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     Brian and Christian are joined by Ryan Ellis of The Top 100 Project to discusses Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain.

Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
Written by: Darren Aronofsky 
Score by: Clint Mansell
Budget: $35 million
Grossed: $16 million

Cast:

• Hugh Jackman as Tomás Verde / Thomas Creo / Tommy the Space Traveler
• Rachel Weisz as Isabella I of Castile / Izzi Creo
• Ellen Burstyn as Dr. Lillian Guzetti
• Stephen McHattie as Grand Inquisitor Silecio
• Mark Margolis as Father Avila
• Cliff Curtis as Captain Ariel

Talking Points: 

1. What is your history with Darren Aronofsky?
2. What are your initial (non-spoiler) opinions of The Fountain?
3. A Clash of Cultures: What are the themes of The Fountain?
4. How does The Fountain compare to other movies with multiple narratives/timelines?
5. Final Opinions 

Next EP: 

• Tenet Review w/ James Barnes

Social Media:
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: @PopOHolics
Twitter: @PopOHolics
Instagram: @popoholicscast

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Intro: 

• Welcome Special Guest, Ryan Ellis (The Top 100 Project)!

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• Chadwick Boseman Dies at 43 (https://variety.com/2020/film/news/chadwick-boseman-dead-dies-black-panther-1234753232/)
• New Mandalorian Episodes Begin 10/30 on Disney+
• New edit of The Godfather III coming to theaters (https://variety.com/2020/film/news/godfather-part-iii-ending-new-version-theaters-1234758590/amp/)

Movies:

• Mulan (Out Now on Disney+ Premium)
• I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Out Now on Netflix)
• #Alive (Netflix) 9/8

Video Games:

• Marvel’s Avengers (Out Now on PC, PS4, Xbox, Stadia)

What We’ve Been Consuming: 

Ryan

•  Cobra Kai (Netflix)
•  I May Destroy You (HBO Max)
•  The Old Guard (Netflix)

Brian

• Bill and Ted Face the Music (Theaters/PVOD)
• A Wrinkle in Time (Book)

Christian 

• The Boys Season 1 (Prime Video)

Social Media:
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     The boys begin their month of sobriety by jumping into the realm of the far out with 2011's Tree of Life.

Episode 97: The Tree of Life (2011) 

Directed by: Terrence Malick
Written by: Terrence Malick
Score by: Alexandre Desplat
Budget: $32 million
Grossed: $61.7 million

Cast:

• Brad Pitt as Mr. O'Brien
• Jessica Chastain as Mrs. O'Brien
• Sean Penn as Jack O'Brien
• Laramie Eppler as R.L. O'Brien
• Tye Sheridan as Steve O'Brien
• Kari Matchett as Jack's ex
• Joanna Going as Jack's wife
• Michael Showers as Mr. Brown
• Kimberly Whalen as Mrs. Brown
• Jackson Hurst as Uncle Roy
• Fiona Shaw as Grandmother
• Crystal Mantecón as Elisa
• Tamara Jolaine as Mrs. Stone
• Dustin Allen as George Walsh

Social Media:
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Twitter: @PopOHolics
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Brian & Chris’s Wacky DC FanDome Coverage: 

• Overall Presentation of the Convention
• Wonder Woman 1984
• WB Games Montreal’s Gotham Knights (2021)
• The Flash 
• The Suicide Squad
• Zack Snyder’s Justice League
• Black Adam
• Shazam: Fury of the Gods
• Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League (2022)
• The Batman 

What We’ve Been Consuming: 

Chris

• Superman: Man of Tomorrow (Movie)
• Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story (Documentary) 

Brian

• Bullitt (VOD)
• Mulholland Drive (Polk Theatre)
• Cut Throat City (Theaters)

Christian 

• Ghost of Tsushima (PS4) 
• Project Power (Netflix)
• Saved (Prime Video)

     The gang ends their Spike Lee Spotlight with the Netflix Original Film, Da 5 Bloods.

Episode 96:  Da 5 Bloods (2020)

Directed by: Spike Lee
Written by: Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo, Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee
Score by: Terence Blanchard
Budget: $35-45 million
Grossed: Netflix Streams 

Cast:

• Delroy Lindo as Paul 
• Jonathan Majors as David
• Clarke Peters as Otis
• Norm Lewis as Eddie
• Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Melvin
• Chadwick Boseman as "Stormin'" Norman Earl Holloway
• Johnny Trí Nguyễn as Vinh
• Mélanie Thierry as Hedy Bouvier
• Paul Walter Hauser as Simon
• Jasper Pääkkönen as Seppo Havelin
• Jean Reno as Desroche
• Veronica Ngo as Hanoi Hannah
• Lê Y Lan as Tiên
• Nguyễn Ngọc Lâm as Quân
• Sandy Hương Phạm as Michon

Talking Points: 

1. Overall thoughts on Da 5 Bloods?
2. History with Vietnam movies, how does Da 5 Bloods compare to these films? 
3. How do the style and structure of the film impact the effectiveness of the character story?
4. What are the overall themes of Da 5 Bloods?
5. Final thoughts. 

