The Cult Popcast

Episode 92 ”What If...?” Season One

| Review | We begin the day by tearing into ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage,’ just like Topher Grace tore his way into ‘Spiderman 3.’ We then switch gears and unpack the recently finished Disney/Marvel animated series, ‘What If…?’ and it's potential in the future of the MCU.

Episode 91 ”Titane”

| Review | How crazy is French arthouse cinema? It turns out very. Join us as we nervously laugh our way through Julia Ducournau’s and Neon’s ‘Titane;’ A not-for-the-faint-of-heart flick full of graphic imagery and dealing with heavy themes of mental illness, sexual assault, unconditional love, and car sex.

Episode 90 ”Midnight Mass”

| Analysis | The recent Mike Flanagan work for Netflix, ‘Midnight Mass,’ is full of philosophy and horror, age-old questions on faith and religion, and maintains a rich theological allegory; So, naturally, It has us talking of the cavernous themes and its relevance to our current culture.

Episode 89 ”Star Wars: Visions”

| Review | This last Saturday was “Netflix Day,” as the lads discuss the content they are most excited about then launch into Disney Plus’ “Star Wars: Visions” and the unique beauty behind the creative forces that spawned this one-of-a-kind anthology series.

Episode 88 ”Sex Education” Season Three

| Review | We do a very quick recap of the Emmy’s and then move on to Netflix’s and Laurie Nunn’s show ‘Sex Education,’ where we talk about Season Three, the tone, the sex, the character development, and the quality.

Episode 87 ”Blue Bayou”

| Analysis | What is the American Dream? And who is the dreamer? The boys talk family, deportation, and sausage after having just watched Justin Chon's new film, "Blue Bayou."

Episode 86 ”Malignant”

| Review | We overview the ‘Hawkeye’ and ‘Matrix’ trailers, as well as touch on the movies, ‘Candyman,’ and ‘Card Counter.’ Gabe then recaps ‘Malignant,’ while Steven watches it and reacts live.

Episode 85 ”Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”

| Review | A fun-filled positive response to Marvel’s ‘Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.’ We touch on film-making, martial arts inspiration, the future of Shang-Chi, and Michael K Williams. 

Episode 84 ”Nine Days”

| Review | Is this the most important episode we’v ever done? Maybe. We loved Neon’s film ‘Nine Days’ a life-affirming film by Edson Oda. Steven also finally gets his wish of seeing content from the upcoming ‘Spider-Man’ movie.

Episode 83 ”Star Wars: The Bad Batch” Season One

| Review | At first glance it may appear to be a random Star Wars animated show that is actually some of the best Star Wars storytelling we have seen in a while.