Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #16: Film, TV, and Politics

Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast Episode Five: Arts and Sports during COVID

Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the impact of the COVID pandemic on art and sports.

Britflix: Ironclad

Ironclad is a rarity because it’s a British action film. It was one of many historical action films released in the early 2010s to capitalise on the success of 300. The year is 1215. King John (Paul Giamatti) has reneged on Magna Carta and hired an army of Danish pagans. William d’Aubigny (Brian Cox), an ennobled wool […]

Bondathon: The Man with the Golden Gun

The Man with the Golden Gun is one of the most infamous films in the Bond series. It was nearly a franchise killer and ended Harry Saltzman’s relationship with the franchise. Yet The Man with the Golden Gun was still able to provide some iconic Bond moments and imagery. MI6 is sent a golden bullet with 007 engraved on it. […]