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Pop Culture Spotlight is a weekly conversation Spotlighting a Top Tier Actor, Movie, TV show, or FilmMaker that I admire or find interesting!

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    Spotlight on Mountainhead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 20:19


    Mountainhead is a razor-sharp satire written and directed by Jesse Armstrong, starring Steve Carell, Corey Michael Smith, Jason Schwartzman and Ramy Youssef I talk about the movie on this podcast enjoy! 

    Spotlight on Fountain of Youth

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 20:19


    Fountain of Youth is an adventure movie starring John Krasinki and Natlie Portman I talk about it on this podcast enjoy!

    The Assessment

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 20:04


    The Assessment is a high concept science fiction film starring Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Olsen and Himesh Patel I talk about it on this podcast enjoy! 

    Spotlight on Sacramento

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 20:19


    Sacramento is a buddy comedy starring Michael Angarano, Michael Cera, Kristen Stewart and Maya Erskine, I talk about the film on this podcast enjoy. 

    Spotlight on Havoc

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 20:21


    Havoc is an action movie from Garreth Evans starring Tom Hardy I talk about it on this podcast enjoy!

    Star Wars Movie Rankings

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 20:21


    On this special episode of the podcast that will be released on Star Wars day I attempt to do what no man has ever done rank the 9 films that make up the Skywalker saga. 

    Spotlight on Sinners

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 20:06


    Sinners is a vampire film from writer-director Ryan Coogler starring Micheal B. Jordan I talk about it on this podcast, enjoy!

    The Amateur

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 20:03


    The Amateur is a spy action movie starring Oscar winning actor Rami Malek I talk about it on this podcast enjoy!

    Spotlight on Warfare

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 20:03


    WarFare is a depiction of what Navy Seal Team Alpha One went through in Ramadi, Iraq in 2006 written and directed by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza I talk about the film on this podcast enjoy! 

    Spotlight on The Line

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 20:03


    The Line is a movie about a college fraternity starring Alex Wolff, Austin Abrams, Lewis Pullman, and Halle Bailey I talk about it on this podcast enjoy! 

    Spotlight on Babygirl

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 20:12


    Babygirl is an erotic thriller starring Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson I talk about the movie on this podcast enjoy! 

    Spotlight on Black Bag

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 20:30


    Black Bag is a spy thriller from director Steven Soderbergh starring Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett, I talk about the film on this podcast, enjoy!

    Spotlight on Mickey 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 20:16


    Mickey 17 is a Sci Fi film from Oscar winning director Bong Joon Ho starring Robert Pattinson I talk about it on this podcast enjoy!

    Spotlight on September 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 20:10


    September 5 is a movie about a group from ABC sports covering the Munich Massacre during the 1972 Olympics starring Peter Sarsgaard and John Magaro I talk about it on this podcast enjoy!

    Spotlight on Mufasa: The Lion King

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 20:09


    Mufasa: The Lion King is a prequel to 2019s The Lion King from Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins, I talk about it on this podcast enjoy! 

    Spotlight on The Gorge

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 20:13


    The Gorge is a romantic action movie from director Scott Derrickson starring Miles Teller and Anya Taylor Joy I talk about it on this podcast enjoy! 

    Spotlight on Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 20:21


    Lee is a movie about famed war photogrpaher Lee Miller played by the one and only Kate Winslet I talk about it on this podcast enjoy! 

    Career Retrospective: Bo Burnham and Jerrod Carmicheal

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 20:34


    Bo Burnham and Jerrod Carmichael are two of my favorite comedic voices and on this podcast I talk about their careers and the similarities between them! 

    Spotlight on We Live in Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 20:03


    We Live in Time is a Romantic film starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh I talk about it on this podcast enjoy! 

    Spotlight on the Brutalist

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 20:07


    The Brutalist is the third film from writer/director Brady Corbet, starring Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, Felicity Jones and Joe Alwyn I talk about it on this podcast, enjoy! 

    Spotlight on Anora

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 20:16


    Anora is the latest film from indie writer-director Sean Baker, starring Mikey Madison as the titular character I talk about it on this podcast enjoy!

    Spotlight on the Order

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 20:03


    The Order is a crime thriller based on true events from director Justin Kurzel, starring Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult I talk about the film on this podcast enjoy! 

    Spotlight on Nosferatu

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 20:25


     Nosferatu is a retelling of the vampire classic from writer-director Robert Eggers, starring Lily Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, and Bill Skarsgard I talk about the horror film on this podcast enjoy! 

    Spotlight on A Complete Unknown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 20:10


    A Complete Unknown is the long-anticipated film about singer Bob Dylan from James Mangold, starring Timothee Chalamet as Dylan I talk about it on this podcast, enjoy!

    Spotlight on Juror #2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 20:22


    Juror #2 is the latest film from Clint Eastwood, the courtroom thriller stars Nicholas Hoult I talk about it on this podcast enjoy! 

    Top 5 Performances/ Top 10 Movies of 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 5:44


    In this mini bonus episode I give you my top 5 performances along with my top 10 films of 2024 

    Spotlight on Conclave

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 20:09


    Conclave is a fictional thriller about electing a new Pope Starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci. John Lithgow and Isabella Rossellini I talk about the film on this podcast enjoy!

