Popoholics

Episode 138: Black Widow (2021)

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Directed by: Cate Shortland
Written by: Eric Pearson
Score by: Lorne Balfe 
Budget: $200 million+
Gross: ~$88 million first weekend (US)

Cast:

• Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
• Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova/Black Widow
• David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian
• O-T Fagbenle as Rick Mason 
• William Hurt as Thaddeus Ross
• Ray Winston as Dreykov
• Rachel Weisz as Melina Vostakov/Black Widow

Talking Points:

1. What are your overall non-spoiler thoughts on this viewing?

Spoiler-Talk: 

1. What are our favorite moments?
2. Final thoughts. 

Next EP:

• Loki (Disney+ Original Series)

Popoholics Weekly Upload (07/12/2021)

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Intro:

• Welcome

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• Black Widow on track to beat F9 opening gross (https://variety.com/2021/film/box-office/black-widow-box-office-debut-1235016574/)
• What If…? trailer released (https://youtu.be/x9D0uUKJ5KI)

Movies:

• Gunpowder Milkshake (Netflix) 7/14
• Space Jam: A New Legacy (Theaters/HBO Max) 7/16
• Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (Theaters) 7/16
• Fear Street Part Three: 1666 (Netflix) 7/16
• Pig (Theaters) 7/16

TV:

• Wellington Paranormal (CW/HBO Max) 7/11 & 7/12
• McCartney 3,2,1 (Hulu) 7/16

What We’ve Been Consuming: 

Chris

• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie: Mugen Train (Funimation App)

Brian

• No Sudden Move (HBO Max) 
• Band of Outsiders (Criterion Collection)

Christian 

• Adaptation (Amazon Prime, VoD)

Community Feedback Section: 

• TBT Episode 24: Keanu: Code Switching 

Episode 137: F9 (2021) w/James Barnes

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Directed by: Justin Lin
Written by: Justin Lin & Daniel Casey
Score by: Brian Tyler
Budget: $200+ million
Gross: $270+ million

Cast: 

• Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto
• Vinnie Bennett as Young Dominic
• Michelle Rodrigues as Letty Ortiz
• Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pierce 
• Chris “Ludacris” Bridges as Tej Parker
• John Cena as Jakob Toretto

Talking Points: The Fast and the Furious Month

1. How was our experience back in the theater?
2. What are your overall non-spoiler thoughts on this viewing?

Spoiler Talk: 

1. What were some of your favorite moments?
2. How does this compare to the other movies in the series?
3. Final thoughts on The Fast and the Furious month
4. What do we want for the future of the franchise?

Pop-O-Holics Weekly Upload (06/28/2021) 

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Intro: 

• Welcome special guest James Barnes

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• F9 opens to best debut of the pandemic (https://deadline.com/2021/06/f9-speeds-to-7-1m-thursday-previews-best-to-date-during-pandemic-1234781577/)
• Paramount Reveals Details for new Transformers Film (https://collider.com/transformers-7-characters-beast-wars-autobots-terracons-maximals/)
• New trailers for Halloween Kills (https://youtu.be/hL6R3HmQfPc), Shang-Chi (https://youtu.be/8YjFbMbfXaQ) & The Suicide Squad (https://youtu.be/eg5ciqQzmK0)

Movies:

• America: The Motion Picture (Netflix) 6/30
• No Sudden Move (HBO Max) 7/1
• The Forever Purge (Theaters) 7/2
• The Tomorrow War (Prime Video) 7/2

TV:

• Tom and Jerry in New York (HBO Max) 7/1

What We’ve Been Consuming: 

James

• Peaky Blinders
• FF Franchise

Chris

• Batman: The Long Halloween Part 1 (DC Animated Movie VOD)

Brian

• Luca (Disney+)

Christian 

• Trial by Media: King Richard (Netflix Docuseries S1 E4)
• Ratchet and Clank: A Rift Apart (PS5)

Community Feedback Section: 

• TBT Episode 22: Brand New...Glory Fades (Part 1)
• Poll Results! 

Episode 136: Furious 7 (2015)

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Directed by: James Wan
Written by: Chris Morgan
Score by: Brian Tyler 
Budget: $200+ million
Gross: $1.5 billion

Cast:

• Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto
• Paul Walker as Brian O’Conner
• Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs
• Michelle Rodrigues as Letty Ortiz
• Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pierce 
• Chris “Ludacris” Bridges as Tej Parker
• Jordana Brewster as Mia Toretto 

Talking Points:

1. What are your overall non-spoiler thoughts on this viewing?

Spoiler-Talk: 

1. What are our favorite moments?
2. How does this compare to the rest of the movies this month?
3. Final thoughts. 

Next EP:

• F9 (2021)

Popoholics Weekly Upload (06/21/2021)

Intro:

