Popoholics

Popoholics Weekly Upload (08/22/2022)

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Intro:

• Welcome

Corrections:

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• ‘Black-ish’ Creator Kenya Barris to Direct ‘Wizard of Oz’ Remake at Warner Bros. (https://variety.com/2022/film/news/wizard-of-oz-remake-kenya-barris-1235341583/)
• ‘Ghost of Tsushima’ Director Wants to Make a Japanese-Language Film With Japanese Cast (https://collider.com/ghost-of-tsushima-movie-japanese-cast-language-director-chad-stahelski-comments/)
• Robert De Niro To Star In Warner Bros. Mob Drama ‘Wise Guys’ From Director Barry Levinson (https://deadline.com/2022/08/robert-de-niro-to-star-in-warner-drama-wise-guys-from-director-barry-levinson-1235093714/amp/)

Movies:

• Three Thousand Years of Longing (Theaters) 8/26
• The Invitation (Theaters) 8/26
• Samaritan (Prime Video) 8/26

TV:

• Mo (Netflix) 8/24
• Welcome to Wrexham (FX) 8/24

Video Games:

• Saints Row (PC, PS5, XSX, PS4, XBO) 8/23

What We’ve Been Consuming: 

Chris

• She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (Episode 1, Disney+)

Brian

• Inu-Oh (Theaters) 
• But I’m a Cheerleader (Peacock)

Community Feedback Section: 

• TBT Episode 79: T2: Judgment Day
• No poll results! 

Christian’s TikTok of the Week

Episode 194: Predator (1987)

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Directed By: John McTiernan 
Written By: Jim & John Thomas (brothers)
Cinematography: Donald McAlpine
Score By: Alan Silvestri 
Budget: $15-18 million
Gross: $98.3 million

Cast: 

• Arnold Schwarzenegger as Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer
• Carl Weathers as Al Dillon
• Elpidia Carrillo as Anna Gonsalves
• Bill Duke as Sergeant Mac Eliot
• Richard Chaves as Jorge "Poncho" Ramírez
• Jesse Ventura as Blain Cooper
• Sonny Landham as Billy Sole
• Shane Black as Rick Hawkins
• R.G. Armstrong as Major General Homer Philips
• Kevin Peter Hall as The Predator / Helicopter Pilot

Talking Points: 

Non-Spoiler Section: 

1. What are our Non-Spoiler thoughts on Predator?

Spoiler Section:  

1. Stand out moments/elements
2. Closing Thoughts

Pop-O-Holics Weekly Upload (08/15/2022) 

Intro: 

• Welcome

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• Disney+ Ad Plan Price and Launch Date Set — Along With Fee Hikes for Disney+ Premium, Hulu (https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/disney-plus-ads-launch-price-increase-hulu-1235338148/)
• Warner Bros. Weighing Fate of ‘The Flash’ as Its Ezra Miller Problem Grows (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-flash-fate-ezra-miller-problem-worsens-warners-1235196919/)

Movies:

• Look Both Ways (Netflix) 8/17
• Beast (Theaters) 8/19

TV:

• She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (Disney+) 8/18
• The Undeclared War (Peacock) 8/18
• Sprung (Freevee) 8/19
• House of the Dragon (HBO Max) 8/21

What We’ve Been Consuming:

Chris 

• Bullet Train (Theaters)
• I Am Groot (Disney+)

Brian

• The Chase (Delphi Quest/Tubi)

Christian

• The Sandman (Netflix)

Community Feedback Section: 

• TBT Episode: Episode 78 Silence of the Lambs w/Chip
• No Poll Results

Christian’s TikTok of the Week: 

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRy68qGp/

Episode 193: Prey (2022)

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Directed By: Dan Trachtenberg
Written By: Patrick Aison
Score By: Sarah Schachner 
Cinematography By: Jeff Cutter
Budget: $ million
Grossed: $ million

Cast: 

• Amber Midthunder as Naru 
• Dakota Beavers as Taabe 
• Dane DiLiegro as the Predator
• Stormee Kipp
• Michelle Thrush 
• Julian Black Antelope

Talking Points: 

• Chris’ history with the Predator franchise
• Non-spoiler thoughts on Prey

Spoiler section: 

• Stand out moments/elements
• Final thoughts

Next EP: 

• Predator 

Popoholics Weekly Upload (08/08/2022)

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Intro:

• Welcome

Corrections:

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav: “We Will Fully Embrace Theatrical” (https://deadline.com/2022/08/warner-bros-discovery-ceo-david-zaslav-theatrical-windows-1235085460/)
• Conor McGregor To Make Acting Debut In Jake Gyllenhaal-Led ‘Road House’ For Prime Video (https://deadline.com/2022/08/conor-mcgregor-jake-gyllenhaal-road-house-1235083836/)
• Idris Elba-David Leitch Pic ‘Bang!’ In Works As Netflix And Dark Horse Entertainment Extend Partnership (https://deadlin
• e.com/2022/08/idris-elba-david-leitch-pic-bang-from-dark-horse-in-works-at-netflix-1235084597/)

Movies:

• INU-OH (Theaters) 8/12
• Mack & Rita (Theaters) 8/12
• Day Shift (Netflix) 8/12

TV:

• I Am Groot (Disney+) 8/10
• A League of Their Own (Prime Video) 8/12
• This Fool (Hulu) 8/12

What We’ve Been Consuming: 

Chris

• Light & Magic (Docuseries, Disney+)

Brian

• The Sandman Episode 1 (Netflix)

Christian

• Overlord (Hulu) 4K UHD
• Tremors (4K UHD)

Community Feedback Section: 

• TBT Episode 77: Birds of Prey w/Hillary Weiss 
• No poll results! 

