KA-POW! The Pop Cultured Podcast

Buckle up, because it's time for another one of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast's patented movie drafts. This episode, we are going back exactly 25 years to decide our favorite films of 1999. Critics consider it one of the finest years for movies in history, so let's see if we can agree on a Top 11 list that satisfies us all. Length - 03:03:52 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

Learn what to expect during Free Comic Book Day on May 4th with Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast's annual preview, plus a few snippets of news from around the comic industry and some discussion of early 20th century French literature. What? We're cultured. It's right in our name. Length - 00:39:29 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:05:55 - COMIC BOOK NEWS A sampling of this year's Free Comic Book Day offerings, Roy Thomas added as co-creator of Wolverine, "Aliens vs. Avengers" crossover announced and reading recommendations from some interesting recent comic releases.

After recovering from a massive flood in our hometown and a trip to the Great Ohio Toy Show, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is back and ready to catch up on everything we've missed. This week, that includes an excellent Oscars telecast, some controversial casting news, two superb superhero cartoons, an earthshaking documentary and more! Length - 01:20:18 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:25:05 - MOVIE NEWS The 2024 Oscars put on a good show even without many surprises, "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" arrives on HBO and wraps up DC's Snyderverse and Julia Garner cast as Silver Surfer in the upcoming "Fantastic Four." - 0:36:58 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS Return of the seminal series "X-Men '97" hits the right nostalgic notes, comic adaptation "Invincible" concludes its second season on Prime, Apple TV+ doubles down on shows about rich people with Maya Rudolph in "Loot" and Kristen Wiig in "Palm Royale," historical epic novel "Shogun" turned into another big budget miniseries, "Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV" documentary exposes abuse behind the scenes at Nickelodeon, cartoonist Ed Piskor commits suicide after scandal in his personal life and Ike Perlmutter's latest bid for the Disney board thwarted again.

This week we dig around in our freezer, pull out a Riverdale episode, defrost that baby and dig in! So join Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast for Chapter 110 "Things That Go Bump in the Night," where Betty sees some threatening auras, Cheryl starts a library, some ghosts move furniture and Archie immediately agrees to it all. Length - 00:44:45 Language - R. (Contains adult language.)

With the arrival of Spring, we at Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast are antsy to start planning all our convention trips for the year. We started off our season with two great ones, a return to our local Classic Plastics Toy Expo and our very first time checking out the Lexington Comic & Toy Convention. And enjoy a quick TikTok trip report HERE! Length - 00:37:33 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is deciding on our Top Ten Films of All Time! That may be a tough enough task on its own, but we've added the catch that they must be a consensus pick that all three of us agree that we love. And as you may expect, the debate is spirited, the surprises are plentiful and the decisions are final! Length - 02:26:07 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

This week, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast takes a virtual trip to the Sundance Film Festival, discusses a few compelling documentaries and cracks open some brand new comic books. What more could you want? Length - 01:04:37 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:00:38 - MOVIE NEWS Sampling some entries from this year's Sundance Film Festival online, "The Greatest Night in Pop" provides intimate access to the music icons recording "We Are the World" and "Batman and Me" explores the compulsive nature of collecting. - 0:30:40 - COMIC BOOK NEWS Scandal rocks the CGC grading community, Diamond cancels annual Retailer Summit amid financial woes, presenting sponsor for Free Comic Book Day announced, Beckett to begin grading manga for some reason and a look at some recent releases like Marvel's new "Ultimate" line, DC's unexpected crossover "Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong," the creator-owned universe of "Ghost Machine," the blockbuster Energon Universe combining "Transformers" and "G.I. Joe" and more.

After those last few epic episodes, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast slows things down and catches up on our television viewing. Our tastes run from animated fantasy to Marvel superheroes to spy thrillers to dating shows to game shows and everything in between, so there's sure to be something you'll enjoy right along with us! Length - 00:57:14 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:10:20 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS The second season of Kevin Smith's "Masters of the Universe: Revolution" arrives on Netflix, Disney+ asks more "What If?" questions about the Marvel Universe, "Echo" mini-series expands on the character first introduced in "Hawkeye," Donald Glover and Maya Erskine in a fun new incarnation of "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," catching up on Apple TV+ series like "Ted Lasso," "Platonic," "Slow Horses," "The Morning Show," and "For All Mankind," the heartwarming dating show "Love on the Spectrum" gives you plenty to root for, a new Lady Al for "Quantum Leap," "After Midnight" reboots comedic game show with Taylor Tomlinson, Rob Lowe hosts "trivia" show "The Floor" and "Name That Tune" has us concerned for Randy Jackson.

