The RCQ Pop Culture Hour

It's finally here, the #RCQPopCultureHour podcast has arrived! Pour yourself a glass of bubbly and join us Thursday's @6:30 pm EST on IG Live @reelcultued for your weekly pour of pop culture news with RCQ's Assia Micheaux and Dara Cosby. Missed a live episode? No worries! Check out the recorded episode wherever you stream your podcasts.

RCQ's Assia & Kait get really reel in the final episode of The Reel Culture Queens: A&K Do Reviews with actress and accidental influencer, Sydney Michelle. Together they explore life as an actor and creative in the Age of Influencers--the good, the bad and the pressure to create once you’ve “gone viral” Where to find Sydney on social: TikTok: @oksydneymichelle IG: @oksydneymichelle Intro/Outro Music: Birocratic, Barbara About this episode: This episode was previously recorded in May 2022. About this podcast: The Reel Culture Queens: A&K Does Reviews will no longer record future episodes. Thank you for your support! About The RCQ Pop Culture Hour: RCQ will continue its other show, The RCQ Pop Culture Hour for a weekly show on IG Live @ReelCultured, Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.

Part 2 of RCQ's conversation with La Shanda Sugg, licensed therapist and host of the Labors of Love (LOL) Podcast, to discuss how Hollywood has glamorized love and relationships in RomComs and media. Together we discuss: The Notebook Love & Basketball Love Actually Support our Pod on Patreon! Get access to exclusive content and unfiltered episodes at www.patreon.com/reelcultured Where to find The Reel Culture Queens: Website: www.reelcultured.com Instagram: @reelcultured Facebook YouTube Music: Birocratic, la unica

For our Valentine's Day episode, the Queens sat down with LaShanda Sugg, licensed therapist and host of the Labors of Love (LOL) Podcast, to discuss how Hollywood has glamorized love and relationships in RomComs and media. Together we discuss: The Notebook Love & Basketball Love Actually Support our Pod on Patreon! Get access to exclusive content and unfiltered episodes at www.patreon.com/reelcultured Where to find The Reel Culture Queens: Website: www.reelcultured.com Instagram: @reelcultured Facebook YouTube Music: Birocratic, Tubshop, Glowtalk

Part 2 of our Episode with tarot reader extraordinaire and self-proclaimed nerd Corinne Labita sits down with the Reel Culture Queens to discuss how Hollywood portrays the occult and divination in film. Get ready to get spooky! Support our Pod on Patreon! Get access to exclusive content and unfiltered episodes at www.patreon.com/reelcultured Where to find The Reel Culture Queens: Website: www.reelcultured.com Instagram: @reelcultured Facebook YouTube Where to find Corinne: Instagram Music: Birocratic, Summer Eyes

Tarot reader extraordinaire and self-proclaimed nerd Corinne Labita sits down with the Reel Culture Queens to discuss how Hollywood portrays the occult and divination in film. Get ready to get spooky! Support our Pod on Patreon! Get access to exclusive content and unfiltered episodes at www.patreon.com/reelcultured Where to find The Reel Culture Queens: Website: www.reelcultured.com Instagram: @reelcultured Facebook YouTube Where to find Corinne: Instagram Music: Birocratic, Summer Eyes

Assia and Kait get really reel about movie soundtracks with special guests Danielle and Perrida of the OOUUPodcast, a podcast dedicated to music from unsung and underground artists. Music: Birocratic

Assia and Kait review News of the World and Judas and the Black Messiah. Kait saw News of the World and gave it 4 glasses Assia saw Judas and the Black Messiah and gave it 5 glasses. Judas and the Black Messiah is out in theaters now. Don't miss standout performances from Daniel Kaluuya as Fred Hampton and LaKeith Standfield as Bill O'Neal. LaKeith shares his experience portraying Bill and why he needed to get therapy after filming here. Ratings: News of the World , 4 glasses Judas and the Black Messiah, 5 glasses. Music: Birocratic, Tubshop.

