Cult Popture

Who's your favourite character in THE LORD OF THE RINGS?#SpreadTheCult! Tell two friends about this podcast and help us take over the world! DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPoptureDO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-poptureThat's right everybody, we're covering THE LORD OF THE RINGS, one of the tent-pole film franchises, the definitive trilogy, a movie series this podcast was made to cover, and being that AJ and Richard are from Middle Earth itself, the franchise is close to their hearts, whether they want it to be or not.LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIaFOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnWSUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhKEMAIL US AT ► [email protected] US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEhFOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.com

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DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPoptureDO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-poptureThe Oscars are back and once again pissing off almost everyone. Richard, AJ and Aaron discuss the biggest issues plaguing the Academy Awards in 2019, and how they would fix them.LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIaFOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnWSUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhKEMAIL US AT ► [email protected] US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEhFOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.com

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What's your favourite HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL film?#SpreadTheCult! Tell two friends about this podcast and help us take over the world! DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPoptureCHECK OUT KATE'S MUSIC AT ► www.facebook.com/katemusictaylor/OR AT ► https://www.facebook.com/babesofthebigband/DO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-poptureReturning with a bang for 2019, AJ and Richard are joined by Kate Taylor for the first ever LIVE Cult Popture Podcast, discussing the High School Musical trilogy and its obscure unknown spin-off. This episode was recorded in front of a live studio audience at the Crafted Coffee Company in Christchurch, New Zealand.LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIaFOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnWSUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhKEMAIL US AT ► [email protected] US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEhFOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.com

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DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPoptureWhat we talk about and when we talk about it:00:04:07 - Glass00:06:52 - The Kid Who Would Be King00:08:19 - Velvet Buzzsaw00:09:10 - The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part00:11:47 - Alita: Battle Angel00:13:46 - Happy Death Day 2U00:15:25 - How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World00:18:51 - A Madea Family Funeral00:19:39 - Chaos Walking00:21:25 - Captain Marvel00:28:53 - Us00:32:33 - Dumbo00:38:47 - Greyhound00:40:08 - Shazam!00:44:00 - Pet Semetary00:44:43 - Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie00:45:22 - Hellboy00:47:19 - Missing Link00:48:32 - Thunder Road00:50:03 - Under the Silver Lake00:51:09 - Avengers: Endgame00:56:50 - Detective Pikachu00:59:21 - John Wick 3: Parabellum/Chapter 301:02:16 - Aladdin01:05:03 - Brightburn01:07:00 - The Kid01:09:43 - Godzilla: King of the Monsters01:13:11 - Rocketman01:14:16 - Dark Phoenix01:17:58 - The Secret Life of Pets 201:19:38 - Men in Black: International01:21:21 - Toy Story 401:24:26 - Child’s Play & Grudge01:26:35 - Untitled Danny Boyle/Richard Curtis Film01:31:35 - Ford v Ferrari01:31:57 - Untitled Annabelle Film01:32:21 - Spider-Man: Far From Home01:34:32 - Stuber01:35:39 - The Lion King01:39:33 - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood01:42:51 Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw01:44:41 - The New Mutants01:45:11 - Dora the Explorer01:46:32 - Artemis Fowl01:47:19 - The Angry Birds Movie 201:47:33 - Playmobil: The Movie01:48:39 - Angel Has Fallen01:49:18 - It: Chapter Two01:50:09 - Downton Abbey01:51:13 - Spies in Disguise01:52:39 - Joker01:55:42 - The Addams Family01:57:38 - Zombieland Too01:58:45 - Are You Afraid of the Dark?01:59:50 - A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood02:01:07 - Terminator 602:02:32 - Charlie’s Angels02:05:25 - Sonic the Hedgehog02:08:50 - Kingsman: The Great Game02:11:10 - Frozen 202:12:01 - Knives Out02:14:05 - Untitled “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” Sequel02:17:24 - Cats02:23:33 - Star Wars Episode IX02:28:58 - Little Women02:31:09 - Superintelligence02:34:57 - Call of the Wild02:36:46 - Guns Akimbo02:37:50 - Jojo Rabbit02:38:34 - Christmas in the Wild02:39:18 - Murder Mystery02:39:32 - 6 Underground02:40:01 - The Irishman02:40:54 - 191702:41:20 - The King02:42:07 - The Last Thing He Wanted02:42:44 - The Laundromat02:43:26 - Arctic & PolaDO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-poptureLIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIaFOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnWSUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhKEMAIL US AT ► [email protected] US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEhFOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.comMusic: Robobozo Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses

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DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPoptureWhat we talk about and when we talk about it:00:02:28 - Holmes and Watson00:03:47 - Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald00:24:37 - The Grinch00:25:23 - Mortal Engines00:31:13 - Bumblebee00:35:31 - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse00:40:18 - Aquaman00:49:03 - Ralph Breaks the Internet00:53:10 - Bohemian Rhapsody01:15:30 - Mary Poppins Returns01:23:21 - The Girl in the Spider’s Web01:24:53 - Annihilation01:30:49 - A Quiet Place01:38:55 - Bird Box01:44:12 - Hereditary01:47:16 - A Star is Born01:56:36 - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs02:01:03 - The Happytime Murders02:04:15 - Christopher Robin02:10:40 - BlackkKlansman02:12:48 - Sorry to Bother You02:16:31 - Eighth Grade02:18:40 - Vice02:20:47 - To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before02:22:57 - Mandy02:24:13 - The Wife02:27:44 - Last few shout-outs (Widows, Tag, Upgrade, Searching, Halloween, Suspiria, Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town, Roma, Teen Titans Go! To The Movies)AJ's Letterboxd Account: https://letterboxd.com/alexodus/Richard's Letterboxd Account: https://letterboxd.com/rmpm/DO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-poptureLIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIaFOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnWSUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhKEMAIL US AT ► [email protected] US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEhFOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.comMusic: Robobozo Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses

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DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPoptureWhat we talk about and when we talk about it:00:05:11 - The Shape of Water00:08:08 - Molly’s Game00:09:33 - A Futile and Stupid Gesture00:12:16 - Mute00:13:12 - Black Panther00:20:21 - Lady Bird00:21:09 - Game Night00:25:57 - Tomb Raider00:29:10 - Pacific Rim: Uprising00:30:54 - Blockers00:37:24 - Ready Player One00:41:31 - A Wrinkle in Time00:43:38 - Rampage00:47:35 - Isle of Dogs00:50:50 - The Cloverfield Paradox00:59:13 - Crazy Rich Asians01:00:56 - Avengers: Infinity War01:14:56 - Truth or Dare? 01:18:13 - Solo: A Star Wars Story01:32:04 - Deadpool 201:37:47 - Ocean’s 801:41:05 - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom01:51:21 - Incredibles 201:54:47 - Antman & the Wasp02:00:21 - Skyscraper02:07:20 - Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again02:11:41 - Mission: Impossible - Fallout02:14:48 - The Predator02:16:44 - First Man02:20:08 - Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle02:23:58 - VenomAJ's Letterboxd Account: https://letterboxd.com/alexodus/Richard's Letterboxd Account: https://letterboxd.com/rmpm/DO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-poptureLIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIaFOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnWSUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhKEMAIL US AT ► [email protected] US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEhFOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.comMusic: Robobozo Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses

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Today we interview Chris Weitz, the writer/director behind a multitude of different projects including American Pie, New Moon, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, About a Boy, Nutty Professor II, The Golden Compass and much much more! Here is what we talk about and when we talk about it:00:04:07 - Introductions00:04:45 - What are the biggest differences between working on something like a Star Wars film and working on something like Nutty Professor II?00:06:54 - You couldn’t make AMERICAN PIE these days00:08:19 - What, if any, are the common traits of a Chris Weitz film?00:10:18 - What’s the difference between working alone and working in a group?00:11:53 - What does an Executive Producer actually do?00:13:55 - Discussing the AMERICAN PIE sequels and Eugene Levy00:17:14 - The legacy of AMERICAN PIE00:20:42 - Discussing DOWN TO EARTH00:23:24 - Discussing THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON 00:29:40 - Charlie Swan from TWILIGHT is the greatest film character of all time00:33:20 - ANTZ vs A BUG’S LIFE00:35:44 - Sexual abusers in Hollywood00:36:59 - Discussing ABOUT A BOY00:42:55 - Creative Hot Streaks00:43:59 - How did you land the job of writing ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY?00:48:11 - The process of writing ROGUE ONE00:51:56 - What scenes were cut from ROGUE ONE?00:58:53 - Of all your projects, which would you say is your favourite?00:59:56 - Nominated for an Academy Award for ABOUT A BOY01:01:26 - What advice would you have for someone wanting to get started?01:03:44 - How do you go from directing something as simple as AMERICAN PIE to something as special effects heavy as NEW MOON on GOLDEN COMPASS?01:04:54 - What Chris Weitz projects are on the horizon?01:05:57 - Pioneering Disney’s big cash cows: Star Wars Stories and Live Action Disney Remakes01:06:51 - #JusticeForVickyDONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPoptureDO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-poptureLIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIaFOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnWSUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhKEMAIL US AT ► [email protected] US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEhFOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.comMusic: Robobozo Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses

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DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPoptureDO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-poptureRounding out our Christmas content for the year, AJ and Richard (with Jess as the host) play a wholesome game of "I know more than you" with The ULTIMATE Throwback Quiz, which was kindly sent to us as part of our Reddit Secret Santa exchange. So curl up by the fire, pour yourself a glass of Eggnog and listen to two dudes argue about who is the bigger nerd for an hour.LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIaFOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnWSUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhKEMAIL US AT ► [email protected] US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEhFOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.comMusic: Robobozo Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses

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#SpreadTheCult! Tell two friends about this podcast and help us take over the world! DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPoptureDO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-poptureMerry Christmas boys and girls! To celebrate the festive season, and give back to our fans who've given us so much, we decided to bring 3 of our biggest supporters onto the show and watch THREE 2 film franchises with them that more or less fall under the Christmas movie umbrella.LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIaFOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnWSUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhKEMAIL US AT ► [email protected] US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEhFOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.com

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Come to our live show!https://www.facebook.com/events/267502803948118/DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPoptureDO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-poptureRichard, Jeremy and AJ sat down and watched the slew of Christmas films Netflix is offering up this year, and now they're here to discuss the good, the bad and the worse.LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIaFOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnWSUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhKEMAIL US AT ► [email protected] US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEhFOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.comMusic: Robobozo Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses

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