Awards season is in full swing, with every prestigious body out there heaping honors on the most momentous motion pictures of the previous year. But Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast recognizes EVERY movie we saw in 2023, counting down and ranking a year's worth of films and bestowing specific accolades for 13 standout moments and individual performances. It's time to celebrate cinema with the Seventh Annual Poobah Awards! Length - 04:04:20 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

Join us as we celebrate four hundred episodes of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast with a look back at our favorite moments from the past. We've hand-selected some of our flat-out funniest bits and fabulous first appearances of inside jokes and running gags. So whether you're re-living them with us or just discovering KPP for the first time, thanks for listening! Length - 01:25:52 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

Welcome once again to our annual look forward at all of the major movie releases on their way for 2024! Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is joined by special guest Jared Lowe as we schedule out our theater trips for the entire year and compile a Top Ten list of our most anticipated films. Length - 01:58:19 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

For the final episode of 2023, we are joined by Jesse Starcher of The Source Material Comics Podcast to recap our recent outing to the state capital for GalaxyCon Columbus and play a holiday-themed game of "Either / Or." From all of us at Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Length - 01:47:28 Language - R. (Contains adult language.) - 0:40:44 - YEAH YOU KNOW ME Learn a little something about our particular Christmas traditions in a revealing game of "This or That" where we choose between two seasonal options.

Ho ho ho, the holidays are almost here and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast kicks off December by revealing some of our most - and least - liked Christmas content, then settles in for our usual batch of reviews and recommendations. Our Spotify Wrapped may not have much rizz, but we think we're still pretty swell. Length - 01:21:03 Language - R. (Contains adult language.) - 0:04:20 - YEAH YOU KNOW ME Declaring our favorite Christmas songs and the holiday films we find most overrated. - 0:28:50 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS Animated superhero drama "Invincible" keeps up the quality in the second season, catching up on comedic mystery "Only Murders in the Building," 4-part pop culture documentary "1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!," long-awaited fifth season of rural noir Coen Brothers riff "Fargo," reality TV version of the deadly game show on "Squid Game: The Challenge," learning more about the iconic chef from "Julia" and Showtime's cringe comedy "The Curse" with Emma Stone debuts. - 1:00:30 - MOVIE NEWS Historical epic "Napoleon" fails to deliver a clear picture of the military general, David Fincher drops "The Killer" on Netflix and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" revitalizes the Heroes in a Half Shell for a new era.

Marvel's latest movie may not have made much money, but we had more fun than a herd of Flerkens at the theater. Joined again by The OJ, Jesse Starcher of The Source Material Comics Podcast, we review "The Marvels," ace an MCU pop quiz, wrap up the second season of "Loki" and more! Length - 01:42:19 Language - R. (Contains adult language.) - 0:11:50 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS "Loki" concludes in cosmic fashion, more episodes of the informative theme park documentary "Behind the Attraction" on Disney+, unknown actors take over the leads on "Rick and Morty," binging the original "Justified" to get hyped for "City Primeval" and the Netflix time travel drama "Bodies" tells a crime story in four eras. - 0:56:00 - THE MARVELS A SPOILER-filled discussion about the divisive sequel to "Captain Marvel," "The Marvels."

Some months ago, when Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast revealed the results of our first annual summer box office predictions, we promised the winner we'd all watch a movie of his choosing and review it. Well, that winner was Jesse Starcher of The Source Material Comics Podcast and that movie was "Grand Tour: Disaster in Time" (aka "Timescape") and that time is now! So listen in as we thoroughly dissect this wild made-for-TV fever dream of a forgotten time travel film starring a young Jeff Daniels. Length - 01:07:54 Language - R. (Contains adult language.)

It's time for some more Riverdale revelry courtesy of your friends at Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast with Chapter 109 "Venomous." It's an average week in the 'Dale, as Jughead digs through his shortboxes of comics - and Betty's subconscious - Veronica drips poison and Archie microdoses palladium soup and gets forged. Length - 00:46:29 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

We're talking movies on this week's episode of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast. We kick things off by diving into Willem Dafoe's vast filmography in order to agree on his "one job," then review some of the recent flicks we've seen, including the sure-to-be Oscar favorite "Killers of the Flower Moon." Length - 00:59:53 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:05:15 - ONE JOB Deciding on the definitive role in the long and varied career of Willem Dafoe. - 0:32:40 - MOVIE NEWS Indie art heist survival story "Inside" arrives on Prime, a new translation of the iconic revenge film "Oldboy," Scorsese epic "Killers of the Flower Moon" getting awards season buzz and comedian Bert Kreischer's over-the-top "The Machine" an epilogue to his famous bit.

Any listener of Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast should be used to hearing what is on our minds. But this week we go even deeper, revealing what type of worries and angst have been busy haunting our every waking thought. Plus some TV. Length - 00:36:00 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:01:39 - YEAH YOU KNOW ME We reveal what anxieties are currently living rent-free in our heads. - 0:18:25 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS A spinoff of "The Boys," Prime debuts "Gen V" set in a superpowered school, FX concludes British dramedy "Breeders" spanning the entirety of parenthood and the Korean game show on Netflix "The Devil's Plan" involves solving complex puzzles.

There are only a handful of shows left before we hit #400, so Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has begun prepping for that extra-special episode. We've also been road-tripping around in a mad dash to soak in all the late-summer fun we can handle. So here are all our trip reports for the amazing places we've gotten to go lately, including Baltimore Comic Con, Cincinnati Comic Expo, The Great Ohio Toy Show and the Mothman Festival! Length - 01:06:28 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

It was a wild summer at the box office, led by the unprecedented success of "Barbie," but the dust has settled, the season is over and Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast has the receipts. Back in May, we were joined by Jesse Starcher of The Source Material Comics Podcast and made some bold predictions on what would end up as the Top Ten films between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Here are the results! Length - 00:58:38 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)