Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #27: The Suicide Squad Review

The Lighthouse – A Voyage Through Purgatory

On the surface, Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse is a story about two lighthouse keepers driven to insanity. However, nothing is at seems in this film. Like Eggers’ first film The Witch, The Lighthouse is a period piece. Set in the late 1890s, the film’s two main characters, Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe) and Thomas Howard (Robert […]

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Review

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is the ninth film Quentin Tarantino has made and he has made it as his love letter to the ’60s and the film industry as a whole. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood follows Western star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and stunt-double/best friend Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt.) Both have fallen […]

Magic Mike’s Last Dance Review

Michael “Magic Mike” Lane returns for a third entry in the Magic Mike series. Magic Mike’s Last Dance sees the titular character travel to another continent. Due to the pandemic, Mike’s (Channing Tatum) furniture business was forced to close and he resorts to bar work. When bartending for a charity event, Mike meets Maxandra “Max” Mendoza (Salma Hayek Pipault), a wealthy socialite and she […]