Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #26: Simultaneous Releasing

Mickey 17 Review

Mickey 17 is Bong Joon-ho’s long-awaited follow-up to his Academy Award-winning film Parasite and his first English-language film since Okja. Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) signs up for a colonisation expedition to the planet Nifheim to avoid a violent loan shark. The only job he can get is being an expendable, someone who does dangerous jobs and when he […]

Zootropolis 2 Review

Disney has returned to the world of Zootopia (or Zootropolis in many parts of Europe), with Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde needing to work together to uncover another conspiracy. Judy (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick (Jason Bateman) have been police partners for a week. When they cause a colossal amount of damage, Chief Bogo (Idris Elba) […]

Materialists Review

Materialists is Celine Song’s follow-up to her critically acclaimed debut, Past Lives. This time, she looks at the pitfalls of modern dating in New York City. Lucy (Dakota Johnson) is a successful matchmaker for a high-end matchmaking service. During the wedding of one of her successful matches, Lucy meets two men: Harry (Pedro Pascal), a […]