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Two friends discuss the history of their favorite pieces of pop culture from the very beginning. They’re currently working on a watch through Classic Doctor Who as well as the history of American superhero movies.
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- 5 days ago1h 43m
Classic Doctor Who Season 9: THE DAY OF THE DALEKS (w/Felicia Maroni)
The Daleks have returned, and so has our Classic Doctor Who coverage! Felicia Maroni (from the Cinema Field Guide podcast) helps us kick off our Season 9 reviews with THE DAY OF THE DALEKS! There may be only three Daleks, and the updated special effects may look goofy, but we had a good time with this four-part story anyway.
- 2 weeks ago1h 30m
Universal Monster Double Feature: THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (1957) and TARANTULA (1955)!
This week, we enter Halloween week with one final Universal Monster double feature! This time, we’re doing a pair of Jack Arnold-directed movies. Let’s dive into the existential horror of THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN as well as the giant-ass spider horror of TARANTULA!
- 3 weeks ago1h 47m
Inner Sanctum Double Feature: CALLING DR. DEATH (1943) and THE FROZEN GHOST (1945)!
This week, the Pop Culture Historians enter the Inner Sanctum with a pair of Lon Chaney Jr Universal monster features! Between CALLING DR. DEATH and THE FROZEN GHOST, we talk about our initial impressions on the Inner Sanctum Mysteries, a small subgenre within the Universal Monster franchise.
- Oct 12, 20261h 54m
Universal Monster Double Feature: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925) and THE MAN WHO LAUGHS (1928)
This week, we continue our seasonal look at the vast Universal Monster film library by going back 100 years to the very beginnings of the franchise in order to review two silent features! Lon Chaney stars in THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA! Conrad Veidt stars in THE MAN WHO LAUGHS! Mary Philbin stars in both! Did these two movies hold up? Also, we break down our favorite haunted houses in our Intermission Special!
- Oct 5, 20261h 35m
Universal Monster Double Feature: DRACULA (Spanish Version) (1931) and THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932)!
Welcome back, boos and ghouls! This week, we launch right back into our dive into the depths of the Universal Monster canon with a pair of lesser known entries. First up, the 1931 Spanish edition of DRACULA. Then we enter THE OLD DARK HOUSE, a James Whale 1932 classic. In between, we ask….is purple a Halloween color?
- Sep 28, 20261h 37m
Another Superhero Season Review and Awards!
It’s time to look back yet again at the superhero season that was! We hand out some final awards to the twelve movies from 2006 to 2008 we reviewed over the last few months, including Best Villain, Most Dated Moment, Best Use of Superpowers and the all-important Season MVP!
- Sep 21, 20262h 4m
THE DARK KNIGHT! (2008)
This week, the Pop Culture Historians get so serious with their breakdown of the Batman sequel THE DARK KNIGHT, the movie that broke the Oscars. We spend over two hours gushing over a performance so beloved, so memorable, so iconic that you already know it by heart. That’s right, Eric Roberts as Sal Maroni.
- Sep 14, 20261h 13m
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY (2008)!
This week, we return to the wonderful world of Guillermo del Toro, as we break down his superhero sequel HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY! The gang from the first one is back (Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones), with a couple of newcomers, Seth MacFarlane chief among them. But, can it top the original? Well, let’s just say we couldn’t smile without this movie….
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