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Pop-O-Holics Weekly Upload (12/21/2020) 

Intro: 

• Last Weekly Upload and Main Episode before Christmas! 

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• Sony removes Cyberpunk 2077 from PlayStation store and offers refunds for copies purchased there

Movies:

• Wonder Woman 1984 (HBO Max/Theaters) 12/25
• Promising Young Woman (Theaters) 12/25
• Soul (Disney+) 12/25

Music:

• Placebo by WhoKnows (Streaming) 12/21

What We’ve Been Consuming: 

Chris

• The Mandalorian, Season 2 Episodes 6 “The Tragedy”, 7 “The Believer”, 8 “The Rescue” (Disney+) 

Brian

• Gunda (NEON Virtual Cinema)
• Host (VOD) 

Christian 

• Cyberpunk 2077 (PS4, Xbox and PC)
• Eight Crazy Nights (Hulu/Showtime) 
• Onward (Disney+)

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     The gang continues their Cyberpunk Christmas with Ghost in the Shell.

Episode 112: Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Based on Ghost in the Shell manga by Masamune Shirow
Directed by: Mamaru Oshii
Written by: Kazunori Ito
Score by: Kenji Kawai
Budget: $10 million
Grossed: $43 million

Cast: 

• Mimi Woods as Major Motoko Kusanagi
• Richard Epcar as Batou
• Tom Wyner as The Puppet Master
• Christopher Joyce as Togusa
• William Fredrick Knight as Chief Aramaki
• Michael Sorich as Ishikawa
• Simon Prescott as Chief Nakamura
• Richard Cansino as Mizuho Data 

Talking Points: 

1. What is your personal history with Ghost in the Shell? 
2. How does this film compare to the first two films we’ve watched this month? 
3. How has Ghost in the Shell influenced the “cyberpunk” genre? 
4. What are the themes of the film? 
5. Final thoughts of Ghost in the Shell. 

Next EP: 

• Johnny Mnemonic

Extra Stuff: 

• https://youtu.be/gXTnl1FVFBw -Ghost in the Shell: Identity in Space by Nerdwriter1 on YouTube

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Pop-O-Holics Weekly Upload (12/14/2020) 

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• Alfred Molina reprising his role as Doc Ock in Tom Holland’s Spider-man 3 (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-3-alfred-molina-returning-as-doctor-octopus?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social) 
• Disney Investor Day Highlights: FX announces Aliens TV series with showrunner Noah Hawley, Hayden Christensen returning as Darth Vader in Obi-wan Kenobi series, Ahsoka and Rangers of the New Republic series under development by Jon Favereau and Dave Filoni, Patty Jenkins will direct new Star Wars feature, Rogue Squadron, Marvel will not recast Black Panther, Marvel confirms Christian Bale will be playing “Gorr the God Butcher” in Thor: Love and Thunder, 5 new MCU series announced (Secret Invasion, Ironheart, Armor Wars, GotG Holiday Special, I Am Groot), Confirmed the title of Ant-man 3 as Ant-man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Kathryn Newton has been cast as Cassie Lang, Jon Watts announced to be directing Fantastic Four. 

Movies:

• Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix) 12/18

TV:

• The Stand (CBS All Access) 12/17

What We’ve Been Consuming: 

Chris

• Mank (Netflix)
• The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone (Blu ray) 

Brian

• Mank (Original Musical Score) - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
• Everything Will Change (Live) - The Postal Service

Christian 

• High Score (Netflix)
• Cyberpunk 2077  Early Impressions (PS4/Xbox One, PC)

Community Feedback Section: 

• Poll Results! 

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Episode 111: Robocop
     The gang continues their Cyberpunk Christmas month with part man: part machine: all justice: The original Robocop.

Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
Written by: Edward Neumeier & Michael Miner
Score by: Basil Poledouris
Budget: $13 million
Grossed: $53.4 million

Cast: 

• Peter Weller as Alex Murphy/Robocop
• Nancy Allen as Anne Lewis
• Dan O’Herhily as The Old Man
• Ronny Cox as Dick Jones
• Kurtwood Smith as Clarence Boddicker
• Miguel Ferrer as Bob Morton

Talking Points: 

1. What is your history with Robocop franchise?
2. What are your overall thoughts on Robocop?
3. How does this film fit within the “cyberpunk” genre?
4. Violence and Satire of violent films, does it work?
5. Final thoughts

Next EP: 

• Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Pop-O-Holics Weekly Upload (12/7/2020) 

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• Wonder Woman 1984 to be first on HBO to support 4K streaming
• All 2021 Warner Brothers movies will be released on HBO Max and theatrically simultaneously (https://variety.com/2020/film/news/warner-bros-hbo-max-theaters-dune-matrix-4-1234845342/)
• Charlize Theron makes first look deal with HBO (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/live-feed/charlize-theron-inks-first-look-tv-deal-with-hbo-hbo-max-exclusive?__twitter_impression=true)
• Slamdance film festival offers free virtual tickets until 12/31 (https://variety.com/2020/film/news/slamdance-film-festival-virtual-2021-lineup-1234841884/amp/?__twitter_impression=true)

Movies:

• I’m Your Woman (Prime Video) 12/11

TV:

• Alice in Borderland (Netflix) 12/10

Video Games:

 ⁃ ⁃ Cyberpunk 2077 releases on Thursday the 10th ((https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/cyberpunk-2077-is-definitely-releasing-next-week-developer-confirms-2831071)

What We’ve Been Consuming: 

Chris

• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Manga and Anime)

Brian

• My Octopus Teacher (Netflix) 

Christian 

• Uncle Frank (Amazon Prime) BD, CC
• How To with John Wilson (HBO Max)

Community Feedback Section: 

• Weekly Poll results! 

