Alex Marcus

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Alex Marcus is The Pop Break's Podcasting Director and host of the monthly podcast TV Break as well as the monthly Bill vs. The MCU podcast. When he's not talking TV, he can be found talking film on his other podcast Cinema Joes, a podcast where three average Joes discuss the significant topics in movie culture. New episodes debut every other Thursday on Spotify, Overcast, Apple Podcasts, and more!

‘Better Things’ Returns Exploding with Heart, Humor, Histrionics, & a Dash of Hollywood Humiliation

Alex Marcus - March 12, 2020

It seems like far longer than just a single calendar has passed since the last time Better Things main character Sam Fox (Pamela Adlon, King...

Amazon Prime’s ‘Hunters’ Balances Real-Life Horrors with Genre Thrills to Mixed Results

Alex Marcus - February 21, 2020

Hunters is Amazon's latest high profile action adventure series from executive producer Jordan Peele, staring Logan Lerman (Fury) and Al Pacino (The Irishman) as...

Kristofer Hivju on His New Series TWIN, the Sundance Hit ‘Downhill’ & Game of Thrones

Alex Marcus - January 31, 2020

Fans the world over have spent the last decade getting to know actor and writer Kristofer Hivju as the self-mythologizing, courageous leader of the...

Crisis on Infinite Earths Finale Review: Big, Messy, Wonderful & Exciting

Alex Marcus - January 25, 2020

Last time we checked in on the CW's Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event, the antimatter wave had obliterated all of reality and our...

‘John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch’ Review: A Brilliant, Heartfelt & Insightful Comedy

Alex Marcus - December 30, 2019

Over the last decade, John Mulaney has steadily risen from anonymous Saturday Night Live writer to one of the defining comedic voices of his...

Crisis on Infinite Earths Crossover Event Review

Alex Marcus - December 19, 2019

“Holy crimson skies of death!” So we are finally here folks. After 9 long weeks and years of hype and anticipation, the CW's Crisis on...

Watchmen Episode 8 Review: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told Simultaneously Across Time & Space

Alex Marcus - December 9, 2019

Last week's episode ended with the shocking reveal that Dr. Manhattan, everyone's favorite nude, blue quasi-deity, was living in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the amnesiac...

CW DCTW Recap: Week 8 – The Countdown to Crisis Continues

Alex Marcus - December 5, 2019

Welcome to The Pop Break's weekly round up of all the DCTV that the CW could squeeze into its schedule. Follow this space as...

‘Watchmen’ Episode 7 Review: The Mystery Box Bursts Open in ‘An Almost Religious Awe’

Alex Marcus - December 2, 2019

Another week, another mind-blowing episode of one of the best series on television. After spending last week lost inside her grandfather’s memories as the...

The CW DCTV Recap: Week 7 – The Flash, Supergirl, Arrow & Batwoman

Alex Marcus - November 30, 2019

Welcome to The Pop Break's weekly round up of all the DCTV that the CW could squeeze into it's schedule. Follow this space as...

‘The World According to Jeff Goldblum’ Review: It’s “Ellen Burstin'” with Potential

Alex Marcus - November 22, 2019

Disney+ is here! Yet another streaming service has entered the content war, and they have brought one of the internet's favorite boyfriends and all...