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SEASON 2: An in-depth look into the man, the myth, the legend. KEANU REEVES. Culture Time is a fun, irreverent deep dive into our favorite pop culture obsessions. Hosted by writers Hemal Jhaveri and Brian Minter, we explore movies, TV, books and everything in between.

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  • Jan 11, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
  • weekly NEW EPISODES
  • 32m AVG DURATION
  • 52 EPISODES


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12: Wonder Woman 1984

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 44:59


In this special episode, we explore why Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman 1984 is a total trash heap. 

11: Jennifer Lopez's Best Movies, Ranked

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 21:50


From Gigli to Hustlers, we rank Jennifer Lopez's best movies. 

10: Second Act

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 35:01


If you've ever wanted to listen to two people almost come to blows over a Jennifer Lopez romcom, this is the podcast. 

9: Parker

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 32:07


Jennifer Lopez stars as a down on her luck real estate agent, while Jason Statham does arguably the worst Texas accent you've ever heard. 

Sure why not let's talk about John Wick

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 35:27


Due to Covid (ew!) we're unable to bring you a new episode of Ten Movies but take a trip into our Keanu Reeves season with this John Wick episode, and oh, remember when we used to be called Culture Time? We changed that! 

The Wedding Planner

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 32:27


Enjoy this bonus episode from the vault where Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey play two pretty terrible people! 

8: Hustlers

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 32:45


It's criminal that the Oscars ignored Jennifer Lopez in Hustlers. 

7: Shall We Dance

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 35:53


A charming, low stakes not quite Rom Com that shows off how good Jennifer Lopez is at dancing! What's not to like. 

6: U Turn

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 26:07


Criminally awful film that no one should have made, acted in or directed!!

5: Gigli

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 28:13


If you're wondering if renowned stinker Gigli really was that bad, we're here to tell you that yes, yes it was that bad.  

4: Maid in Manhattan

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 34:38


Jennifer Lopez stars in a quintessential early Aughts rom com that people say is a Cinderella story but is really a parable about class privilege.  

3: Out of Sight

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 41:12


Jennifer Lopez! George Clooney! Steven Soderbergh! And yet, the movie does not hold up very well. 

2: Selena

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 31:01


Jennifer Lopez stars in Selena, the biopic that launched her career. It's a story more people should know, but uh, not a very good movie. 

1: Anaconda

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 33:19


This season we're digging into the work of Jennifer Lopez! In our first episode we examine her star turn in the cult horror classic Anaconda. 

4: 12 Monkeys

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 26:06


We wrap up our mini season focused on pandemic themed movies with Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys. 

3: Pacific Rim

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 35:41


Is Pacific Rim a pandemic movie? Not technically, but who can argue with giant robots fighting giant monsters. 

2: World War Z

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2020 29:52


Brad Pitt takes on fast zombies in a pandemic thriller. 

1: Outbreak

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 30:20


A special BONUS episode where we see how well the movie Outbreak holds up during our current coronavirus pandemic. 

11: Dazed and Confused

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 20:43


The movie that started it all. And remember, just keep livin'. 

10: EDTv

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 26:36


Matthew McConaughey takes a reality TV turn in a very watchable and oddly prescient film. 

9: The Gentlemen

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 32:40


Matthew McConaughey plays an American gangster in London in one of Guy Ritchie's more problematic movies. 

8: Dallas Buyers Club

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 35:16


The peak of the McConaugh-issance! An Oscar-winning tour de force. 

7: Sing

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 33:43


Matthew McConaughey shines in the quietly subversive and very wonderful Sing! 

6: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 34:30


How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days may not be the worst romantic comedy ever made, but it sure is TERRIBLE.  

5: Interstellar

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 56:10


A freaking tour de force from Matthew McConaughey! 

4: Sahara

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 40:06


Matthew McConaughey stars as Dirk Pitt in a great role in a terrible movie. 

3: Reign of Fire

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 32:11


McConaughey! Bale! DRAGONS! 

2: The Wedding Planner

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2020 31:31


McConaughey! Jennifer Lopez! In a early 200s RomCom that inspires either total rage or total devotion. Which side of the line are you on? 

1: A Time to Kill

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2019 36:48


Take a deep dive into the sweatiest movie about southern lawyers staring Matthew McConaughey. 

Deep dive into Avengers Endgame

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2019 55:44


Hemal and Brian breakdown the character arcs of each main Avenger, try to explain the rules of time travel and why that Steve Rogers ending is so ultimatley unsatisfying.