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     The gang enters CYBERPUNK CHRISTMAS this month, beginning with 1982 classic, Blade Runner: The Final Cut.

Episode 110: Blade Runner (1982)

Based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Written by: Hampton Fancher and David Peoples
Score by: Vangelis
Budget: $30 million
Grossed: $41.5 million

Cast: 

• Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard
• Rutger Hauer as Roy Batty
• Mary Sean Young as Rachael
• Edward James Olmos as Gaff
• Michael Emmet Walsh as Bryant
• Daryl Hannah as Pris
• William Sanderson as J.F. Sebastian
• Brion James as Leon Kowalski
• Joanna Cassidy as Zhora Salome
• James Hong as Chew
• Morgan Paull as Dave Holden
• Hy Pyke as Taffey Lewis

Talking Points: 

1. What is “Cyberpunk”? What is your personal experience with the genre and what is its cultural impact?
2. What is your history with Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner and its various cuts? 
3. What are your overall opinions of Blade Runner: The Final Cut?

Next EP: 

• Robocop (1987)

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Pop-O-Holics Weekly Upload (11/30/2020) 

Intro: 

• Welcome to A Pop-O-Holics Cyberpunk Christmas! 

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• Mobile Suit Gundam and more now streaming on Funimation (https://io9.gizmodo.com/step-aside-oldtypes-the-original-mobile-suit-gundam-is-1845747568)
• Steve McQueen’s Small Axe collection on BBC and Prime (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/arts/television/steve-mcqueen-small-axe.html?referringSource=articleShare)

Movies:

• Mank (Netflix) 12/4
• Nomadland (Lincoln Center Virtual Cinema) 12/4-12/10

TV:

• Selena: The Series (Netflix) 12/4

What We’ve Been Consuming: 

Chris

• Animaniacs (Hulu) BD (episode 1 only)
• Marvel 616 (Disney+) BD (only the toys episode)
• The Mandalorian Season 2 (Episodes 3,4,5 SPOILERS) (Disney+) BD

Brian

• Ainu Mosir (Netflix)

Christian 

• Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War (PS4&5, Xbox One/X/S and PC)
• The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)

Community Feedback Section: 

• Poll Results! 

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     The gang wraps up their month, celebrating the most infamous web slinger of them all, with the release of the much anticipated Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales.

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Review

Developed by: Insomniac Games
Directed by: Brian Horton, Bryan Intihar, Marcus Smith, and Ryan Smith
Written by: Ben Arfman, Nick Folkman, Max Folkman, Mary Kenney, and Lauren Mee
Score by: John Paesano

Cast: 

• Nadji Jeter as Miles Morales / Spider-man
• Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker / Spider-man
• Jacqueline Pinol as Rio Morales
• Griffin Puatu as Ganke Lee
• Jasmin Savoy Brown as Phin Mason
• Ike Amadi as Aaron Davis / The Prowler
• Troy Baker as Simon Krieger
• Darin De Paul as J. Jonah Jameson
• Todd Williams as Rick Mason 
• Fred Tatasciore as Rhino
• Ashley Burch as Danika Hart

Talking Points: 

1. Impressions of original 2018 Marvel’s Spider-Man 
2. Overall (Spoiler-Free) Opinions on Marvel’s Spider-man: Miles Morales
3. Differences and updates to gameplay mechanics (Venom Powers, Camouflage, different Gadgets/side quests). 
4. Spoiler talk
5. Final thoughts 

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Pop-O-Holics Weekly Upload (11/23/2020) 

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• Wonder Woman 1984 to debut on HBO Max and in Theaters (https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-hbo-max-release-1234804411/)

Movies:

• Hillbilly Elegy (Netflix) 11/24
• The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (Netflix) 11/25
• Uncle Frank (Prime Video) 11/25

TV:

• Saved By The Bell Reboot (Peacock) 11/25
• The Flight Attendant (HBO Max) 11/26

What We’ve Been Consuming: 

Chris

• Lego Star Wars Holiday Special (First 15 minutes) (Disney+) BD

Brian

• Fatman (Theaters, correction on streaming date 11/24)

Christian 

• Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla (PS4/PS5, Xbox one and PC))

Community Feedback Section: 

• Corrections: Christian - Tim Robinson, Chris - John Paxton
• Weekly Poll results! 

    The boys finish their journey down Raimi-Memory lane with the updated version of the infamous, Spider-Man 3.

Spider-man 3: Editor’s Cut (2017)

Directed by: Sam Raimi
Written by: Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi, and Alvin Sargent
Score by: Christopher Young
Budget: $280-350 million
Grossed: $895 million

Cast: 

• Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-man
• Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson
• James Franco as Harry Osborn/New Goblin
• Thomas Hayden Church as Flint Marko/Sandman
• Topher Grace as Eddie Brock/Venom
• Bryce Dallas Howard as Gwen Stacy
• Rosemary Harris as May Parker
• J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson
• James Cromwell as Captain George Stacy
• Bill Nunn as Robbie Robertson
• Elizabeth Banks as Betty Brant 

Talking Points: 

1. What were your first impressions of Spider-man 3 when it was originally released?
2. How does the Editor’s Cut of Spider-man 3 compare to the theatrical release? Do you think it is an improvement? 
3. What are the themes of Spider-man 3?
4. Let’s Talk Soundtrack Part 3: “Signal Fire” by Snow Patrol. How does this compare to the last 2 singles we’ve talked about? 
5. What are your overall/final thoughts on the film? 

Next EP: 

• Spider-man: Miles Morales Review

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