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SXSW 2025: Rudd, Ortega highlight A24’s ‘Death of a Unicorn’

At the end of my screening of Death of a Unicorn at SXSW, director Alex Scharfman said that he wrote role Paul Rudd’s role...

SXSW 2025 Review: ‘The Accountant 2’ is the Surprise Movie of the Year (So Far)

SXSW has a great history of bringing some of each year’s funniest comedies to the world -- some of my favorite movie-going experiences --...

SXSW 2025: ‘Together’ is a Fresh Body Horror Movie with Scares & Laughs

Every programmer who introduces a movie at SXSW tries to sell and hype up the audience for the film they’re about to see. And...

SXSW 2025 Review: ‘Another Simple Favor’ Improves the Original with More Twists

Introducing SXSW’s opening movie this year in Austin, the film & TV festival’s director said when they screened Another Simple Favor back in October,...

Not Couple Goals ‘The Two Faces of January’ (2014)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UuxHt1gQpVh3VCutfxTrC?si=c652c1d321bb40c0 Welcome to “Not Couple Goals” where co-hosts Allie Nelson and Tyler McCarthy do a deep dive into a different ridiculous romantic thriller from the...

‘Plankton: The Movie’ is Only Moderately Satisfying

Over the years, we’ve seen plenty of side characters from Spongebob Squarepants get their own adventures. The “Have You Seen this Snail” special put...

‘Last Breath’ Delivers the Year’s Best Thrills to Date

Written by Marina Coates Last Breath is the incredible true story of Chris Lemons (Finn Cole), who, during a routine repair dive in the North...

SXSW 2025’s Most Exciting Premieres: Two Paul Rudd Films, Nic Cage Surfs & More

https://youtu.be/nE6ix5Rdky8 This will be my fifth year covering SXSW for The Pop Break (and sixth overall). This year looks to be the biggest as I...

Way Too Early Oscar Podcast: The 2025 Academy Awards Reaction Episode

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3nZ0BFs9eoNkXt5ec5WvKT?si=fc654f34d5414568 You can listen to The Way Too Early Oscar  Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, and Google Podcasts. Don’t forget to check out our other podcast: And The Winner Still Is… a retrospective...

Way Too Early Oscar Podcast: Best Sound

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0G0xB6XCSICxlmcj7Doqzo?si=446aa57e740b45b9 You can listen to The Way Too Early Oscar  Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, and Google Podcasts. Don’t forget to check out our other podcast: And The Winner Still Is… a retrospective...

Way Too Early Oscar Podcast: Best Picture & Best Director

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4F0krCw9tXkumRSjzCmjqW?si=da1fb6d09ba84893 You can listen to The Way Too Early Oscar  Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, and Google Podcasts. Don’t forget to check out our other podcast: And The Winner Still Is… a retrospective...

Way Too Early Oscar Podcast: Best Lead Actress & Best Supporting Actress

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Az5xI7ujWvWcMIfgboCyC?si=f10d4ac2d7364a44 You can listen to The Way Too Early Oscar  Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, and Google Podcasts. Don’t forget to check out our other podcast: And The Winner Still Is… a retrospective...