10: Keanu Reeves movies, rannked

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 31:19


Thanks to everyone who came with us on this totally absurd but very fun and sometimes enlightening journey into the dark heart of American culture through the cinematic oeuvre of Keanu Reeves. So many whoas, clenched jaws and incredible haircuts.

9: John Wick

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 34:17


This week we take on the gun-fu masterpiece John Wick! We'll talk about the dog and the fighting and Keanu as a master assassin, but the real question is: Is this the best hair Keanu has had in a movie?

8: The Matrix

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019 36:23


We revisit the ultimate Keanu Reeves film on its 20th anniversary.

7: The Lake House

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 30:50


A romantic drama that reunites Keanu Reeves with Sandra Bullock and has a magic lake house, mailbox, dog and obeys absolutely none of the laws of physics, or you know, good movie making. What's not to love.

6: Man of Tai Chi

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2019 22:04


Is Keanu's directorial debut a simple kung-fu movie? Or an allegory about the perils of capitalism and the corruptive influence of The West? We have thoughts!

5: Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2019 24:27


The 80's classic features Keanu Reeves at his stoner best, but does it hold up to a modern day viewing?

4: Hardball: The movie Keanu Reeves never should have made

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2019 35:28


Join Hemal and Brian as we spiral into Hardball, a perplexing film from 2001 that is ostensibly supposed to be a feel good sports movie but fails miserably in almost every way. Still, it tells us so much about Keanu.

3: My Own Private Idaho

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2018 31:41


Let's talk about the weirdness, and genius of Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho.

2: Is Speed Keanu Reeves' best role?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2018 28:22


Pop quiz hot shot: Is Speed Keanu Reeves' best role? Is it his most Keanu role? Plus, what is it about Speed that still holds up after 25 years? Hemal and Brian ponder these questions and more in episode 2 of a season devoted to Keanu Reeves.

1: A deep dive into Point Break

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2018 38:24


Is the cult classic 90's movie about an FBI agent turned surfer the beginning of Keanu Reeves? Join Hemal Jhaveri and Brian Minter for season two of Culture Time. This season we're exclusively focusing on the movies of Keanu Reeves, because why not. Keanu Reeves is great, and he makes very good, very watchable films. It's going to be super fun, join us!

11: The legacy and appeal of Ursula Le Guin

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2018 21:40


Sometimes we talk about books! We get a little sci-fi and talk about the connection between Brian's favorite, Ursula Le Guin and my childhood favorite, A Wrinkle in Time.

Bonus Pod: Sports Movies We Love

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2018 15:47


Enjoy Brian and Hemal trying to remember the names of sports movies we love for about 15 minutes.

10: What It Means To Be A Sports Fan

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2018 22:00


We love sports, but how do we reconcile our love for football and hockey when we know how problamatic they can be? Jenny Miller, owner of The Body Electric yoga studio and sports fan extraordinaire, is here to help me suss it out.

9: Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Fan Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2018 29:30


Was The Last Jedi good, bad or just plain boring? Your view might depend on how deep into the fandom you are. We tackle the latest Star Wars installment and talk about the good and bad of fan culture.

8: Nostalgia, Netflix and the Work of Watching TV

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2017 37:58


With so much good TV on these days, why are we spending our nights watching House Hunters reruns, 80s tv shows and Top Chef? Plus, why the second season of Stranger Things doesn't work.

7: Rom Coms Are Dead But Here Are Some We Love

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2017 35:18


The traditional rom com is dead, but here are a few of our favorites that were ahead of their time in subverting the tropes of the genre.

6: Deep Dive into Thor: Ragnarok

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2017 27:08


Thor: Ragnarok not only revived a stagnant franchise, but is one of Marvel's best movies.

5: Most Men Are Garbage, But Not Ted Danson

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2017 33:09


It's a garbage fire of a world out there right now so here are some of our favorite pop culture escapes. Spoiler alert: We love Cheers, Super Chunk and the Mountain Goats.

4: Why We Love Wonder Woman

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2017 21:29


Culturess writer Rachel Leishman and Hemal Jhaveri fan girl over Wonder Woman, Chris Pine and share some Justice League spoilers.

3: Your Fave Is Problematic

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2017 30:03


All our faves are problematic. So how do we deal with liking problematic stuff? Brian Minter joins Hemal Jhaveri to talk it out.

2: Taylor Swift Doesn't Owe You Anything

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2017 35:44


Is Taylor Swift's new music "Trump-Ear Pop Art" or should politics have nothing to do it? Work through your Taylor Swift issues with Hemal Jhaveri and Alex Suskind.

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