It is well known by this point that M. Night Shyamalan is a frustrating filmmaker. His films are either mind-bending and brilliant (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Split), or shockingly awful with no redeeming qualities (The Last Airbender, The Happening, After Earth). Any movie of his from the last 20 years automatically comes with the question […]
Film
Pop Culture Maniacs #25: Black Widow and Loki Review
Jean Henegan and Kieran Freemantle review Black Widow and Loki Season One in the podcast.
Space Jam: A New Legacy Review
25 years ago, Michael Jordan and Looney Tunes joined forces to defeat aliens on the basketball court. After years of development hell, a sequel has finally been released with LeBron James in the main role. LeBron James is an NBA megastar and wants his sons to follow in his footsteps. But his younger son, Dom […]
The Croods: A New Age Review
The Croods are back for a second cinematic adventure. This time the tribe meets the first civilised family and faces the challenges of their culture crash. Since the events of the first film The Croods are searching for the fabled ‘Tomorrow’. They seem to have found it when they cross over a wall to a […]
Fear Street Part Three: 1666 Review
Netflix has been dominating the horror movie scene throughout the month of July with the release of its Fear Street trilogy event. Dropping a sequel the week after the premiere of its predecessor is a gutsy move. Doing it twice in a row is particularly unheard of. And yet, probably the craziest thing they’ve done […]
Bondathon: The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy Who Loved Me was considered one of the make-or-break films for the Bond franchise and seen by many as Roger Moore’s best. It is a film that deserves its reputation. Two submarines, one British, the other Soviet, have disappeared when they were at sea. MI6 and the KGB send their best agents to investigate, James Bond […]
Fear Street Part Two: 1978 Review
Although this weekend may be dominated by Marvel’s long-awaited Black Widow, Netflix has offered up the latest installment of their Fear Street trilogy for those who prefer frights over tights. This spooky sequel, as the followup to last week’s Part One: 1994, sheds more light on the monsters and lore that haunt the unlucky town […]
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #24: The Future of James Bond
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan are joined by a special guest, Duncan Casey, to talk about the future of the Bond series.
Black Widow Review
After many years of waiting Black Widow finally gets her own film. After a year’s delay Black Widow’s film was a great return for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (Scarlett Johannson) has gone on the run after the events of Captain America: Civil War. Not only does she have to avoid the American government, […]
Fear Street Part One: 1994 Review
Here’s a weirdly specific film-nerd opinion: a narrative arc spread over the course of three movies is the perfect stopping point for a series. I absolutely love a satisfying trilogy. This is why I get frustrated by the Amazing Spider-Man 2’s of the world – franchises that attempt the full trilogy journey, but collapse along […]