• Welcome

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• Nintendo E3 Announcements (https://www.careful4spoilers.com/blog/nintendo-direct-2021-recap-1?format=amp)
• Square Enix E3 Announcements (https://www.polygon.com/e3/22532226/square-enix-presents-e3-2021-best-announcements-trailers)
• Bethesda E3 Announcements (https://www.careful4spoilers.com/blog/xbox-bethesda-e32021-recap)
• After strong Loki debut, Disney+ moves original shows to Wednesday releases (https://deadline.com/2021/06/disney-shifts-original-series-release-schedule-shows-to-launch-on-wednesdays-loki-1234776115/)

Movies:

• Good on Paper (Netflix) 6/23
• F9 (Theaters) 6/25
• False Positive (Hulu) 6/25
• The Ice Road (Netflix) 6/25

TV:

• The Mysterious Benedict Society (Disney+) 6/25

Video Games:

• Mario Golf: Super Rush (Switch) 6/25

What We’ve Been Consuming: 

Brian

• In the Heights (HBO Max)
• Adora and the Distance (ComiXology)

Christian 

• Loki (Disney+)
• Ratchet and Clank: A Rift Apart (PS5)

Community Feedback Section: 

• TBT Episode 21: Brom Com: Romantic Comedies
• Poll Results! 

Episode 135: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

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Directed by: Justin Lin
Written by: Chris Morgan
Score by: Brian Tyler
Budget: $85 million
Gross: $159 million

Cast: 

• Lucas Black as Sean Boswell
• Bow Wow as Twinkie
• Sung Kang as Han Lue
• Brian Tee as Takashi 
• Nathalie Kelley as Neela
• Sonny Chiba as Kamata
• Leonardo Nam as Morimoto

Talking Points: The Fast and the Furious month

1. What is our history with Tokyo Drift?
2. What are your overall non-spoiler thoughts on this viewing?

Spoiler Talk: 

1. What were some of your favorite moments?
2. How does this compare to the other movies in the series?
3. Final thoughts.

Next Episode: 

• Furious 7 (2015)

Pop-O-Holics Weekly Upload (06/14/2021)

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Intro: 

• Welcome

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• F9 debuts with $250 million opening abroad (https://variety.com/2021/film/box-office/fast-9-box-office-international-1234989552/)
• Bill Skarsgard, Donnie Yen and more cast in John Wick 4 (https://collider.com/john-wick-4-cast-bill-skarsgard/amp/)
• Cruella sequel in early development at Disney (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cruella-2-sequel-disney-emma-stone-1234963423/)
• Issa Rae cast as Jessica Drew, aka Spider-Woman, in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sequel (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/issa-rae-spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-sequel-exclusive-1234963163/)

Movies:

• The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (Theaters) 6/16
• Luca (Disney+) 6/18
• Fatherhood (Netflix) 6/18

TV:

• DAVE: Season 2 (FX) 6/16 10pm EST
• iCarly (Paramount+) 6/16
• Physical (Apple TV+) 6/18

What We’ve Been Consuming: 

Chris

• Loki (Disney+) 

Brian

• Trinity: The Best Kept Secret (book)
• The Devil’s Backbone (VOD) 

Christian 

• Bo Burnam: Inside

Community Feedback Section: 

• TBT Episode 20: Speakin’ Franch: Paris Je T’aime 
• Poll Results! 

Episode 134: Fast Five (2011) w/ James Barnes

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Directed by: Justin Lin
Written by: Chris Morgan
Score by: Brian Tyler 
Budget: $125 million
Gross: $626 million

Cast:

• Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto
• Paul Walker as Brian O’Conner
• Jordana Brewster as Mia Toretto 
• Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pierce 
• Chris “Ludacris” Bridges as Tej Parker
• Matt Schulze as Vince
• Sung Kang as Han Lue 
• Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs 
• Gal Gadot as Gisele Yashar
• Joaquim de Almeida as Hernan Reyes

Talking Points:

1. What is our history with Fast Five?
2. What are your overall non-spoiler thoughts on this viewing?

Spoiler-Talk: 

1. What are our favorite moments?
2. How does this compare to the original The Fast and the Furious?
3. Final thoughts. 

Popoholics Weekly Upload (06/07/2021)

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Intro:

• Welcome

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• New season of Kids in the Hall for Amazon has started filming (https://www.brooklynvegan.com/kids-in-the-hall-finally-start-filming-new-season-for-amazon-in-toronto/)
• Warner Bros. Discovery name announced (https://deadline.com/2021/06/discovery-merged-company-to-be-called-warner-bros-discovery-1234767195/)
• Seth Rogan and Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot set for 2023 release (https://variety.com/2021/film/news/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-reboot-seth-rogen-1234985667/)

Movies:

• In the Heights (HBO Max/Theaters) 6/11
• The Misfits (Theaters) 6/11

TV:

• Loki (Disney+) 6/9
• Lupin Part 2 (Netflix) 6/11

Video Games:

• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (PS5) 6/11

What We’ve Been Consuming: 

Chris

• Bo Burnham: Inside (Netflix)

Brian

• A Quiet Place Part II (Theaters)
• Cruella (Disney+)

Community Feedback Section: 

• TBT Episode 19: How I Learned to Love Akira 
• Poll Results!