Pop Goes The Movies - Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness

On the latest episode of the Pop Goes The Movies Andy Atherton is joined by Jennifer Smith & Scott Shifflett to review Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness. In a spoiler-filled review, they give their thoughts on their expectations going in to the movie; how the whole multiverse will play out; The Illuminati; Wanda as the villain; the introduction of America Chavez to the MCU; Rachel McAdams’ Christine Palmer’s redemption; the tie-ins to Wandavision & What If? and where the MCU goes from here.

Pop Goes The Movies - Ghostbusters: Afterlife

On the latest episode of the Pop Goes The Movies Andy Atherton is joined by Scott Shifflett to review Ghostbusters: Afterlife. In a spoiler-filled review, they give their thoughts on the franchise up to this date; the way the film was linked to the original; the many callbacks and Easter eggs throughout the film; the emotional feels the movie gives and whether or not the franchise should and will continue on.

Pop Goes The Movies - Eternals

On the latest episode of the Pop Goes The Movies Andy Atherton is joined by Scott Shifflett & Tim Capel to review Eternals. In a spoiler-filled review, they give their thoughts on what they expected going into this next entry in the MCU; the large, but diverse cast; the great visual aspects of the film; the mid and post-credits; make comparisons to similar movies; how it worked as an origin story and how it moves the overall story forward & where the events in the film lead to.

Pop Goes The Movies - Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings

On the latest episode of the Pop Goes The Movies Andy Atherton is joined by Shawn Kidd to review Shang-Chi and The Legend Of The Ten Rings . In a spoiler-filled review, they give their thoughts on what they expected going into this next entry in the MCU; the cast of mainly unknowns to American audiences; they greatly choregraphed fight scenes; the surprise cameos; make comparisons to similar movies; how it worked as an origin story and how it moves the overall story forward & where the events in the film lead to.

Pop Goes The Movies - Jungle Cruise

On the latest episode of the Pop Goes The Movies Andy Atherton is joined by Shan Kidd, Scott Shifflet & Steve Riddle to review Jungle Cruise. In a spoiler-filled review, they start off by giving their thoughts on theme park ride the movie is based on; their initial thoughts when the movie was announced; the casting and chemistry of Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt; the Amazon River setting; the comparisons to Pirates of the Caribbean and The Mummy; Trader Sam; Jesse Plemmons as the antagonist & whether or not there is franchise potential with future sequels.

Pop Goes The Movies - Black Widow

On the latest episode of the Pop Goes The Movies Andy Atherton is joined by Jennifer Smith & Tim Capel to review Black Widow. In a spoiler-filled review, they start off by giving their thoughts on the character (and Scarlett Johansson’s portrayal of her) since she arrived in the MCU in Iron Man 2. Then they talk about the rest of the main cast as well as the characters they play; the parts of Natasha’s past that we learned a bit about; the importance of Budapest; the introduction of The Taskmaster; the mysterious Red Room; how the movie lands on the timeline between Captain America: Civil War & Avengers: Infinity War & the jaw dropping post-credits scene.

Pop Goes The Movies - Mortal Kombat (2021)

On the latest episode of the Pop Goes The Movies Andy Atherton is joined by Jennifer Smith & Tim Capel to review Mortal Kombat (2021). They start off by giving their personal history with the video game franchise. Then they give their thoughts on the mythology the movie gives of the main characters; which fighters translated great to the big screen (and some not so much); the “arcana” of each fighter; the great fight scenes, especially the fatalities and where the story could be headed in the probable sequel. Finish him!

Pop Goes The Movies - Godzilla Vs. Kong

On the latest episode of the Pop Goes The Movies Andy Atherton is joined by Scott Shifflett to review Godzilla Vs. Kong. They start off by giving their thoughts and histories with the title characters’ filmographies. Then in a spoiler-filled discussion, they go over the what they thought are the pluses and minuses of the movie including: the big fights, the uselessness of most of the human characters, Hollow Earth, similarities it has with other films of the genre and whether or the film series will continue (and what the story could be.)

Pop Goes The Movies - Coming 2 America

Pop Goes The Movies returns with J Arsenio D'Amato and Andy Atherton discussing the latest big movie to hit streaming, Coming 2 America. The guys talk about their love for the original and give their thoughts on the sequel regarding the fun additions that join the returning original cast members, including the many characters played by both Eddie Murphy & Arsenio Hall and the fan service and callbacks.
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Pop Goes The Movies - Wonder Woman 1984

On the return of Pop Goes The Movies, Tim Capel and Jennifer Smith join Andy Atherton to have a spoiler-filled discussion of the latest movie in the DCEU, Wonder Woman 1984. They go over all of the major plots and give their thoughts on many aspects of the film including: the fun opening sequence; the 1980's setting; Pedro Pascal's Maxwell Goldman & Kristen Wiig's Barbara Minerva/Cheetah & what the mid-credits may mean for the story going forward.

Pop Goes The Movies - Zombieland-Double Tap

On this episode of Pop Goes The Movies, Andy Atherton and Jennifer Smith get together to discuss the latest major movie release, Zombieland: Double Tap. In this spoiler-filled review, they discuss the major plot points of the movie as well the ending. 

Pop Goes The Movies - Joker

On this episode of Pop Goes The Movies, Andy Atherton and J Arsenio D’Amato get together to discuss the latest major movie release, Joker. In this spoiler-filled review, they discuss the major plot points of the movie as well the ending. 

Pop Goes the Movies: It, Chapter Two

Pop Goes the Movies starts up the Fall Film season with the anticipated sequel to the Stephen King adaptation. It, Chapter Two has the Losers Club returning after 27 years to go after Pennywise again. Scott Criscuolo and Jennifer Smith break it down and give their thoughts on the epic sequel and the possibility of a "Chapter Three". So after seeing the film, check this out and see if you agree!
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Pop Goes The Movies - Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

On this episode of Pop Goes The Movies, Andy Atherton and J Arsenio D’Amato get together to discuss the latest major summer movie release, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. In this spoiler-filled review, they discuss the major plot points of the movie as well the ending. And in the second half of the show, with this being Quentin Tarantino’s ninth and possibly penultimate movie as a director, the guys talk about his filmography and give their thoughts on some of their favorite scenes and characters.

Pop Goes The Movies - The Lion King (2019)

On this episode of Pop Goes The Movies, Andy Atherton rides solo to talk about the latest major summer movie release, The Lion King. In this spolier-filled review, he gives his overall thoughts on the movie and shares his love for the 1994 animated version on which this photo-realistic version is based.