Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast Episode Four: The Harry Potter Franchise

Fast X Review

Fast X sees the Fast & Furious crew return for a tenth film (eleventh if you include Hobbs & Shaw). This time they must overcome a sociopathic villain and a troubled production. 10 years ago Dom Torero (Vin Diesel) and his crew robbed a notorious crime lord in Rio de Janeiro. This crime lord had a son, Dante Reyes […]

Pillion Review

Pillion is Harry Lighton’s directorial debut as he explores a same sex BDSM relationship in one of the most critically acclaimed British films of 2025. Colin Smith (Harry Melling) is a meek, quiet man who has a chance encounter with a biker called Ray (Alexander Skarsgård). A relationship quickly forms between the pair, with Ray […]

Military Wives Review

Within the UK there is a lucrative subgenre of films that appeals to middle-class, middle-England audiences. The film story about the Military Wives choir easily fits in that category. At a military base, the soldiers are deployed to Afghanistan for a six-month tour. Whilst their families at home the wives have to find things to […]