We're a little rusty after our two-month holiday recording hiatus, but we're back for season 2 with an all new review of Wonder Woman 1984! We went to the theaters to see the film at our favorite socially-distanced Cinemark theater and share our experience of being back at the movies for the first time since 2019. Rating: 3 Glasses In short, it's a fun action film to see on the big screen just so long as you don't take the time to pick apart the plot--just enjoy the ride! If you aren't able to go to the theaters in your area, you can still stream it with the purchase of an HBO Max subscription until Jan 24th. Music: Birocratic, Marinade

Assia and Kait review their most recent experience, a girls night at the drive-in. Kait channels her inner Samuel Jackson (think Snakes on a Plane) to vent about a less-than-friendly movie-goer, followed by our streaming movie picks. **This episode contains strong language. Listener discretion is advised.** Rating: 3 1/2 glasses. Music: Marinade, Birocratic

RCQ's Assia and Kait review streaming titles to watch while you're pretending to be at the beach. Stay safe and enjoy great storytelling! Music: Birocratic, Barbara, There for ya Featured Wine: Pinot Grigio Recording Date: 6/28/2020 Upcoming Streaming Releases: Disney+: Black is King (July 31) Streaming Releases to Watch Assia's Picks: Netflix: Queen Sono, The Last Dance Kait's Picks: Netflix: The Wrong Missy

We recorded a new episode for this month and decided not to share it. Instead, we’re resharing our review of Harriet that we recorded in November 2019. We said it then, and we say it today, on what would have been Breyonna Taylor's 27th birthday; “The themes in this film, detailing the ten year period of [Harriet’s] life that sparked her lifelong fight for abolition and civil rights during the antebellum era and beyond, STILL connect to current conversations on race and civil rights today in America today. This film couldn’t have been more timely.” We hope you listen. We hope you watch. We hope you learn and we hope that you demand and fight for change. #BlackLivesMatter Rating: 5 glasses Music: Birocratic Original Recording Date: Nov. 22, 2019

RCQ's Assia and Kait review streaming titles to watch while you're practicing social distancing. Stay safe and enjoy great storytelling! Music: Birocratic, Does Not Compute Featured Wine: Pinot Grigio Recording Date: 4/16/2020 Upcoming Theatrical Releases (Now Streaming): Netflix: The Lovebirds (May 22) Streaming Releases to Watch Assia's Picks: Netflix: Uncorked, Crip Camp and Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts Kait's Picks: Hulu: Modern Family Season Finale, Party Down Netflix: Elder Millennial and Confirmed Kills and The Iliza Schlesinger Sketch Show Family Friendly Apple TV: The Adventures of Tin Tin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011)

RCQ's Assia and Kait review streaming titles to watch while you're practicing social distancing. Stay safe and enjoy great storytelling! Music: Birocratic, Oscar and Tubshop Featured Wine: Winking Owl, Pinot Grigio and Recording Date: 3/28/2020 Theatrical Releases (Now Streaming): Disney Plus: Disney's Onward Streaming Releases to Watch Hulu: Sorry to Bother You Netflix: Sex Education (Season 2), Living With Yourself Quirky and Family Friendly Netflix: Home: The Adventures of Tip and Oh

RCQ's Assia and Kait review Harley Quinn: Birds Of Prey and Kait learns about Tik Tok. Rating: 3 1/2- 4 glasses Music: Birocratic, la única Featured Wine: Winking Owl, Sauvignon Blanc. Recording Date: 2/13/2020 Theatrical Releases to Watch: The Photograph, in theaters now Streaming Releases to Watch Netflix: Living With Yourself, starring Paul Rudd, To All The Boys P.S. I Still Love You Disney Plus: Hercules: The Animated Series, Tall Tales Amazon Prime: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

We promised we wouldn't go on past the music...but we did. Music: Oscar, Birocratic

We found it COMPLETELY relatable that Hugh Grant had as difficult of a time with a cockney accent as we did. Rating: 3 1/2 glasses Music: Birocratic, Does Not Compute NOTE: The film in question was Dunkirk, not Midway.

The Reel Culture Queens Assia & Kait get really reel about their "must-see" movies (both theatrical and streaming) and shows. Music: Birocratic, Cinematosis.

The Reel Culture Queens Assia & Kait get really reel about Harriet and how the film challenges what you thought you knew about one of history’s most revered figures. Rating: 5 glasses. Music: Birocratic, Swing Low.

The RCQueens Assia and Kait discuss the story behind Hustlers. Rating: 4 out of 5 glasses. Music: Birocratic