Cup of Tea Critiques Podcast

About Cup of Tea Critiques Podcast

A podcast brought by the team that brings you cupofteacritiques.com, the site that encourages critical viewing of film so you can decide for yourself if they’re your "cup of tea." Reading the tea leaves of the film industry is challenging. Each week on the podcast, the team peels back the layers on a movie genre or industry trend to offer aspiring filmmakers some clarity and guidance on what is often rough and indecipherable terrain that is the film and television industry. So, grab a deep brew for a deep look and some hilarious moments. Music by Julian Hartwell (Say No More - Gh3dEJ) Fair Use Notice: The movies and TV series excerpted and discussed on the Cup of Tea Critiques Podcast are copyrighted productions. Cup of Tea Critiques Podcast refers to them for the purposes of social commentary and constructive criticism of the productions’ content, which constitutes "fair use" as codified in section 107 of U.S. Copyright law.

Publisher

COTC Team

Category

arts · tv & film · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Feb 2025

Latest episode

5 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

63 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Nov 2026

   Billionaire Biopics: the You Can See Everything Conundrum

   Before You Can See Everything’s lead subject, Elizabeth Holmes, dissolved her medical device company due to claims of fraud, she was reportedly worth $4.5 billion. Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s infamous founder and on whom the movie The Social Reckoning is based, is currently worth about $211 billion. This is chump change compared to his tech bro Elon Musk, who is centered in the movie Musk. His net worth is estimated to be north of $860 billion. But you know the old saying: “A billion here, a bill...

2. 

   8 Oct 2026

   From Gunsmoke to Yellowstone: How Westerns Have Evolved

   Remember when western movies and TV shows were in vogue? Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Wild Wild West? The rustic towns with flat landscapes, gun-slinging heroes, town brothels, and the everpresent saloons were hugely popular in the 1950s, 60s, and early 70s. The shows fell by the wayside as consumer tastes changed. People seemed to tire of the familiar settings, predictable characters and stories, problematic themes, and lack of diverse casts. Beginning in the mid-1980s, Hollywood began produ...

3. 

   23 Sept 2026

   Why Gen-Zs are Experiencing Marvel Fatigue

   In analyzing ticket sales, Fandango found that the largest moviegoing audience is 18–24 years old, also known as Generation-Z (or Gen-Z). Yet, only 19 percent of this group are fans of the Marvel Connected Universe (MCU). What is the MCU, you ask, and why is this a problem? Well, MCU is a set of films with interconnected characters that fall under a single umbrella, which in this case is Marvel. In Marvel’s summer release, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, for example, Marvel heroes like The H...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

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Quality

81

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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