Cultured | Hollywood for Smart People

By Nico DeGregorio

Nico is on a mission to make entertainment smart again. Stay tuned every week for thought-provoking analysis from the world of movies, television, music and more. It’s time we all became a little more... more

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December 10, 2019 Cultured #65: Golden Globe Nominations and Nostalgic Movie Trailers

Nico goes in depth on the heavily-criticized list of Golden Globe nominees and what these nominations mean for the impending Oscar race (1:50). Plus, quick reactions to the trailers for Wonder Woman 1984, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Black Widow and No Time to Die (41:25).
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November 20, 2019 Cultured #64: A Box Office in Peril, Grammy Nominations and a Joker Sequel

Nico ponders why three recent franchise reboots–Terminator: Dark Fate, Doctor Sleep and Charlie’s Angels–all bombed at the box office (3:58). Then, a breakdown of the 2020 Grammy nominations (17:58), news of a Joker sequel (35:24) and much more from the world of Hollywood.
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57min
November 12, 2019 Cultured #63: Disney+ Launch, the Mandalorian and James Dean’s Ghost

Nico breaks down the explosive launch of Disney+ (1:20), the premiere of Star Wars: The Mandalorian (12:48), the controversy surrounding a CGI James Dean (22:35), Saudi Arabia’s censorship of Netflix (34:05), Ricky Gervais’s return to the Golden Globes (44:37) and much more.
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November 05, 2019 Cultured #62: Apple TV Plus Launch and Scorsese’s NYT Op-ed

Nico reflects on Apple TV Plus’s weekend launch (1:47) and reviews three of their original series–the Morning Show (11:41), For All Mankind (18:36) and See (23:15). Then, the sublime pleasures of Martin Scorsese’s New York Times Op-ed on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (33:47).
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54min
October 30, 2019 Cultured #61: Jesus is King, Streaming Wars and Game of Thrones News

Nico reviews Kanye West’s the record Jesus is King and attempts to put it in the context of his sometimes baffling career (3:45). Plus, the streaming kick off this week with the launch of Apple TV Plus (19:52). Will the platform make a significant splash or will HBO Max steal its thunder? And, of course, lots of news out of Westeros as HBO cancels one Game of Thrones spinoff and green lights another (32:26).
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52min
October 22, 2019 Cultured #60: Watchmen, Coppola vs Marvel and Tarantino vs China

Nico reviews the series premiere of HBO’s Watchmen (2:30), weighs in on the insane Francis Ford Coppola/Martin Scorsese/Marvel controversy (21:54), praises Quentin Tarantino for standing up to China (33:16) and laughs at Jared Leto, at lot (37:44).
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54min
October 14, 2019 Cultured #59: Everything El Camino

Nico assembles the TMT troops (Nick, Adam and Rob) for a roundtable discussion of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.
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October 03, 2019 Cultured #58: Joker Backlash, Where’s Kanye? and Kevin Feige

Nico explains why the criticism surrounding Joker borders on the absurd (1:35), why Kanye’s new Christian phase is totally unsurprising (19:43), why Kevin Feige is now the most powerful man in Hollywood (28:11) and why this year’s Oscar race will be the most memorable in years (41:10).
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52min
September 26, 2019 Cultured #57: Dave Chapelle, Sticks and Stones and the Nature of Stand-Up Comedy

Nico brings on his buddy Joe to debate Dave Chapelle’s (somewhat) new comedy special Sticks and Stones. Topics discussed include: shock comedy, social justice, free speech, punching up vs punching down, the New York comedy scene, cancel culture and much more.
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1h 25min
September 19, 2019 Cultured #56: NBC’s Peacock, Streaming Sitcoms and Shane Gillis

Nico breaks down all the recent developments in the Streaming Wars, including NBC/Universal’s new platform Peacock, Netflix’s acquisition of Seinfeld and HBO Max’s acquisition of the Big Bang Theory (0:29). Then, a complicated conversation about fired SNL comic Shane Gillis and the nature of offensive comedy (19:24). And finally, Adam Hall stops by to talk Jennifer Lopez (34:28), the cast of Suicide Squad 2 (42:35) and the death of Movie Pass (47:45).
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53min

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How many episodes does Cultured | Hollywood for Smart People have?

The podcast currently has 86 episodes available.