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bertrandallain.bsky.social
Teacher, dad, and overthinker. Host of Media/Lit: @media-lit.bsky.social Writer/Podcaster @thepopbreak.bsky.social Portfolio: http://randyallain.weebly.com/
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#Severance reached new heights under the direction of cinematographer Jessica Lee Gagné last week; #ChikhaiBardo showcased creative riffs on the show's stunning visual language while raising the emotional stakes. Check out my review for @thepopbreak.bsky.social. 📺

Big thanks to @chrischibnall.bsky.social and @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social for the advance copies of Death at the White Hart by Chris Chibnall! Looking forward to getting stuck into his debut crime thriller novel! Look out for more on the book on our podcast soon! Geoff #deathatthewhitehart

I learn so much every time I sit down for a chat with Justin and Chris! I'm having a total blast on my #BlackSabbath journey! #Sabotage @thepopbreak.bsky.social

If we ever learn that Mark's therapist is Dr. Mauer in one of his creepy disguises, I might cry. #Severance 📺

"Chikhai Bardo is a triumph of filmmaking and storytelling, and we can only hope that someone is off engraving Gagné’s Emmy as we speak." - @bertrandallain.bsky.social thepopbreak.com/2025/03/05/s...

Folks! I’m home in Hell’s Kitchen where I belong at last. I will be recapping the fourth season of Daredevil aka the first season of Daredevil: Born Again for my pals at Cosmo. Here’s Episode 1: www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainmen...

May Your Catholic Guilt Be at an 11 today as You Celebrate Daredevil Day.

Obi Wan as a Sith? Leia vs. Vader? Here's a whole bunch of intriguing ideas if Disney+ ever wanted to make a Star Wars What If...? Series.

We're at SXSW the next two weeks! Sean Cordy previews the films and shows he's most hyped for including two Paul Rudds films, the latest from Nicolas Cage and a big-time AppleTV release.

If we ever learn that Mark's therapist is Dr. Mauer in one of his creepy disguises, I might cry. #Severance 📺

Anyone who believes America will become super-awesome by sealing ourselves off from the rest of the world doesn't understand a fundamental reality of human existence: we survived by cooperating with each other, by working together to overcome common threats. Isolationism is suicide.

Submitted for the approval of The Midnight Society, we call this podcast "The Tale of Laughing in the Dark." We joined forces with @allienelson.bsky.social & @tylermccarthy.bsky.social to reflect on our formative horror experiences with Nickelodeon's #AreYouAfraidoftheDark. #Zeebo #SNICK

I learn so much every time I sit down for a chat with Justin and Chris! I'm having a total blast on my #BlackSabbath journey! #Sabotage @thepopbreak.bsky.social

So many great people here who I’m blessed to consider pod fam! Come check out the shenanigans!

NEW EPISODE: We’re totally recalling #TotalRecall as we celebrate our memories (implanted or not) of this @schwarzenegger.bsky.social sci-fi classic where sometimes all I need is the air that I breathe and to love you. share.fireside.fm/episode/gEYr...

🚨SEASON 2 TRAILER REACTION!🚨 Geoff watches and reacts to the brand new Season 2 trailer - no Paul, he’s busy elsewhere - and we hear your thoughts on it too! Take a look and let us know what you think! youtu.be/yJ7Ba-a6EAM?... #doctorwho

Anora Won Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay & Best Editing. Read Tom Moore's original review of the Film!

After five years, I finally won @thepopbreak.bsky.social's Oscar Pool!! So excited to have gotten a chance to speak with my good friends Matt & Marisa about this surprisingly great Oscar's telecast!

Suits: LA is brain meltingly bad. Don’t believe me? Check out our episode where our brains short circuit trying to make sense of it. We also get into Severance, The Pitt, White Lotus, AEW, and the future of Star Wars TV

Matt, Marisa and @alexmarcus.bsky.social discuss Timmy's yellow suit, the Anora sweep, Conan O'Brien and oh, yes the 2025 Academy Awards.

God Street Wine are absolute legends and they gave me one hell of an in-depth interview. And not gonna lie, I'm a sucker for an album named after one of my favorite Jersey Shore towns (Mantoloking).

This was such a great conversation and I can’t wait for it to be out in the world 🔥

Gotta love becoming fast friends on a podcast. Come hang with us tomorrow for a very fun trip down memory lane!

🚨USDN Shorts Ep 9🚨 Wanna join in on the discussion? Join our Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/usdnp... Linktree for all our Social Media Platforms: linktr.ee/usdn_podcast www.youtube.com/@USDN_Podcast #shorts #USDN #podcast #nerds #comicbooks #DFPN #datfeelin #chairman

@imagecomics.com @toddmcfarlane.bsky.social issue 3 of Deadly Tales of the Gunslinger written by @jimmypalmiotti.bsky.social with @patricjreynolds.bsky.social on interior and covers by @marcofaillacomics.bsky.social and #marcialtoledanovargas

Come laugh with us. 3.2.25 #areyouafraidofthedark #podcast

The breadth of Hackman’s achievements are only beginning to be appreciated

Every time I see Dave Bautista he always makes me feel like I should have #GlassesGoals

Gotta love becoming fast friends on a podcast. Come hang with us tomorrow for a very fun trip down memory lane!

YESSS!!!

YES. The Substance! If you haven’t seen it, know this was the obvious and deserving make-up choice.

Pod of Doom: Black Sabbath - Sabotage (1975) @bertrandallain.bsky.social @media-lit.bsky.social

Beware! Zeebo the Clown is coming for your podcast feeds tomorrow morning as we cover the classic #AreYouAfraidoftheDark episode: "The Tale of Laughing in the Dark" with @allienelson.bsky.social & @tylermccarthy.bsky.social of @thepopbreak.bsky.social. #SNICK #Nickelodeon #Zeebo 📺

One day more until we revisit #ArnoldSchwarzenegger sci-fi classic Total Recall which won an Oscar for the special effects you see below, especially the CGI skeleton. Listen to the pod at the link in our bio.

These people love to talk about cities burning and looting. But Musk and Trump and all of their gang are just doing a smash and grab. Wearing suits while they do it, that doesn't change the fact they're setting it all on fire, and grabbing what they can in the chaos.

"Have you said 'thank you' even once?”

Got my first "Violating an Executive Order" and "I'll make sure you lose federal funding" parent threat today for teaching "DEI" books in our upcoming "Liberty and Justice" themed unit. Even in "Blue" Massachusetts we're dealing with this. Anyway, don't obey in advance, and don't obey later.

Guys, I’m SOOO excited for this ep!! Listen on Monday wherever you get your podcasts to hear me and some incredibly cool people talk Are You Afraid of the Dark. “It’s the most fun in the park, when you’re laughin in the dark…”

Innies facing in. Watchers facing out. Love this reversal. Jessica Lee Gagné for the win. #Severance @benstiller.redhour.com

My grandparents lived next to Gene Hackman when they lived in Studio City. He did not have a pool at the time, but my grandfather did, so Gene was allowed to use it whenever. My grandfather had nothing but nice things to say about his neighbor (which I cannot say about his other neighbor, Shatner)

One of the coolest guys around.

This was an awesome one to record!