Pop That!

Aaron and I are cinephiles of trash celluloid, yet somehow we both managed to have several films slip through the cracks over the years. So we fix that starting this summer with our very first #SlasherSummer episode devoted to the best slashers we had never seen (until now.) First up is Tourist Trap (1979), which is about a bunch of deadly mannequins manipulated psycho-kinnetically by a maniac. Yes, it's as crazy as it sounds. Time to POP THAT! with Aaron Haughton and break down TOURIST TRAP!

It's our very first Second-Chance Cinema episode and we're packing in a double-feature doozy! Jason Pippin is in the house to talk about Prometheus and Alien: Covenant. A lot has been said about these movies over the years, so how did they hold up on a second-chance watch? You'll have to listen and find out. Two die-hard Alien fan-geeks talking shop about the franchise we love. What's better than that? Time to give a second chance to Prometheus and Covenant and POP THAT!

It's a first for Movies 101! An actual Q&A with director J.A. Bayona, the talented filmmaker behind the new summer blockbuster Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. We were fortunate enough to attend this Q&A session after an advanced screening presented by the awesome folks at Birth.Movies.Death, Alamo Drafthouse, and Rooster Teeth. If you're a fan of the Jurassic Park/Jurassic World franchise or just a movie lover, you won't want to miss what Mr. Bayona has to say on a variety of topics. (Warning: Spoilers within!) It's time to Pop That! with Director J.A. Bayona himself!

Grrrr!!! Rawr!!!!! It's time to take a dino-bite out of J.A. Bayona's Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Come for our dinosaur puns and stay for our social critique on how this movie finally puts some humanity back into this franchise. (Seriously, there's a scene that will have you boo-hooing into your Fruity Pebbles like you're 12 years old again.) But, is that enough? Get our Pop Take! (the good and the bad) on Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

Have you seen Hereditary? Or are you avoiding spoilers, but want to know what sort of time you may be in for? Then listen to our Pop Take on Ari Aster's first feature-length movie. It's a doozy and not for the squeamish. Well-crafted arthouse horror for the mainstream sure is a rare gem to find, but this film (mostly) earns that praise. It's a truly scary, scary movie. It's time for our Pop Take! on Hereditary.

We couldn't be more excited to have our friend (and one of our favorite funny ladies) Regina Soto back on this episode to break down all the mixed messages we get about love and romance from movies and TV. Seriously, why didn't Andie end up with Duckie at the end of Pretty In Pink? And why don't we feel worse than we should about that?? This and other questions are answered on this episode of Movies 101: What's Love Got To Do With It?

It's TV 101! And we're talking serious about "Roseanne: The Return." Susan Pickover joins the show for an "emergency" recording to break down the cancellation of the recently-returned series. We discuss our love for the original show, break down how the new season ultimately succumbed to its own politics, and try to answer the question: how did this go so wrong? This was a pretty emotional episode to record, so join us as we wade through our feelings and try to make sense of it all. We hope you appreciate the discussion! It's seriously time to POP THAT!

Star Wars is back, baby! Kicking off the summer this Memorial Day weekend with both Chris Calilung and Chris Shatraw in the house to dissect our viewing. Did it measure up? You'll have to listen to find out. So grab a glass of moof milk, kick off your shoes and let's get our Pop Take on Solo: A Star Wars Story!

It's the inaugural show of one of our new themed episodes, where we ask the question: WTF Were They Thinking??? And we couldn't be more excited to have our friend (and one of our favorite funny ladies) Susan Pickover on this episode to break down the classic 1989 extravaganza: Teen Witch. Betcha didn't know the show was named after this classic! Tune in to find out why we love this glorious POS movie and we ask WTF….WERE THEY THINKING?

It's that time of year! We're gonna predict which summer movies will be tops at the box office. Chris Calilung and Matthew McKibben join me to see if we're winners or losers by summer's end. (If it's anything like last year, our dreams will be crushed like a bug under Thanos' boot.) May the odds be ever in your favor!