Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #7: Weaponized Nostalgia

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 […]

Better Call Saul Mid-Season Wrap-Up

Warning: This article contains spoilers for all Better Call Saul episodes up through season six, episode seven. Do not read if you haven’t watched until that point. It also references plot points from Breaking Bad. Before the season six premiere, a friend and I put together a list of prop bets as to what might […]

Burkely’s Top Twenty Anime TV Shows of 2023

In my last post, I chose ten (Western) animated series which I felt were the best of 2023. However, of the over 40 reviews I wrote in the past year, 14 of them were anime. Originally I was planning to make this a top 10 list, but I decided that was too limiting, and added […]