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Next EP: 

• Tree of Life

Pop-O-Holics Weekly Upload (08/24/2020) 

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• Tenet coming to select US theaters 8/31 (https://apnews.com/b96521e733115ffc282ff6783b3923eb)
• Ben Affleck will return as Batman in the new Flash movie from Andy Muschietti (https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/08/ben-affleck-returns-batman-the-flash-multiverse-keaton)

Movies:

• The New Mutants (8/28)
• Bill and Ted Face the Music (8/28)

Music:

• Smile (Katy Perry) 8/28

What We’ve Been Consuming: 

Chris

• Project Power (Netflix)
• Jack Whitehall: Travels With My Father (Netflix)
• High Score (Netflix) 

Brian

• What We Do in the Shadows (Kanopy)
• Platoon (VOD)

Christian 

• Love on the Spectrum (Netflix)
• Don’t Mess with the Zohan (Netflix)

Community Feedback Section:

• Corrections!
• Poll Results! 

Social Media
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: @PopOHolics
Twitter: @PopOHolics
Instagram: @popoholicscast

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The Pop-Squad is joined by fan-favorite James Barnes of the Careful4Spoilers podcast, as they continue their Spike Lee Spotlight with BlacKkKlansman.

Based on the 2014 memoir, The Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth
Directed by: Spike Lee
Written by: Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Wilmott, and Spike Lee
Score by: Terence Blanchard
Budget: $15 million
Grossed: $93.4 million

Cast:

• John David Washington as Detective Ron Stallworth
• Adam Driver as Detective Philip "Flip" Zimmerman
• Laura Harrier as Patrice Dumas
• Topher Grace as David Duke
• Jasper Pääkkönen as Felix Kendrickson
• Ryan Eggold as Walter Breachway

Talking Points: 

1. James, What is your history with Spike Lee’s work? 
2. What are your overall thoughts of the film? 
3. Discussion: themes of changing systems from the inside (reformation) vs revolution 
4. Comparing this against Spike Lee’s other work
5. Final thoughts 

Plugs: 

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Next EP: 

• Da 5 Bloods (2020)

Pop-O-Holics Weekly Upload (08/17/2020) w/ James Barnes of the Careful4Spoilers Podcast!

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• Disney May Be Abandoning 4K Physical Releases (https://www.slashfilm.com/disney-4k-physical-media-production-ceasing/)
• Major layoffs at DC (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dc-comics-dc-universe-hit-by-major-layoffs-1306743)
• AMC Theaters Beginning to Reopen 8/20

Movies:

• Unhinged (8/21)
• Inception (8/21)

Music:

• Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was - Bright Eyes (8/21) 

What We’ve Been Consuming:

James

• Food Wars (Anime)
• Die Hard (4K)
• Die Hard With A Vengeance (4K)
• T2 (4K)
• American Made (4K)

Chris

• Rob Schneider: Asian Momma, Mexican Kids (Netflix) 
• Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Finale (TV Show) 

Brian

• Endless Poetry (Movie)
• Zoolander (Movie)

Christian 

• Liar Liar (Hulu)
• Stateless (Netflix)

Community Feedback Section:

• Poll Results! 
• 5 Star Review

Social Media:
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Facebook: @PopOHolics
Twitter: @PopOHolics
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Episode 95: Malcolm X (1992) w/ Delisha White

Based on: The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X & Alex Haley
Directed by: Spike Lee
Written by:  Arnold Perl and Spike Lee
Score by: Terence Blanchard
Budget: $35 million
Grossed: $55.9 million

Cast:

• Denzel Washington as Malcolm X
• Angela Bassett as Betty Shabazz
• Albert Hall as Baines
• Al Freeman Jr. as Elijah Muhammad
• Delroy Lindo as West Indian Archie
• Spike Lee as Shorty
• Theresa Randle as Laura
• Kate Vernon as Sophia

Talking Points: 

1. Delisha, what is your personal history with Spike Lee’s filmography?
2. What did you know about Malcolm X before this movie? 
3. General opinions on film. 
4. Final takes. 

Pop-O-Holics Weekly Upload (08/10/2020) 

• Welcome Special Guest, Delisha White! 

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• Mulan coming to Disney+ September 4 (https://www.slashfilm.com/mulan-on-disney/)
• Nia DaCosta to direct Captain Marvel 2 (https://deadline.com/2020/08/captain-marvel-sequel-nia-dacosta-director-1202992213/amp/?__twitter_impression=true)
• European Song Contest coming to America as “American Song Contest” (https://variety.com/2020/music/news/eurovision-song-contest-american-song-contest-1234726887/amp/?__twitter_impression=true)

Movies:

• Project Power (Netflix) 8/14
• Spree (PVOD) 8/14

TV:

• [UN]WELL (Netflix) 8/12

Quick Hits: 

Delisha

• Black is King - Beyonce (Disney+)
• Brandy Beats 1 interview with Ebro from Hot97 on her new album B7  (Apple Music)
• Wu Tang: An American Saga (Hulu)

Chris

• An American Pickle (HBO Max)
• Godzilla vs Mothra (1992)

Brian

• Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon by Pop Smoke (Album, Streaming)
• Zack to the Future (Podcast)

Christian 

• Christian’s Vinyl Corner: Happy Hollow by Cursive (Vinyl, Streaming)
• Tread (Netflix)

Social Media:
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: @PopOHolics
Twitter: @PopOHolics
Instagram: @popoholicscast

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