Culture Vacuum

The Elton John Musical biopic "Rocketman" is in theaters. Is it better than "Bohemian Rhapsody"? Yes. This and many more hot takes in this episode of the Culture Vacuum Podcast.

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We start, of course with your regular update about the fast movie world of streaming media. Afterwards Samuel and Calvin rant about the very bad 'Alladin' remake and rave about John Wick 3.

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Disney sheds light on their Star Wars and Avatar plans, including release dates for the trilogy being helmed by Game of Thrones show runners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. Samuel and Calvin also discuss Detective Pikachu, the first video game movie that may not be a complete pile of garbage.

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Samuel and Calvin are here with a spoiler filled conversation about Avengers: Endgame. It's the biggest movie ever so you've either seen it or don't care. Oh yeah, also Michael is back!

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Samuel and Calvin followup their Disney episode with recent news about their upcoming streaming service Disney+ and discuss Shazam and its impact on the DC Universe.

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Disney has now completed their acquisition of Fox Studios, ushering in a new age of Hollywood. Samuel and Calvin break down the problems with Disney as a studio creatively as well as the many issues raised by the Fox merger. If you've found yourself at all concerned or curious with the state of the Mouse House, this is the place to be.

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Samuel and Calvin discuss James Gunn getting rehired by Marvel for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as well as the importance and potential of Google's recently announced Stadia cloud gaming platform. They also break down some of the meaning behind Jordan Peele's latest hit, "Us", including the social message and many, many layered metaphors within it.

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Samuel and new co-host Calvin sit down to discuss "Captain Marvel", its place in the MCU, and the weird nerds who somehow made it controversial.

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Michael returns as a special guest. It was DC's year, the academy did some bad things, and a long and drawn out rant about why the world is burning. Enjoy, I guess.