saga of MoviePass continues, was Slender Man coming to the big screen a good idea, RB choices for your fantasy football draft and what are the Oscars thinking when it comes to adding a Popular Film category? All this and more as Chris Doelle from...

As promised on a previous episode of the Cosmic Crossfire, we remember the life of Jon Schneep, the late multi-talented artist and director of the documentary, "The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?" as he sat down to talk to fellow director Rob McCallum of Rob McCallum Films on the art of filmmaking and more! (Originally aired 12/3/2015). For more episodes of "The Trenches" check them out...

What does Patrick Stewart coming back as Jean-Luc Picard mean for Star Trek fans? Rob McCallum shares thoughts on Deadwood and Frasier reboots, Tyler Baker is back breaking down the best choices at QB in Fantasy Football, is Doom the right game for PSVR to promote and if the 2010 film "The Losers" had been a big hit, how would it have reshaped both the Marvel and DC Movie Universes? Presented by W...

EVO 2018 is here but why isn't it reaching a larger audience? Is it time to get back into Sea of Thieves and No Man's Sky? Plus Apple reaches a trillion but where can it go from here? All this plus thoughts on the DC Extended Universe and Hulu's Castle Rock as Rob McCallum joins us on the latest PCC Multiverse! Presented by WheelyQ BBQ Sauces and Rubs (Listen for a 15% discount) Rob McCallum Films...

We celebrate 100 Episodes talking the past, present and future of Mission Impossible, the latest on the cast announced for Star Wars Episode IX and more as Salvador Villa from Mario Party Wars, Rob McCallum from Rob McCallum Films and "Big Dog" Justin from Topicocalypse join us! Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (Listen for a 15% discount code) FX Unit Yuki AKA Henshin Engine Retro City...

We talk the best of Tabletop Gaming with Salvador Villa of Mario Party Wars, what is James Bond canon with Rob McCallum of Rob McCallum Films, the future of Sonic the Hedgehog and the guys from Topicocalypse discuss movies they didn't appreciate when they were kids. Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (Listen for a 15% Discount) Retro City Games and Rob McCallum Films

On this edition of the Cosmic Crossfire, Rob McCallum and Gerald Glassford talk the changes and options for independent filmmakers, the potential of a Batwoman series for CW, the Disney acquisition of Fox properties finally going through and just what did Rob think of Amazon Prime day? Presented by WheelyQ BBQ Sauces and Rubs (Listen in for a 15% discount), Retro City Games and Rob McCallum Films

The future of Guardians of the Galaxy in the wake of the firing of James Gunn, the future for ex-Fox properties now that Disney has sealed the deal, the best and worst of Comic-Con 2018 and are there too many sequels at the box office? All this and more as Rob McCallum joins the program! Presented by WheelyQ BBQ Sauces and Rubs (Listen for a 15% discount code), Rob McCallum Films and Retro City Ga...

After almost a year and a half, we are back with another episode of the Game Source Podcast. Listen in as Josh Pederson and Gerald Glassford talk about Sonic the Hedgehog's expanding opportunities, our hopes for Spiderman coming to the Playstation 4, NASCAR Heat 2 vs. NASCAR Heat 3, reviews of Darwin Theory, Omensight and Conan Exiles among others and Neil Blomkamp looking to direct a mech game fo...

ComicCon2018 is here and we talk what we're most interested in seeing at this year's big event plus where to get updates, what the future may hold for Walmart with its VUDU streaming service, Disney wins the battle over Fox, the Dark Knight hits 10 years old and we settle the debate on Fortnite and the Nintendo Switch and the ongoing CrossPlay controversy. All this and more as Douglas Houghaboo an...

It's taken hours (and it's not my best green screen key) but the video version of What About This episode 2 is finished! Check out the latest episode where Travis Carreiro​, Keith Garton​, Kyle Kirtz​, and Ryan Wekenman discuss social media and why we post the things we post. They chat about cultural narratives and the importance of meaning. Kyle and Travis bring up the exchange system of likes on...

We talk the future of Amazon Prime Day, the Overwatch League gets primetime with Disney, ABC and ESPN, we list the movement to combat the Netflix juggernaut, why you should be excited for a Hopesfall return and can The Rock still smell what the Weekend Box Office is cooking? All this and more as Rob McCallum and Jay Bartlett join us! Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (Listen for a 15% Di...

Can The Rock leap a SkyScraper to success over Ant-Man and the Wasp and Hotel Transylvania 3, should Sony focus on Entertainment or Electronics, does the Fortnite and CrossPlay controversy really matter, plus our thoughts on future Indiana Jones 5, RoboCop and Uncharted films, Lebron going to the Lakers and more NBA Free Agency, Josh has a review of Ant-Man and the Wasp and what in the world was B...

On this full episode of the Cosmic Crossfire, Rob McCallum and Gerald Glassford verbally spar over a collective effort from networks can compete against the juggernauts of Netflix and Amazon, they also debate over the importance of Netflix's vanishing features, whether Sony should focus more on entertainment and less on electronics, the importance of crossplay and Fortnite on Switch to the future...

We review Ant-Man and the Wasp, will Anthem be a key to EA's future success, we honor Marvel great Steve Ditko, E32018 interviews with 704Games NASCAR Heat 3 and Mixer, a great Cosmic Crossfire segment, PLUS another hit song from Hyperschmitt and more as Rob McCallum Chad Nathaniel Smith and Douglas Haughaboo join us! Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue Sauces & Rubs (Listen for a 15% Discount Code) Rob...

Join writer/director, Rob McCallum in this ongoing audio series as he interviews other members of the filmmaking community. Learn from creative pros who spend their lives living their dreams in The Trenches. In this episode, Rob talks to Sean Evans, CEO of Back to the Movies (first published 12/3/15).

Ant-Man and the Wasp hits theaters, is The Purge series set to fail before it really gets going, Ryan Graff talks JRPG localization XSEED Games at E32018, what is WWE Smackdown's future on Fox, another great song from Hyperschmitt and the tenuous future of Moviepass as Chris Doelle of Fresh Media Works, Douglas Haughaboo and Rob McCallum of Rob McCallum Films join us! Presented by WheelyQ Barbecue...

Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom continues to wreak havoc at the box office but what does Josh think of it? What's in a name when it comes to Infinity War End Game, is the clock running out on GTA V's time on top, will the DC streaming service be a good KaPow! for the dollar, Douglas Haughaboo interviews Hyperkin from E32018 and Ben Arnot from Smoking Hot Confessions has thoughts on how to build the...