Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #8: Pirates of the Caribbean

Cyrano Review

Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac is one of the most recognisable French literacy tales. It has been adapted numerous times, including the acclaimed film from 1950, and the 1987 comedic modernisation Roxanne. The musical adaptation is the latest interpretation of the story. Cyrano de Bergerac (Peter Dinklage) is a soldier, a skilled swordsman, and a poet who’s underestimated because of […]

Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #36: Hollywood in Crisis

Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the recent issues affecting Hollywood including the Writers’ and Actors’ Strikes, content purges, the Streaming Crisis, and the wave of Flopbusters

Book Club: The Next Chapter Review

After a five-year break and a pandemic, the Book Club returns for a second film. This time they travel to Italy. The Book Club has seen many changes due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown. Carol (Mary Steenburgen) was forced to close her restaurant, Sharon (Candice Bergen) only gets to officiate weddings after turning 65, […]