Pop That!
Pop That! is a podcast for pop culture lovers. Each episode, we'll dive into our favorite movies, TV, music, and entertainment. So come geek out with us! It's time to Pop That!
Episodes
It's our final episode of the 2024 season, and we're ending with a bang!
In the mid-1980s, Brian De Palma gave us his best Hitchcock homage by turning an eye on the seedy, sleazy underbelly of Hollywood in Reagan-era Los Angeles. By blurring the lines between the adult film business and the mainstream film industry, De Palma gave us one of his most scathing critiques while entertaining the - ahem - pants off us. In honor of its 40t...
25 years ago, Paul Thomas Anderson followed up his success with Boogie Nights with a cinematic opera that defied expectations and categorization. Playing like an ensemble chamber piece, switching between viewpoints, this PTA film earns its title, releasing layer upon layer, unfolding like the petals of its eponymous flower.
On its anniversary, let's break down and decipher what exactly is going on, and decide once and for all, can ...
Spooky season is in full effect! So, let's dive back in and return to Elm Street!
Bringing back elements that made the original entry so stellar, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 manages to give us more of what we love, while expanding the mythology in authentic and exciting ways.
Directed and co-written by up-and-comer Chuck Russell, with screenwriting involving original creator Wes Craven and a young Frank Darabont, this Elm Street en...
Spooky season is in full effect! So, let's dive back in and return to Elm Street!
1985's A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 served as New Line Cinema's attempt to establish a new horror franchise with their main villain: Freddy Krueger. And while initial audiences might not have known what to make of this delightfully queer-coded and oddball outing, lucky for us time (and a fresh reappraisal) have turned the film into a bonafide cult clas...
In 1988, budding director Tim Burton brought to life a horror-comedy featuring a unique and memorable foil surrounded by a talented cast of characters, and 1980s children (like me) would never be the same.
In this special episode, Chris Calilung and Susan Pickover join the show to pay tribute to the original movie just in time for the release of the belated sequel. Listen in as we break down the goth details, revel in the nerdy fac...
40 years ago, Wes Craven introduced audiences to the first entry in what would become one of the greatest horror movie franchises of all time. Special guests Aaron Haughton and Dave Berman join the show to celebrate the 40th anniversary, as we kick off our tribute to the entire Elm Street series. Stay caffeinated and grab that hall pass, and whatever you do DON'T. FALL. ASLEEP. It's time to Pop That! on 1984's A Nightmare on Elm St...
Almost 30 years ago, the summer movie box office got a shot of adrenaline from Jan de Bont's Twister. As the new legacy sequel prepares to take audiences by storm (ahem) Chris Calilung joins the show to break down why we love this film and its enduring legacy. Buckle up, and make sure that truck carries full coverage, it's time to Pop That! on 1996's TWISTER.
We're baaack! Our 2024 season kicks off with some emotionally resonant, gut-punching Queer cinema. Aaron Haughton joins the show from Viddy Well Film Blog to help us break down 2023's ode to gay ghostly love - All Of Us Strangers.
Ghost stories are nothing new in the film world, yet leave it to Andrew Haigh to remix the fantasy elements of this well-worn trope with his quintessential emotional beats. Prepare to be treated to an off...
For our fourth and final Slasher Summer episode this season, Viddy Well Film Blog's Aaron Haughton returns once more to break down our last "Remake That Rocks": Chuck Russell's funhouse sci-fi gross-out The Blob.
Russell's late-80s remake of 1958's "The Blob" proves the old adage: if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Acting as a sort of counter-programming to the onslaught of teen slashers and franchise horror movie villains popular du...
For our third Slasher Summer episode this season, Viddy Well Film Blog's Aaron Haughton returns to break down our next "Remake That Rocks": David Cronenberg's mental- and physical-disintegration masterpiece The Fly.
Cronenberg's mid-80s remake of 1958's "The Fly" is part gothic horror romance, part ethical sci-fi allegory, and features the body horror that is a trademark of the maestro director. Outdoing the original film by leaps ...
For our second Slasher Summer episode this season, Viddy Well Film Blog's Aaron Haughton is back to break down our next "Remake That Rocks": John Carpenter's seminal 1982 masterpiece The Thing.
Carpenter's remake of the 1950s sci-fi B-movie The Thing From Another World isn't just one of the greatest remakes of all time; it's an awe-inspiring creature feature with next-level practical FX, featuring a story with influences that can...
We're baaaack! We're relaunching Pop That! Podcast with a new logo and a fresh attitude, so buckle up, listeners.
For our first episode back, Aaron Haughton joins the show from Viddy Well Film Blog. That's right, it's our seasonal tradition: Slasher Summer. This year, we're breaking down the best horror remakes of all time, starting with Philip Kaufman's 1978 version of Invasion of the B...
Remember the days when summer camp meant death by machete and not death by pandemic? 40 years ago, the granddaddy of all slasher films debuted, and summer camp shenanigans would never be the same. Aaron Haughton joins the show to POP THAT on Friday the 13th (2009)!
PART 12 of a 12-PART SPECIAL (SLASHER SUMMER 2020)
Remember the days when summer camp meant death by machete and not death by pandemic? 40 years ago, the granddaddy of all slasher films debuted, and summer camp shenanigans would never be the same. Aaron Haughton joins the show to POP THAT on 2003's Freddy Vs. Jason!
PART 11 of a 12-PART SPECIAL (SLASHER SUMMER 2020)
Remember the days when summer camp meant death by machete and not death by pandemic? 40 years ago, the granddaddy of all slasher films debuted, and summer camp shenanigans would never be the same. Aaron Haughton joins the show to POP THAT on 2001's Jason X!
PART 10 of a 12-PART SPECIAL (SLASHER SUMMER 2020)
Remember the days when summer camp meant death by machete and not death by pandemic? 40 years ago, the granddaddy of all slasher films debuted, and summer camp shenanigans would never be the same. Aaron Haughton joins the show to POP THAT on 1993's Jason Goes to Hell - The Final Friday!
PART 9 of a 12-PART SPECIAL (SLASHER SUMMER 2020)
Remember the days when summer camp meant death by machete and not death by pandemic? 40 years ago, the granddaddy of all slasher films debuted, and summer camp shenanigans would never be the same. Aaron Haughton joins the show to POP THAT on 1989's Friday the 13th Part VIII - Jason Takes Manhattan! (Kinda. Sorta.)
PART 8 of a 12-PART SPECIAL (SLASHER SUMMER 2020)
Remember the days when summer camp meant death by machete and not death by pandemic? 40 years ago, the granddaddy of all slasher films debuted, and summer camp shenanigans would never be the same. Aaron Haughton joins the show to POP THAT on 1988's Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood!
PART 7 of a 12-PART SPECIAL (SLASHER SUMMER 2020)
Remember the days when summer camp meant death by machete and not death by pandemic? 40 years ago, the granddaddy of all slasher films debuted, and summer camp shenanigans would never be the same. Aaron Haughton joins the show to POP THAT on 1986's Friday the 13th Part VI - Jason Lives!
PART 6 of a 12-PART SPECIAL (SLASHER SUMMER 2020)
Remember the days when summer camp meant death by machete and not death by pandemic? 40 years ago, the granddaddy of all slasher films debuted, and summer camp shenanigans would never be the same. Aaron Haughton joins the show to POP THAT on 1985's Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning!
PART 5 of a 12-PART SPECIAL (SLASHER SUMMER 2020)
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