Join hosts Drew Grgich (from the 'Heroes of the Halcyon' podcast) & Mike Celestino (LaughingPlace.com & the 'Who's The Bossk' podcast) as they explore the wonders of both current and retro pop culture. We'll explore movies, TV, comics, video games, and more!
Here We Go Boldly Going - - Exploring Star Trek with Anne Rowsey
There are few things that stir the hearts of many like Star Trek does . . . well, except for Star Wars and Harry Potter and the Marvel Cinematic Universe and . . . okay, so there might be a few things BUT Star Trek is special amongst all of these!
Mike and Drew chat with Anne Rowsey. She is a old school fan of Star Trek:The Original Series and Trek in general.
A Condensed Guide to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (https://mashable.com/article/star-trek-deep-space-nine-condensed-how-to-watch-the-most-story-driven-trek-1613741)
The Captains (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-DZwGKLQfE)
4 Jul 2024
Pop Culture Explorer's Club Film School 101 - Aspect Ratios in Film
In addition to attending film school, co-host Mike Celestino has years of experience as a film projectionist. As such, he is uniquely suited to chat about the topic of aspect ratios in film and home media.
During the recording of this episode, we were both shocked to learn that since we didn't see Raiders of the Lost Ark at the movie theater back in 1981 for one reason or another, we didn't REALLY see Raiders until we saw it in its original widescreen aspect ratio. Aspect ratios matter!! Seeing movies as filmmakers intend is important to both Mike and I and we explore this topic here.
The Last Days of Cinerama (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5BKZZ_59IQ)
No Film School - Guide to Aspect Ratios (https://nofilmschool.com/cinematic-aspect-ratio)
21 Jun 2024
What Have We Been Watching Lately!
What is the opposite of an episode with a guest host? Why - an episode with no guest hosts - a HOSTFUL episode if you will.
In this hostful episode of PCEC, Mike and Drew chat about the recent movies and TV shows that they've been watching. We have recommendations of things to watch as well as things to avoid. :)
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtFI7SNtVpY)
Planet of the Apes (2001) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9_EwsMhn2Y)
Inside Out 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEjhY15eCx0)
Atlas (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jokpt_LJpbw)
Serenity (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3zMlsEK8xA)
Secrets & Lies (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShV57ZotaRc)
Drive Away Dolls (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy0RYiQRWUk)
Squid Game (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqxAJKy0ii4)
Hacks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJcfoJCCJ50)
Presumed Innocent (1990) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8j6wjbmd7k&t=34s)
The Beach Boys (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_Rspu3Xoi4)
Jim Henson Idea Man (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyGFV6VIxkI)
I'm 'George Lucas': A Connor Ratliff Story (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyFuO_IIJvM)
Longlegs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG7wOTE8NhE)
Alien: Romulus (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzY2r2JXsDM)
Deadpool & Wolverine (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73_1biulkYk)
14 Jun 2024
You Uncultured Swine! - Our Top 3 Pixar Movies with Tony Betti of LaughingPlace.com
We are joined this episode by Tony Betti of Laughingplace.com.
Tony is a long time fan of animation and especially Pixar. We discuss the history of Pixar, where the magic of Pixar comes from, and our individual favorite Pixar movies.
Tony's Instagram Page (https://www.instagram.com/drflynn33/)
12 Jun 2024
There's No Business . . . . in Show Business? - Talking Box Office with Ryan Scott from Slashfilm.com
Have you heard about the latest huge $100 million plus box office opening weekend? No? That's because there hasn't been one since last year. With the exception of the pandemic and its immediate aftermath, Hollywood and the theater business could count on a number of huge hit movies opening to $100 million plus weekends. This year - - nothing has hit that mark. Dune II and Godzilla/Kong hit $80 million plus but nothing has approached the hits like Barbie, The Super Mario Bros, or Guardians of the Galaxy 3. What is going on? Are we at a tipping point?
We were joined this week by Ryan Scott to discuss this interesting phenomenon. Ryan serves as both a writer and box office analyst at Slashfilm.com as well as writing for Fangoria.com. Each week at Slashfilm.com - and frequently on their daily podcast Slashfilm Daily - Ryan chats about this very subject so we were thrilled to have him join us!
