Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the effects of COVID on the film and TV industries.
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Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast Episode Two: The Marvel Cinematic Universe
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henagan provide a double discussion about the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and how the X-Men could be brought into the franchise.
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast Episode One: Streaming Wars and Mulan on Disney+
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the streaming wars and the release of Mulan on Disney+ in the first podcast episode.
A Case for Physical Media
Since the rise of Netflix and streaming the future of home entertainment was going to be through the internet. For a time, from 2013 to 2018, it seemed possible due to dominates of Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu. But I personally believe the predicted death of physical media has been grossly exaggerated. The claims that physical […]
Mulan on Disney+: Disney’s Dangerous Experiment
The COVID-19 Outbreak has devasted the film industry, especially cinemas. Studios have delayed many of their major released, some many times over. One of them was  Mulan but Disney have now decided to release the film straight-to-Disney+ with a $30 surcharge. Disney’s remake of Mulan was set to be one of the first summer blockbusters for the 2020 season […]
Impending Issues for the Streaming Market
We are living in a golden age of TV thanks to the streaming revolution. Showrunners and directors have been given more creative freedom and there has been a constant flow of new shows. Yet the rise of streaming has been so fast that it leads to the fears that we are on the edge of […]
Love, Victor (Spoiler-Free) Review
Love, Victor, a sequel of sorts to the gay teen rom-com Love, Simon, had a winding road to its upcoming premiere on Hulu. Originally planned as a Disney+ original series, the streaming network got scared earlier this year and announced (after some additional time in cancellation limbo) that the series would be moved to Hulu […]
Universal, Cinema Chains, and The Future of Film Releases
The Coronavirus has had a massive impact around the world, including in the film and TV industries. A major event in the world of film during the crisis was Universal’s release of Trolls World Tour, an action that may have started a war between Universal Pictures and cinema chains. When Lockdowns started in North America and Europe it […]
The Coronavirus’s Impact on the Film and TV Industries
The Coronavirus has affected all aspects of life and led to Lockdowns around the globe. The film and TV industries were no different and there will be an impact on the short and medium-term, at least. The Pandemic and Lockdown will affect both the releasing and production of film and TV. The immediate effect has […]
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Blu-ray Review
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms was Disney’s attempt to adapt the famous ballet and the E. T. A. Hoffman novella The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. What the studio came up with was a cookie-cutter fantasy. Clara Stahlbalm (Mackenzie Foy) is a tomboyish girl in Victorian London who’s interested is in science and engineering. Clara has a strained […]