The Pop Culture Uncovered Podcast

Armand and Belle do their best to convince Pete why he (and you!) should go see Sinners immediately! Turns out, it took very little convincing. 

AwesomeCon in Washington D.C. is a convention well-known for its themed celebrity appearances, panels, cosplay and community ties. Belle and Pete report on how this year's con stacked up. 

We are back, and not holding back this year. Armand, Belle and Pete talk about the false or premature news of Kathleen Kennedy's departure from Disney/Star Wars and what it means for the fandom and the franchise. 

 Renowned filmmaker David Lynch, the creative force behind Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, and the 1984 adaptation of Dune, passed away on January 15 at the age of 78. In this episode, Pete, Belle, and Armand discuss Lynch's influential career, his unique approach to storytelling, and the impact of his work on film and television. 

In a mostly spoiler-free review, Armand, Belle and Pete discuss the Dune Prophecy HBO series. What we know so far, and how it fits into the overall mythos. 

Armand, Belle and Pete share their favorite #Halloween-themed movies and TV episodes. 

Belle and Pete, three episodes into Agatha All Along, discuss what they like so far, what they don't, and where they think/hope the show is going.

In a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly participate in a TV game show where convicts, runners, must battle killers for their freedom. Pete and Armand discus the 1987 movie: The Running Man.

Armand< belle and Pete discuss the passing of singer, songwriter, and producer Frankie Beverly and the legendary James Earl Jones. They look at the legacy and impact of these two men, through the lens of pop culture.

In this first episode of PCU's VHS Chronicles, Pete and Armand discuss the *other* 1986 military warplane movie, Iron Eagle, starring Jason Gedrick and the late Louis Gossett Jr.The VHS Chronicles are PCU's retro review of video store classics from the the golden age of VHS home video.

Pete discusses with Belle the Andrew McCarthy-helmed documentary Brats, and all the baggage that comes with it. 

Pete, Belle and Armand come up with their favorite go-to summer movies. A couple of them might surprise you!

Pete, belle and Armand look back on X-Men 97 and forward to Deadpool and Wolverine

Pete, Belle and Armand talk about the upcoming Star Wars series Tales of the Empire, Deadpool and Wolverine, and the return Marvel's Ultimate line. 

Belle and Pete react to the midseason episode of X-Men97. A lot happened!

Belle and Pete take a look back at the Monsterverse so far, as we prepare for Godzilla x Kong

Belle and Armand just got out of the theater to see Dune: part 2, and have a lot of thoughts to share.  WARNING! This podcast contains all the spoilers we could fit into one episode!

Armand, Belle and Pete return to Arrakis to revisit Dune Part 1 and the 1984 David Lynch Dune film. We talk prophecy, fate and whole bunch of other nonsense.

As Armand, Belle and Pete wait for Dune Part 2 to drop , we look at Dune Part 1 and the 1984 David Lynch Dune film. How they compare, what they get right and what we wish we'd seen. 

Armand and Pete discuss the loss and the legacy of actor, athlete and icon, Carl Weathers. 

It is finally Armand's turn. with his picks for the best of 2023.We talk: The Creator, Last On His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century and Blue Eye Samurai. Armand and the bool club cover Last On His Feet here: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/popcultureuncovered/episodes/2023-05-09T19_12_10-07_00

Pete gets sneaky and shares with Belle and Armand  his top *four* picks for the best shows of 2023.We talk Poker Face, Star Treks: Lower Decks and Strange New Worlds and hard sci-fi in the form of Scavenger's Reign.

Belle shares her picks for the best shows of 2023 with Pete and Armand.We talk Loki, The Fall of the House of Usher, and Willow. 

Pete and Armand discuss one of their favorite 80s movies, and early Val Kilmer vehicle, Real Genius. We are constantly impressed with how well it still holds up, how it was a standout model for representation and genuine science. 

Armand joins Pete and Belle to talk about Season 2 of Loki. The good and the devilishly bad. 

Pete listens as Armand discusses The Creator, and whether a science fiction movie can actually live up to its promise - and the demands of fans.  

Belle, Pete and Armand discuss the latest Star Wars show's fifth episode and what it means for the final three episodes. We talk about what we like, what we wanted to like, and where we think it's going. 

The gloves come all the way off when Armand, Belle and Pete talk about the worst comic book dads in history. 

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) was joined this month by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). Belle breaks down the whos and whys, and we try to determine the long-term effect this will have on TV and movies in the next few years. 

