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Pop & Locke episodes

January 20, 2021 Wonder Woman 1984
After months of delay, Wonder Woman 1984 was finally released on HBO Max in addition to select theaters. There was plenty of anticipation for the sequel, but ultimately it was less than impressive. With a wishing stone, the introduction of the villain Cheetah, and the return of Steve Trevor the movie jumped around leaving the audience confused. With a third movie already approved, we hope director Patty Jenkins can learn from some of her mistakes.
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44 min
January 06, 2021 The Mandalorian
Michael Cannon, Stephen Kent, Pat Eddington, and Nick Armstrong join the show to discuss how The Mandalorian focused on character development. The show has let us discover much more of the galaxy and introduces even more opportunities for story-telling. Ultimately the show is about the travels of a lone bounty hunter in the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from the authority of the New Republic.
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57 min
December 23, 2020 M*A*S*H
There was one TV show that was able to show the horrors of war, incisively critique it, but still inspire compassion for those affected by it. M*A*S*H creators understood the power of comedy to hit just the right laughable notes between moment of introspection. Throughout this special episode of Pop & Locke we ask Mike Farrell, who plays BJ Hunnicutt on the show, about his time with the cast and how he was inspired to create his character.

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56 min
December 09, 2020 Starship Troopers
Humans in a fascist, militaristic future wage war with giant alien bugs is truly the best way to describe Starship Troopers. This was the third movie in a trio directed by Paul Verhoeven throughout the late 80s and 90s. When the movie was first released in 1997, it received mixed reviews because a large portion of the audience did not conclude that the movie was satirical.
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46 min
November 25, 2020 Blade Runner
In 2019 Los Angeles, Deckard is a blade runner who is tasked with the job of hunting down humanoids known as "replicants" who are illegally on Earth. Fast forward to 2049, when Officer K is a new blade runner who discovers a well-kept secret that leads him to Deckard, who has been missing for 30 years.

What is the difference between being "born" and being "created"? Who gets to decide whether or not robots or humanoids have rights? How do you know your memories are yours and not someone else's?
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1 hr 3 min
November 11, 2020 V for Vendetta
Evey Hammond is a regular U.K. citizen, which is under the rule of the fascist and tyrannical Norsefire Party. Every become the enemy of the state by teaming up with an enigmatic and larger-than-life freedom fighter known only by the letter "V". What is the meaning of the Guy Fawke's mask?
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55 min
November 04, 2020 All the President's Men
The 1976 film, All the President's Men, follows The Washington Post reporters, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, as they uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.
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1 hr 8 min
October 21, 2020 The Purge: Election Year
The Purge: Election Year is not a good movie, but it is ripe with social commentary. The dystopia film is set in the not so distant future where the New Founding Fathers of America are the dominant political party. But a young newcomer, Senator Charlie Roan is trying to unseat the incumbent to put a stop to government-sanctioned violence. The movie attempts to critique grotesque violence, but ends up just being extremely hypocritical.
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59 min
October 07, 2020 Get Out & Us
Get Out cleverly uses common horror tropes to reveal truths about how damaging racism still is in our modern world. Us, as the title suggests, tells a story about how neglecting to come to grips with our past makes us our own worst enemies. Alissa Wilkinson and Ciara Wardlow help us unpack both thriller films.

Why is horror considered a primarily white genre? How did Jordan Peele connect with his audience through the combination of horror and comedy? What is the connection between comedy and horror?
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1 hr 10 min
September 23, 2020 Christopher Nolan's Batman
Christopher Nolan's Batman operates within the state in a very strange way. Nolan believes that his trilogy of movies are actually each in their own genre. Batman Begins is a classic origin story broken down in three parts. The Dark Knight exists as a crime movie with the Joker as a terrorist who seeks chaos. The Dark Knight Rises is an epic film with a militaristic enemy.

How are the Joker and Bane different? How do the villains in Nolan's Batman trilogy enhance the movies?
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1 hr 3 min