Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #9: The Future of Cinema

AfrAId Review

It has been hard to avoid the growth of AI over the past few years and has been marketed as the technology that could revolutionise the world. Fears about AI serve as the influence on the Blumhouse horror-thriller AfrAId. Curtis Pike (John Cho) is a marketing expert assigned an account for an advanced digital assistant, […]

1917 Review

Sam Mendes’ World War One film 1917 is seen as one of the leading contenders for the 2020 award season, and for good reason. Lance Corporal Tom Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) and Lance Corporal Will Schofield (George MacKay) are two British soldiers fighting on the front lines in France. They’re given a mission by General Erinmore (Colin Firth) […]

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain Review

When Anthony Bourdain took his own life in the summer of 2018, the culinary world – and those who followed it – were shocked. After all, this was a man who had so much going for him: a fast-paced and high-profile career, a young daughter, the chance to travel the world and explore food and […]