    Spotlight on A Real Pain

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 20:27


    A Real Pain is a comedy/drama written and directed by Jessie Eisenberg, starring Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin I talk about the film on this podcast enjoy! 

    Spotlight on the Piano Lesson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 20:09


    The Piano Lesson is a film adaptation of the August Wilson play starring John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler and Samuel L. Jackson, directed and co-written by Malcolm Washington I talk about it on this podcast enjoy. 

    Career Retrospective: Brad Pitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 20:03


    Brad Pitt is one of the biggest movie stars of my lifetime on this podcast I attempt to make sense of his fantastic acting career. 

    Spotlight on Wicked

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 20:03


    Wicked Aka Wicked part 1 is the movie adaptation of the hit Broadway show starring Ariana Grande Cynthia Ervio and Jonathan Bailey, and directed by Jon M Chu I talk about the film on this podcast; enjoy! 

    Spotlight on Gladiator 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 20:07


    Gladiator 2 is the sequel to the best picture winning Gladiator Starring Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington directed by Ridley Scott I talk about the epic Blockbuster on this podcast enjoy! 

    Spotlight on Megalopolis

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 20:07


    Megalopolis is the first movie from writer-director Francis Ford Coppola in over a decade it stars Adam Driver I talk about it on this podcast enjoy! 

    Spotlight on The Substance

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 20:03


    The Substance is a body horror film from writer-director Coralie Fargeat starring Demi Moore and Margret Qualley I talk about it on this podcast, enjoy! 

    Joker: Folie à Deux

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 20:07


    Todd Phillips's Joker: Folie 'a Deux is the polarzing sequel to 2019s Joker with Joaquin Phoenix reprisng his role of Arthur Fleck and Lady Gaga playing Harley Quinn I talk about the film on this podcast enjoy!

    Spotlight on Bad Boys: Ride or Die

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 20:34


     Bad Boys: Ride or Die is the fourth installment of the Bad Boys franchise starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence I talk about the film on this podcast enjoy!

    Spotlight on Saturday Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 20:30


    Saturday Night is a depiction of what it was like on the set of the first episode of Saturday Night Live 90 minutes before air directed and co-written by Jason Reitman I talk about the film on this podcast enjoy! 

    Spotlight on Inside Out 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 20:15


    Inside out 2 is the long awaited sequel to Pixar's 2015 Inside Out I talk about the film on this podcast enjoy! 

    Spotlight on The Wild Robot

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 20:09


    The Wild Robot is the latest film from Dreamworks Animation written and directed by Chris Sanders, starring Lupita Nyong'o and Pedro Pascal I talk about it on this podcast; enjoy!

    Career Retrospective: Steven Spielberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 20:39


    Steven Spielberg is arguably the best director of all time, he's the man behind Jaws, Jurrasic Park and Saving Private Ryan on this podcast I attempt to go through his career. 

    Spotlight on Wolfs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 20:35


    Wolfs is a comedic thriller that sees George Clooney and Brad Pitt reunite on screen, also starring Austin Abrams from writer-director Jon Watts I talk about the movie on this podcast enjoy. 

    Spotlight on His 3 Daughters

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 20:07


    Azazel Jacobs's His 3 Daughters is a great showcase for its 3 actresses Carrie Coon, Elizabeth Olsen and Natasha Lyonne, I talk about the film on this podcast enjoy. 

    Spotlight on Trap

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 20:12


    Trap is the latest thriller from writer-director M. Night Shyamalan starring Josh Hartnett I talk about the movie on this podcast enjoy.

    Spotlight on Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 20:30


    Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the long anticipated sequel to the 1988 classic, with Tim Burton returning to direct starring Michael Keaton, Winonna Ryder, Jenna Ortega and Cathine O'hara, I talk about the movie on this podcast enjoy. 

    Spotlight on Kinds of Kindness

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 20:07


    Kinds of Kindness is not your typical movie, the film is broken into 3 parts with the principal cast playing a different character in each one its directed/cowritten by Yorgos Lanthimos starring Jessie Plemon's Emma Stone, and Willem Dafoe I talk about the film on this podcast enjoy. 

    Career Retrospective: Sigourney Weaver

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 20:31


    Alien launched Sigourney Weaver into movie stardom on this podcast I look back at her illustrious  career. 

    Spotlight on Abigail

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 20:07


    Abigail is a horror film about a kidnapping that goes wrong starring Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, and Kathryn Newton I talk about it on this podcast enjoy. 

    Spotlight on Alien: Romulus

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 20:12


    Alien: Romulus is the latest film in the alien franchise Starring Cailee Spaney and David Johnson I talk about it on this podcast enjoy! 

    Spotlight on MaXXXine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 20:12


    MaXXXine is the third film in a horror trilogy that also consists of X and Pearl it stars Mia Goth and is written and directed by Ti West I talk about it on this podcast enjoy!

    Spotlight on Daddio

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 20:07


    Daddio is a small intimate film starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn I talk about it on this podcast enjoy! 

    Spotlight on Deadpool and Wolverine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 20:18


    Deadpool and Wolverine is the proper teamup movie between Ryan Reynolds's Deadpool and Hugh Jackman's Wolverine that everyones been waiting for I talk about the movie on this podcast enjoy! 

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