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PMP#158: “Oppenheimer” and Other Christopher Nolan Films

Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al talk about the writer-director’s work, touching on not only his recent tour-de-force, but back to Memento, Dunkirk, Tenet, Inception, The Prestige, Interstellar, Insomnia, and The Following. 

Is Nolan overrated as a thinker and storyteller? Do his plots actually make sense? We talk heroes, noir, philosophy, twists, and his depiction of women.

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PMP#157: The Function of a Pop Culture Podcast

September 6, 2023 By Mark

What is media criticism, and is that what we're doing? For our Season 3 finale (i.e. the end  of PMP's 4th year of … [Read More...]

PMP#156: Black Mirror’s Tech Horrors

August 23, 2023 By Mark

Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al talk about Charlie Brooker’s British anthology TV series that began in 2011 and … [Read More...]

PMP#155: Existentialist Barbie

August 10, 2023 By Mark

Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al talk about the most discussable movie of the summer made by the unlikely pairing of … [Read More...]

PMP#154: Indiana Jones and the Various MacGuffins

July 24, 2023 By Mark

Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al talk about the blockbuster archaeological adventure films created in 1981 by George … [Read More...]

PMP#153: Kids’ Films, Adult Messages

July 11, 2023 By Mark

Mark, Lawrence, and returning parents/panelists Michelle Parrinello-Cason and Chris Sunami take on the mass of largely … [Read More...]

PMP#152: BELIEVE in Ted Lasso

June 28, 2023 By Mark

Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al disagree about the Jason Sudeikis-headed Apple TV+ pandemic hit that's just wrapped up … [Read More...]

PMP#151: Everybody’s Talkin’ ‘Bout “Succession”

June 14, 2023 By Mark

The regular gang (Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al) address Jesse Armstrong's prestige HBO dramedy that premiered in … [Read More...]

PMP#150: Dark Shadows w/ Kathryn Leigh Scott

June 4, 2023 By Mark

Mark, Lawrence, and guest co-host horror writer Sean Michael Cooney (who has seen all 1225 episodes) discuss the gothic … [Read More...]

PMP#149: Rocky and Creed

May 17, 2023 By Mark

It's our most successful sports film franchise ever, starting with the Best Picture winning, highest grossing film from … [Read More...]

PMP#148: Resource Management Video Games

April 24, 2023 By Mark

Mark, Al, our editor Tyler Hislop, and Dr. Jamie Madigan of the Psychology of Video Games podcast talk about a wide … [Read More...]

PMP#147: Nostalgic Mysteries (Knives Out, Poker Face) from Rian Johnson

April 1, 2023 By Mark

Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al talk about Rian Johnson's new show Poker Face as basically a Columbo reboot (a … [Read More...]

PMP#146: Black Panther Films and Comics

March 12, 2023 By Mark

Perhaps alone in the Marvel Universe, Black Panther is taken seriously as a political statement, both in the content of … [Read More...]

PMP#145: Growing Up Sitcommed

February 22, 2023 By Mark

Mark, Sarahlyn, Lawrence, and guest Landen Celano from the Grunt Work podcast (all about Home Improvement) talk about … [Read More...]

PMP#144: Androids and Us

February 8, 2023 By Mark

Do movie robots want to love us, be us, or kill us? Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al talk through various ethical and … [Read More...]

PMP#143: Pinocchio the Unfilmable (Yet Frequently Filmed)

January 26, 2023 By Mark

The PMP core four (Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al) discuss the original 1883 freaky children's story by Carlo Collodi … [Read More...]

PMP#142: Lyric Literality w/ Dave Philpott

January 13, 2023 By Mark

Since 2008, Dave has written cheeky (but actually heavily researched) letters to rock stars that point out logical flaws … [Read More...]

PMP#141: Christmas Songs

December 28, 2022 By Mark

The PMP A-Team (Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al) talk about the canon of Christmas songs, from centuries-old carols to … [Read More...]

PMP#140: First Nations Culture w/ John Beaubien

December 17, 2022 By Mark

Western pop culture has increasingly explored stories of Indigenous Americans (and Canadians), through a spate of TV … [Read More...]

PMP#139: The Sandman Cometh

December 2, 2022 By Mark

We cover the first chunk of Neil Gaiman's 1989 comic and its new Netflix adaptation. Mark is joined by acting coach … [Read More...]

PMP#138: What Are “Creatives”?

November 18, 2022 By Mark

Is there really a division in today's culture between those who create and the merely receptive masses? Mark gathers … [Read More...]

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