Belle and Armand join Pete to dfiscuss the latest trailer for Ahsoka, streaming on Disney+  Aug. 23. We speculate on who we might see, and who - Ezra - we are hoping to see!

Meagan and Armand talk to writer & comic book publisher David Crownson about his comic series Harriet Tubman: Demon Slayer, part of his Kingwood Comics line of comic books.

Belle talks AMC's Interview with the Vampire: the politics, the casting, what they got right and what's new for this latest take on the Anne Rice characters. 

Pete talks this season of  Apple TV+'s Silo, based on the Silo series of post-apocalyptic science fiction books by Hugh Howey.

Armand explains to Pete the good, the bad and the absolute trainwreck of The Flash 

Pete sits down with Jason from The Ear Candy Update podcast to discuss the recent passing and the incredible legacy of music legend Tina Turner. 

Belle and Armand discuss the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, an ongoing labor dispute between the Writers Guild of America labor union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. We look at some background behind this strike, and how all of us who enjoy popculture will be affected. 

On the morning of July 4, 1910, thousands of boxing fans stormed a newly built stadium in Reno, Nevada, to witness an epic showdown. Jack Johnson, the world's first Black heavyweight champion―and most infamous athlete in the world because of his race―was paired against Jim Jeffries, a former heavyweight champion then heralded as the “great white hope.” It was the height of the Jim Crow era, and spectators were eager for Jeffries to restore the racial hierarchy that Johnson had pummeled with his quick fists.Fantom Comics and Pop Culture Uncovered proudly present another installment in the Black Excellence Book Club series.A groundbreaking graphic portrait of boxing legend Jack Johnson, Last On His Feet offers a front-row seat to the Battle of the Century.

For May the 4th, Pete and Armand discuss the third season of The Mandalorian. What went right, what could have been better, and where we go next.

Armand and Pete talk about the film and TV announcements from Star Warce Celebration, including a "Feloni-verse" film, a Return to Rey, and the Ahsoka series. 

Pete and Belle discuss every thing we loved about the Dungeons and Dragons film.

Megan and Armand discuss Wash Day Diaries, a young adult (YA) graphic novel written by Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith that follows four young Black women in New York.

Queenie follows the life of Stephanie Saint-Clair-the infamous criminal who made herself a legend in Harlem in the 1930s. But with Prohibition ending, and under threat by Italian mobsters seeking to take control of her operation, she launched a merciless war to save her territory and her skin. Megan and Armand discuss this amazing work.

Megan and Armand discuss “After the Rain” a graphic novel adaptation of Nnedi Okorafor's short story, "On the Road" by John Jennings and illustrated by David Brame. begins in Nigeria during a powerful and unexpected storm. While visiting her grandmother, a young Nigerian-American woman named Chioma answers a knock at the door and is horrified by what she sees-a young boy with a severe head wound is standing on the doorstep. This event sets off a chain of mysterious occurrences that become more and more terrifying. Chioma knows that something is wrong, and that the boy has 'marked' her in some way. . . . Haunted and hunted, Chioma must embrace her heritage in order to survive.

In the Season 2 Opener, Pete and Armand talk The Mandalorian episodes 1-4 - highlights, hits and misses and the big qiestion, "What are people even complaining about?"

Armand catches Pete up on the John Wick films, while also sharing his review of the franchise's fourth installment.

Actor Michael Caine has hit back a t a recent U.K. counter-terrorism report that says that several works of art, including Caine's 1964 Zulu could incite white supremacists. We discuss why it's not as sinple as anyone is saying.

Armand discusses with Pete and Belle the legacy that De La Soul's David Jolicoeur, also known as Trugoy the Dove, and Plug 2, left on Hip Hop, and the impact he had on popular music as a whole.

Pete and Bell discuss the live-action Silk series planned for Amazon Prime Video, yet another Ticketmaster debacle, and the loss of Kevin Conroy, the quintessential Batman voice for three decades.

Pete, Armand and Belle talk about the newly announed Black Panther and Captain America video game adventure set in the Marvel Universe's version of World War II, the quiet disappearance of the Rogue Squadron film, and we ask ourselves "just how real is Marvel/MCU fatigue?"

Pete and Armand talk about everything we know so far about the Disney+ series Andor.

Armand, Belle and Pete talk about the uexpected sequel to the 1996 movie Heat, and we ask: is it time for a full Highlander reboot?