Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #34: Video Game Adaptations

10 Directors Who Could Revitalise The Wizarding World

The Wizarding World franchise should be one of the jewels in Warner Brothers’ crown. However, the Fantastic Beasts spin-off series has been suffering from diminishing returns, both critically and financially. The Secrets of Dumbledore has suffered from The Crimes of Grindelwald’s negative reception because its opening box-office has been disappointing. The Wizarding World franchise, particularly the Harry Potter series still has fans. It’s a franchise […]

Indiana Jones Retrospective: The Last Crusade

Released five years after Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade aimed to recapture the magic of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Indiana Jones is approached by a mysterious figure, Walter Donovan (Julian Glover), an American businessman who asks him to find another lost artifact. This time Indy is asked to find the Holy Grail. Indy […]

The X-Men Movies: Worst to Best

20th Century Fox’s version of the X-Men has come to an end with the mutants set to join the MCU. Fox’s franchises span 12 films that were made over 19 years.  It was a series which attracted some great filmmakers who got to work with some of the best source material comic books have to offer. The film series has […]