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"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...

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.

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

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

TV Break Podcast: The Guys Get Their Minds Broken by Suits: LA, ponder the future of Star Wars on TV and extol the virtues of Severance, The Pitt and AEW.

@billbodkin.bsky.social interviews the legendary jam band @godstreetwine.bsky.social about their new album dropping this week, their northeast tour, their legacy and longevity!

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!

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

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

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

Surprise! One last pod before the big show on Sunday.

@omegax80.bsky.social reviews the latest episode of AEW Dynamite.

Way Too Early Oscar Podcast: The Big Episode. Predicting The Winners for Best Picture & Best Director.

My boy’s wicked smart

Alan's Soap Box: The Top 10 Best Things on Soaps Right Now - @alansarapa.bsky.social

Gene Hackman dying seems a good time to tell you that Sam Raimi made a western called The Quick and the Dead, absolutely every cool actor is in it, Hackman destroys in every scene as the Big Bad, and for weird reasons 1995 America decided it was bad and erased it from memory

Let me activate your theory brains with a #Severance deep dive before episode seven drops tonight. Critics are saying it is going to make quite a splash, so let's prep together! @thepopbreak.bsky.social

In this episode Matt & Marisa discuss the exciting Lead Actress race, that time Marisa interviewed Isbella Rossellini for us, her Ariana Grande fandom and more!

A brilliantly insightful review of Severance Season 2 Episode 6, 'Attila' by @bertrandallain.bsky.social of @media-lit.bsky.social

Way Too Early Oscar Podcast: Predicting Best Lead & Supporting Actor, Succession Brain, a Sing Sing snub and debating over Timothee.

Socially Distanced commemorates its 250th Episode by celebrating the film that inspired the name for our site -- 1991's Point Break! @billbodkin.bsky.social, @reznorschic.bsky.social, @alexmarcus.bsky.social

Roses & Rejections examines the Bachelor news, review the next batch of episodes from Love is Blind and provides updates on Traitors and Drag Race.

Jim Ross when it's Steiners vs. Doom, and he can unload with the college football and wrestling backgrounds of everyone involved. #wrestlesky 🤼‍♂️

Matt & Marisa predict the winners for Best Production Design & Best Visual Effects at This Year's Oscars.

I strongly recommend pre-ordering the trade which comes out soon. One of the best reads in the past year. What sounds on the surface to be a corny concept turns out to be the most relevant piece of reading to date. @imagecomics.com @remender.bsky.social @tehlonelyisland.bsky.social

That new Doctor Who trailer is FIRE! youtu.be/xpZlxdDf0Vw?...

@billbodkin.bsky.social reviews the Thunderbolts, Doom Academy, X-Factor and Weapon X-Men tie-ins for the One World Under Doom series.

Review of the finale of Andy Samberg's @imagecomics.com series, The Holy Roller #9. @omegax80.bsky.social

"It struck fast. It struck hard. It showed no mercy."

Way Too Early Oscar Podcast: Predicting Best Cinematography & Best Editing

"I can’t wait to see what happens next. it’s been an emotional twister of a ride thus far and I can only imagine what the astounding creative team has up their sleeve for Radiant Black." -- @omegax80.bsky.social

Way Too Early Oscar Podcast: Predicting The Winners for Best Original & Adapted Screen plays, Why The Substance is So Cool and How September 5 did not get nominated.

Dr. Chase Meridian. Cat Woman. Vicki Vale. The team at Batman by the Numbers (Dan Cohen, @kris-ingersoll.bsky.social) are ranking ALL of Batman's Romantic Partners w/ guests @themarshalllp.bsky.social & @neoqueenceline.bsky.social

@billbodkin.bsky.social reviews the kick-off to Marvel Comics' new event series -- One World Under Doom.

"The Monkey is a fun, bloody film that’s sure to keep you entertained and laughing throughout—but don’t expect the next great horror film."

"Just under a month away to Revolution. AEW appears to have found a formula and should stick with it as long as possible. Smaller venues, hot crowds, and well-paced and planned shows with mixes of promos, brawls, and of course, the thing we tune in for, wrestling."

The Way Too Early Oscar Podcast predicts the winners for Best Original Song & Score.

The Best Oscar Pod in the business is back with another episode. This time giving their predictions on Best Hair & Makeup and Best Costume Design.

"You’re Cordially Invited is a fun, lighthearted rom-com that leans heavily into the com. It delivers plenty of laughs, a bit of romance, and a wedding weekend so chaotic you better pray any wedding you go to or are part of won’t even be close to half this crazy."

Socially Distanced Podcast: @reznorschic.bsky.social, @billbodkin.bsky.social & Josh Sarnecky review Captain America: Brave New World + give their thoughts on Christopher Nolan's star-studded adaptation of The Odyssey.

Bill vs. The MCU Podcast: Our Annual Feige Awards + A Review of Captain America: Brave New World @billbodkin.bsky.social @alexmarcus.bsky.social

A packed Roses & Rejections -- Love is Blind Season 8 + updates on The Traitors, The Bachelor and RuPaul's Drag Race. @roses-rejections.bsky.social

Have an Oscar Pool? Check out the best Oscar pod in the game today as Matt and Marisa predict the winners for Best Animated Feature, Best International Feature & Best Documentary Feature.

The most in-depth Severance review and theories column in the game thanks to @bertrandallain.bsky.social

We decided to go a little romantic this month given it’s the season, so we review the second seasons of My Happy Marriage and The Apothecary Diaries with Michelle Chapman, cohost of the must listen to @roses-rejections.bsky.social podcast!

Netflix's Apple Cider Vinegar is a Big, Steaming Cup of What the F*** in the Best Way Possible.