Christian’s TikTok of the Week:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRUDgusN/?k=1

August? No, It's a Predator Month

Episode 192: Alien vs. Predator (2004)

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Subscribe on Youtube and comment on any of our videos this month for a chance to win a digital copy of Predator!

Directed By: Paul W.S. Anderson 
Written By: Paul W.S. Anderson
Cinematography: David Johnson 
Score By: Harald Kloser 
Budget: $60-70 million
Gross: $177.4 million

Cast: 

• Sanaa Lathan as Alexa "Lex" Woods
• Raoul Bova as Professor Sebastian De Rosa
• Lance Henriksen as Charles Bishop Weyland
• Ewen Bremner as Dr. Graeme Miller
• Colin Salmon as Maxwell Stafford
• Tommy Flanagan as Mark Verheiden
• Carsten Norgaard as Rusten Quinn
• Joseph Rye as Joe Connors
• Agathe de La Boulaye as Adele Rousseau
• Sam Troughton as Thomas Parks
• Petr Jakl as Stone
• Liz May Brice as The Supervisor 
• Karima Adebibe as a Sacrificial Maiden
• Tom Woodruff Jr. as The Alien/“Grid”
• Ian Whyte as The Predator/“Scar”

Talking Points: 

History with predator franchise

Non-Spoiler Section: 

1. What are our Non-Spoiler thoughts on AVP?

Spoiler Section:  

1. Stand out moments/elements
2. Closing Thoughts

Pop-O-Holics Weekly Upload (08/01/2022) 

Intro: 

• Welcome

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• Daren Aronofsky’s The Whale with Brendan Fraser (https://variety.com/2022/film/news/the-whale-first-look-brendan-fraser-darren-aronofsky-1235325042/)
• Ben Affleck Returning for ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ben-affleck-aquaman-and-the-lost-kingdom-1235188905/)
• Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese Tackling Naval Survival Tale ‘The Wager’ for Apple, Imperative (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/leonardo-dicaprio-martin-scorsese-naval-survival-movie-wager-apple-1235189018/amp/)

Movies:

• Bullet Train (Theaters) 8/5
• Bodies Bodies Bodies (Theaters) 8/5
• Prey (Hulu) 8/5

TV:

• Reservation Dogs Season 2 (Hulu) 8/3
• The Sandman (Netflix) 8/5

What We’ve Been Consuming:

Brian

• The Black Phone (Theaters)
• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (Theaters) 

Christian

• Double Indemnity ( Criterion 4K Blu-Ray)
• The Matrix Trilogy (4K Blu-Ray Set)
• The Rehearsal (HBO Max)
• Severance Season 1 (Apple TV+)

Community Feedback Section: 

• TBT Episode: Episode 76 Atomic Blonde 
• No Poll Results

Nope Review

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10954984/

Christian’s TikTok of the Week: 

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRDgqtTq/?k=1

Episode 191: Hunt for the Wilderpeople 

Find us around the web and subscribe on your favorite podcast player! Directed By: Taika WaititiWritten By:  Taika Waititi (based on the book Wild Pork and Watercress by Barry Crump)
Score By: Monikor
Cinematography By: Lachlan Milne 
Budget: $2.5 million
Grossed: $23.2 million

Cast: 

• Sam Neill as Hector Faulkner
• Julian Dennison as Ricky Baker
• Rima Te Wiata as Bella Faulkner
• Rachel House as Paula Hall
• Rhys Darby as Psycho Sam
• Oscar Knightley as Andy
• Stan Walker as Ron
• Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne as Kahu
• Troy Kingi as TK
• Mike Minogue as Joe
• Cohen Holloway as Hugh
• Taika Waititi as the Minister 

Talking Points: 

• Non-spoiler thoughts on Hunt for the Wilderpeople 

Spoiler section: 

• Stand out moments/elements
• Final thoughts

Popoholics Weekly Upload (07/25/2022)

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Intro:

• Welcome

Corrections:

Chris’s Chaotic Comic-Con Coverage!

https://www.ign.com/articles/san-diego-comic-con-2022-everything-announced

News: 

• Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (https://youtu.be/N-ScJUxAfXw)
• Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Gets a FULL Trailer (https://youtu.be/wMSTqDPxCsY)
• Marvel Studios Animation Panel (https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/sdcc-2022-marvel-studios-animation-panel)
• John Wick 4 Teaser (https://youtu.be/27EF723ZDmI)
• The Sandman Trailer (https://youtu.be/83ClbRPRDXU)
• She-Hulk Trailer (https://youtu.be/u7JsKhI2An0)
• Wakanda Forever Trailer (https://youtu.be/RlOB3UALvrQ)

Movies:

• Vengeance (Theaters) 7/29
• DC League of Super-Pets (Theaters) 7/29

TV:

• Light & Magic (Disney+) 7/27
• Paper Girls (Prime Video) 7/29

Video Games:

• Multiversus Beta (PC, PS5, PS4, XSX, XBO)

Episode 190: Boy (2010)

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Directed By: Taika Waititi 
Written By: Taika Waititi 
Cinematography: Adam Clark
Score By: The Phoenix Foundation
Budget: $ million
Gross: about $8.6 million

Cast: 

• James Rolleston as Boy
• Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu as Rocky
• Taika Waititi as Alamein
• Moerangi Tihore as Dynasty
• Cherilee Martin as Kelly
• RickyLee Waipuka-Russell as Chardonnay
• Haze Reweti as Dallas

Talking Points: 

Non-Spoiler Section: 

1. What are our Non-Spoiler thoughts on Boy?

Spoiler Section:  

1. Stand out moments/elements
2. Closing Thoughts

 Next Episode: 

• Hunt for the Wilderpeople