by Manika Dulcio
🎬 Welcome to I've Been Meaning to Watch That! Your go-to podcast for free-flowing, unfiltered conversations about movies, TV, and pop culture. New guest, new topic every single week! From film critics and YouTubers to TikTok creators and industry pros, we dive deep into what makes entertainment great (or not so great). Hosted by a Black woman who loves movies, is always late to the party, but never late to the convo. 🎧 Subscribe now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube!
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November 25, 2025
<p>🌟 Unlock special gifts with our latest podcast highlights and full VODS. Gain early access on our Patreon: patreon.com/ivebeenmeaningtowatch. 🌐</p><p>Host <strong>Manika</strong> sits down with TikTok film commentator <strong>Amaris</strong> for a clear and uncompromising look at intimacy in Hollywood, celebrity culture, and the politics running through Bong Joon-ho’s work. The conversation begins with the rise of intimacy coordinators and Jennifer Lawrence’s remarks about filming explicit scenes for Die My Love, leading to a frank discussion on safety, liability, and the shrinking tolerance for actors working without proper protection on set. </p><p>Manika and Amaris examine how celebrities speak about politics, why so many rely on performance instead of understanding, and how social media rewards confidence over accuracy. The episode then moves into a deep analysis of <strong>Bong Joon-ho</strong>, covering his influences, class themes, and the lasting relevance of Parasite, Snowpiercer, Okja, and Mickey 17. Their breakdown of Snowpiercer explores the train as a controlled society, Curtis as a compromised leader, Edgar as innocence lost, and the painter as the keeper of exploited memories. They also look at how propaganda, resource scarcity, and child labor shape the film’s critique of power.</p><p><br></p><p>Amaris's Socials</p><p>TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@amaris_simone</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast Socials</p><p>YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@ivebeenmeaningtowatchthatp2316</p><p>Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeenMeaning2Pod</p><p>Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ivebeenmeaning2pod</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ive-Been-Meaning-To-Watch-That-113280083760521/</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivebeenmeaning2/ </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
November 16, 2025
<p>🌟 Unlock special gifts with our latest podcast highlights and full VODS. Gain early access on our Patreon: patreon.com/ivebeenmeaningtowatch. 🌐</p><p><br></p><p>Host Manika sits down with TV writer and critic Latasha for a focused look at doubling, obsession, and the Jungian shadow in TV and film. They start with Sydney Sweeney’s “good jeans” campaign, how eugenics-adjacent language slips into glossy branding, and why audiences fixate on the star instead of the marketers, executives, and soft celebrity journalism that protect power from real accountability.</p><p>From there, they unpack persona, shadow, and projection through specific characters: the damaged detective and his obsessive double in Department Q, Rust Cohle’s self-annihilating focus in True Detective, Nina’s unraveling in Black Swan, Pearl’s break from the “good girl” role, and hitmen in Mr Inbetween and Patriot who cannot escape the violence that feeds them. The conversation widens to Watchmen, Tulsa, white supremacy, masks, and what it means when a Black woman takes on godhood on screen. </p><p>This episode is for anyone interested in character psychology, shadow work, and politically aware TV and film criticism.</p><p><br></p><p>00:15 – Manika welcomes listeners, introduces Latasha and the episode theme01:33 – Sydney Sweeney “good jeans” ad backlash and GQ interview overview</p><p>06:05 – Sydney Sweeney’s politics, MAGA family, and power with no consequences</p><p>07:44 – Soft celebrity journalism, influencers vs reporters, Barbara Walters/Wendy Williams</p><p>13:08 – Jungian persona vs shadow and why it matters in film/TV</p><p>20:11 – Department Q: Carl Mørck’s trauma, guilt, and obsession with cold cases</p><p>29:32 – Black Swan deep dive: Nina’s double, control, and unraveling</p><p>36:40 – Pearl: the “good girl” mask, denial, and a violent shadow self</p><p>39:24 – Defining the shadow self in media and how characters split themselves</p><p>43:00 – Mr Inbetween, Patriot, and hitmen: double lives and compartmentalized violence</p><p>55:43 – Watchmen (HBO): Tulsa massacre, white supremacy, and policing</p><p>1:03:21 – Why thinking critically about media doesn’t ruin enjoyment</p><p>1:04:12 – Watch list segment: One Battle After Another, The Vince Staples Show, The Patient<br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Podcast Socials</p><p>YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@ivebeenmeaningtowatchthatp2316</p><p>Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeenMeaning2Pod</p><p>Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ivebeenmeaning2pod</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ive-Been-Meaning-To-Watch-That-113280083760521/</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivebeenmeaning2/<br></p>
