Pop Culture Mass

Joining Jason today is the Angry Dad, who shares his expertise in wildly violent and inappropriate (yet obscure) anime. Together we discuss a film he recommended: Dead Leaves, a hyper-stylized, super-kinetic anime of the mid-00s. It's absolutely worth the watch, and in this episode of Movie Mass, Ben and Jason will share their thoughts and analysis.

Watch Dead Leaves if you dare!

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After listening to this episode of Movie Mass, you will not be able to deny that Prince Charming is a (mostly) selfless hero (probably). At any rate, I'm certain I make at least one semi-good point that you haven't thought of before.

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Jason yaps about John Wick 4 because he managed to see a movie on release day for once and he wants to brag about it. It's a miracle he keeps this to under a half hour. Even still, it's a good review of a brand new movie and there's no spoilers so listen up!

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I’ll tell you all about the time I was WHACKED on pain meds and revisited Brian DePalma’s Scarface only to experience a Zen Awakening: it’s actually a pretty terrible movie!

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Jason & the homie kAZual form a dynamic duo this week to discuss The Batman!

We go spoiler-deep on The Batman with a full review. We give commentary on the state of the DCEU and cinematic universes in general. We also rank the actors who have played Batman and the live-action Batman films.

Do we get it right or will you vehemently disagree and yell at your iPod like the boomer you are?  As a bonus I talk about my childhood memories of the old Batman tv show starring Adam West!

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Today Jason discusses the ethics on display in Martin Scorsese's recent masterpiece: The Wolf of Wall Street.

We all know Jordan Belfort and his crew engage in constant wrongdoing in The Wolf of Wall Street - but why? What ethical mistakes does Jordan make? Does money make Jordan happy, or make him a better person? Or does money simply enable Jordan to plumb the depths of his own hedonism?

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Martin Scorsese’s recent comments on superhero films led to a viewing of what I consider to be his seminal work: 1990’s GoodFellas. DJ (from The Untrained Eye podcast) joins me for his first viewing of the film, and we discuss:

- What is cinema?

- Street cred

- Italian American stereotyping

- Sausage n peppahs

- How did the Sopranos fix the the television industry?

- What are the best lines in GoodFellas?

- Do fans of mob films understand the anti-mob statements made by the movies they idolize

- My hot take on Stranger Things

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Today we pontificate on the values of Deadpool 2. In what way is it a family film? Does it live up to its predecessor? What was the funniest death? Where do film franchises go when they reach a certain age - reboot, recast, or other?

Find the answers you seek my child, as well as some light condemnation of the sins of the DCEU.

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This week’s Sermon concerns the beloved cult classic Big Trouble in Little China.

Why wasn’t it a bigger hit upon release?

Is Jack Burton actually the sidekick?

Would it be a sin for Dwayne Johnson to remake it?

Why do the Chinese have so many hells?

And what in the hell is Gracie Law doing here?

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Matt & Jason have chosen Avengers: Infinity War as their first film to review. What did they love? What did they hate? Were they impressed with Thanos? What characters do they think will be returning from the dead? Click that play button to find out!

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