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‘Valley Girl’ Review: The Rare Remake that Improves Upon the Original

It’s safe to say that nobody was clamoring for a remake of 1983’s Valley Girl. Set in (then) contemporary Los Angles, it paired a...

The BreakCast: Gladiator 20th Anniversary Retrospective

https://soundcloud.com/popbreakdotcombreakcast/gladiator-20th-anniversary-podcast It's that time again. Time for brothers Aaron and Josh Sarnecky to celebrate another movie anniversary. Today it's Gladiator, the acclaimed historical epic directed...

Socially Distanced Podcast Episode #7: Forgetting Bill Bodkin

This week, Al & Bill are joined by Rob Crowther IV (Senior Editor, The Pop Break & Host of the Bob Culture Podcast) to...

‘The Half of It’ Review: A Smart, Surprising Teen Rom-Com

It’s been 16 years since the release of writer-director Alice Wu’s Saving Face, but her sophomore feature, The Half of It, is only hitting...

Socially Distanced Podcast Episode #6: What’s the Deal With…HBO MAX?

This week, Al & Bill are joined by Rachel Freeman (Comic Book Editor, The Pop Break) to discuss HBO MAX -- it's content (both...

‘The True History of the Kelly Gang’ Review: Director Justin Kurzel Redeems Himself

Looking for redemption after his disastrous outing into adapting video games with 2016's Assassin’s Creed, director Justin Kurzel finds it in an adaptation of...

‘Extraction’ Review: A Generic, But Well-Crafted R-Rated Throwdown

Now that Joe and Anthony Russo (Avengers: Infinity War) are done with Marvel’s Infinity Saga, they’ve occupied themselves with landing jobs for some of...

‘Beastie Boys Story’ Review: Spike Jonze’s Doc is Fan Service in the Best Possible Way 

The AppleTV+ exclusive Beastie Boys Story, directed by Academy Award winner Spike Jonze, documents the band’s nearly 30 year career by packaging the two...

‘Bloodshot’ Review: Vin Diesel’s Latest Sci-Fi Shoot ‘Em Up is Perfectly Passable Entertainment

Bloodshot Plot: When he and his wife Gina (Talulah Riley) are murdered, ex-soldier Ray Garrison (Vin Diesel) is given another shot at life. After...

Trolls World Tour Review: Fluffy Family Fare with Some Well-Timed Messaging

Trolls World Tour, released two weeks ago, is essentially the movie version of that now-ignored Easter basket sitting in your kitchen -- a fun...

Socially Distanced Podcast #5: SADCHELLA

Al Mannarino and Bill Bodkin are two pop culture obsessed dads stuck in quarantine. They have decided to take their Facebook messenger conversations and...

‘My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising’ Review: A Great Watch for the Hardcore Fanbase

Written by Alex Criscione My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising is the second film in the My Hero Academia franchise and it does not disappoint. So...