For better or worse, medical dramas are a staple of American TV, and no medical drama is as iconic as Grey's Anatomy. Grey's has been on the air for fifteen years and counting and has changed the way the genre is made. To celebrate and interrogate Grey's Anatomy's legacy, Tessa, Sam, and Martha discuss their experiences with the show and reflect on the drama, the medicine, and the relationships that make the show so binge-able. 

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Matt Reeves' new film, The Batman will soon be upon us and it looks unlike any Batman film that came before it! To break it down, Ariel is joined by the appropriately named Batman Shane! Ariel and Shane give a list of recommendations that listeners can check out to prepare themselves for the new era of Batman cinema. 

The Batman To-Do List w/ Batman Shane

No Batman movie retrospective is complete without at least ONE of the Joel Schumacher films and that's where Ariel finds himself on this episode of the popculturist podcast. Your host is joined by Ellen Toudouze of the Love That Movie! Pod to discuss the who, where, what, when, why, and how the Batman film franchise went off the rails. 

Retro Review: Batman Forever w/ Ellen Toudouze

It's still Batman week so the Popculturist Podcast continues with the fascinating world of Tim Burton's Batman! Ariel is joined by Megan Spell from the On the Download Podcast! Tune in as they discuss brilliant acting by Danny Devito, Michelle Pfeiffer's incredibly magnetism, and discuss the mythos of Batman.

Retro Review: Batman Returns with Megan Spell from On The Download

Welcome to the Popculturist Podcast! It's Batman Day this week so Ariel looks back at the Caped Crusader's motion picture debut with Sean from moviebirb! Ariel and guest Sean look at the weird and wonderful filmography of Tim Burton, did he make Batman at the right point in his filmmaking career? They then move on to the legacy of Michael Keaton as Batman and finish off with a breakdown of their favorite scene's in the comic book classic.

Batman Day Celebration! Batman (1989) w/ Sean from MovieBirb

On this week's episode we lament the passing of the real life hero Chadwick Boseman. Boseman dedicated his life to promoting the idea of representation and Black excellence. The geek world will sorely miss him.  We also discuss a new project for Game of Thrones show runners Benioff and Weiss...it's not looking great.  To finish off the news we look at New Mutants and the controversy behind the racist director Josh Boone.  Our main topic today is the cult classic Scott Pilgrim vs. The World!

Ep. 268 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Andy talks with friend of the show Sean about the wonder that is - the musical Cats

Bonus: Cats 2020 Freakout

DC Fandome dropped some big news and trailers this week! Andy and Ariel call an audible to breakdown the video game, tv, and movie news that came out of the online news event, DC Fandome. We talk Gotham Knights, Suicide Squad, The Flash, the infamous Snydercut, and of course, that illuminating trailer for The Batman. 

Ep. 267 DC Fandome News Breakdown

Ariel and Andy talk DC news! But mostly about how amazing Misha Green's first episode of Lovecraft Country is! Big announcement in this one at the end!

Ep. 265 - Should You Watch Lovecraft Country

Andy talks with Steve and Woody about the 20th Anniversary of Christopher Nolan's Momento. Also, somewhere is half of a review of Joker (2019)    

Ep. 264 - Retro Review: Memento

Guillermo Del Toro has his fingers in many pies but the Netflix Original Tales of Arcadia is one of his best! Andy and Ariel discuss Del Toro's TrollHunters and 3Below in anticipation for the new Wizards: Tales of Arcadia show. 

Ep. 263 Tales of Arcadia

Ariel and Andy talk the insane new trailers and content coming up and revealed at this years online comic con! Plus discussion about the Emmy nominations!

Ep. 262 Live From Comic Con 2020

Christopher Nolan is back in the news cycle with Tenet's indefinite delay! That doesn't mean we can't talk about one of his movies! It's the 10 year anniversary of Inception. What do we think of Nolan's Sci-fi blockbuster a decade later?  We also discuss Neil Gaiman's Sandman, Invincible casting, and a new Netflix addition.

Ep. 261 Retro Review: Inception

Andy and Ariel discuss the HBO spinoff of Matt Reeve's THE BATMAN! And the new astounding and beautiful news of Star Wars The Bad Batch. Then the two commiserate over the bad movie that they've watched, and try to make sense of it. THE OLD GUARD!

Ep. 260 The Old Guard

One of the best animated movies ever has made its way to Netflix! Tune in as Ariel and Andy discuss the classic Batman story, Mask of the Phantasm.  We also discuss Tron Rumors and the disturbing comments made about Joss Whedon on set.   

Ep. 259 Mask of the Phantasm

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