November 10, 2025
<p>Vivi (Vicky), character design analyst and video essayist, joins the podcast to break down how fame is built, sold, and protected. After a clear-eyed look at the “next big thing” machine around actors like Mason Thames, we examine how Hollywood favors familiar, marketable faces, how race and colorism shape visibility, how listicles and PR language disguise old hierarchies as meritocracy, and why certain careers are pre-selected long before the audience thinks it has chosen.</p><p>From there, we move into fame as a system through To Be Hero X, Oshi no Ko, and My Hero Academia: trust scores and hero towers, idol factories and weaponized fandom, rankings and school pipelines that turn human beings into managed brands. We connect how these stories show image as currency, audiences as enforcement, and corporations as the final arbiter of who is celebrated, discarded, or sacrificed.</p><p>All this, plus the content creator pipeline, sponsorship logic, scandal management, selective cancellation, and what it means to live as a product in an attention economy that never switches off. This episode is direct, detailed, and unromantic about what modern fame demands—and what it quietly costs.</p><ul><li><p><strong>0:00 – Intro</strong><br>Show open, “I’ve Been Meaning To Watch That” intro, this week’s topic preview. </p></li><li><p><strong>0:26 – Meet Vivi (Vicky)</strong><br>Vivi introduces herself, her character design work, and how she reads visual choices and tropes. </p></li><li><p><strong>1:21 – Episode Overview</strong><br>Framing the three texts (To Be Hero X, Oshi no Ko, My Hero Academia) and “fame as a system.” </p></li><li><p><strong>2:07 – Media Mania: Mason Thames & Manufactured Stars</strong><br>Vulture article, Mason Thames’ three #1 films, “ordinary” palatable whiteness, comparison to Jim Carrey, Daniel Kaluuya, Mahershala Ali, Caleb McLaughlin vs co-stars, listicles, casting patterns, race and colorism in who gets momentum.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p><strong>25:00 – What Is Fame As A System?</strong><br>Defining fame beyond Hollywood: power in a name, internet volatility, person-to-product pipeline.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p><strong>36:29 – Enter </strong><strong>To Be Hero X</strong><strong> (Context + Why It Hits)</strong><br>Underrated status, production, anthology structure, trust value system, Hero Tower explained.</p></li><li><p><strong>40:53 – Style, Structure, and the Hero Factory</strong><br>Visual language, hero/villain PR, reality show framing, shipping, consent, system manufacturing crime and narratives.</p></li><li><p><strong>51:05 – Trust vs Fear & Who Gets Protected</strong><br>Heroes as controlled assets, commission, balance of worship and terror, parallels to scandalous but untouchable figures. </p></li></ul><ul><li><p><strong>1:12:04 – </strong><strong>Oshi no Ko</strong><strong>: Idol Industry and Weaponized Parasociality</strong><br>Pilot, reincarnation hook without plot spoiling, how the show dissects exploitation, image labor, fans as enforcement.</p></li><li><p><strong>1:54:04 – </strong><strong>My Hero Academia</strong><strong>: Hero Rankings and Marketable Morality</strong><br>Series summary, school-as-industry pipeline, quirks as brandable assets, Class 1-A vs 1-B, children groomed into a hero economy.</p></li><li><p><strong>2:22:15 – Endgame: Systems That Eat Their Own</strong><br>Closing on endings discourse, systemic rot, why To Be Hero X reads like Oshi no Ko + MHA pushed to its logical conclusion. </p></li><li><p><strong>2:31:48 – Watchlist</strong><br>Upcoming watches: Chainsaw Man movie, My Hero Academia catch-up, other anime on the radar.</p></li></ul><li><p><br></p><p><strong>Vicky's Linktree</strong></p><p><strong>https://linktr.ee/viviwithav</strong></p><p><strong>TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@viviwithav2.0</strong></p><p><strong>YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@viviwithav</strong></p><p>Podcast Socials</p><p>YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@ivebeenmeaningtowatchthatp2316</p><p>Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeenMeaning2Pod</p><p>Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ivebeenmeaning2pod</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ive-Been-Meaning-To-Watch-That-113280083760521/</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivebeenmeaning2/</p></li>
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Your go-to podcast for free-flowing, unfiltered conversations about movies, TV, and pop culture. New guest, new topic every single week! From film critics and YouTubers to TikTok creators and industry pros, we dive deep into what makes entertainment great (or not so great). Hosted by a Black woman who loves movies, is always late to the party, but never late to the convo.
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