Ryan Scott at Slashfilm.com (https://www.slashfilm.com/author/ryanscott/)
Ryan Scott at Fangoria.com (https://www.fangoria.com/authors/ryan-scott/)
Slashfilm Daily (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-daily/id1254073246)
6 Jun 2024
Marky Mark and the Monkey Bunch - Talking Planet of the Apes with Richard Woloski from 'Skywalking Through Neverland'
This week, we're talking about the Planet of the Apes franchise - from movies to TV and then back to movies and then . . . back to movies again.
We were joined in this episode by Richard Woloski. Richard is most notably one of the co-hosts of the long running 'Skywalking Through Neverland' podcast but has also hosted a podcast called 'Talking Apes' for the past ten years centered around the 'Planet of the Apes' franchise. Richard has a deep love for the subject and we had a great chat!
Skywalking Through Neverland (https://skywalkingthroughneverland.com/)
Talking Apes (https://skywalkingthroughneverland.com/the-max-efx-podcast-about-2/)
16 May 2024
A Girl, a Boy, and a Ghoul Walk Into a Bar - Exploring Amazon's Fallout TV Show with Alex Trumbo
Mike & Drew chat about Amazon's recent streaming hit 'Fallout' with Alex Trumbo. Nothing warms the heart like old time music, gooey comic book violence, amazing world building, and of course, a radioactive post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Alex Trumbo's Instagram page (https://www.instagram.com/trumbot/?hl=en)
Who’s the Bossk? – Episode 39: Holiday Special with Guest Alex Trumbo (https://www.laughingplace.com/w/articles/2020/11/17/whos-the-bossk-episode-39-holiday-special-with-guest-alex-trumbo/)
5 Apr 2024
Yippee-Kay-Yay, Mother Lover! - Our Favorite Action Movies with Dave Burrowes
In honor of Dev Patel's 'Monkey Man' releasing to theaters this weekend, Mike & Drew talked about their favorite action movies with Drew's friend and frequent film companion Dave Burrowes.
29 Mar 2024
Kaijupalooza!!! Godzilla X Kong with Nick Tierce
In honor of giant monsters everywhere, we spoke this week with Nick Tierce.
Mike and I have had the pleasure of chatting with Nick on our other podcasts. Nick is a noted expert in immersive entertainment, Star Wars lore and knowledge, and to our surprise, about also the world of titans and monsters. He shared his knowledge about both Godzilla and Kong this week in honor of the release this week of Godzilla x Kong : The New Empire.
Nick Tierce on X (https://twitter.com/nickytea?lang=en)
Nick Tierce on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nickytea/?hl=en)
22 Mar 2024
Four Feet Above the Covers - Chatting Ghostbusters with Brad Oman from Slashfilm.com
This week marks the return of everyone's favorite professors-turned-working class paranormal spookterminators - the Ghostbusters!
In honor of the opening of "Ghostbusters:Frozen Empire", we were joined by entertainment journalist Brad Oman. Brad writes as Ethan Anderton and is a senior editor at Slashfilm.com as well as the co-host of two podcasts - "Go Flix Yourself" & "The Ten to One Podcast." He is a big Ghostbusters fan and it was pleasure to chat with him because what can we say - bustin' makes us feel good!
Ethan Anderton at Slashfilm (https://www.slashfilm.com/author/ethananderton/)
Go Flix Yourself (https://goflixyourselfpod.com/)
The Ten to One Podcast (https://thetentoone.com/)
14 Mar 2024
Xavier's Home for Peculiar Children - Exploring the X-Men with Mike Mack
In honor of the upcoming release of the "X-Men '97" cartoon on Disney+, the founding explorers sit down with Mike Mack, one of the co-hosts of the Marvel-centric 'The Zzaxx of Life' podcast (https://twitter.com/ZzzaxOfLifePod) on Laughingplace.com, to chat about those wacky children of the atom from the comics . . . the X-Men!
We chat about the comic, the cartoon, the movies, and everything we're looking forward to in the near future.
14 Mar 2024
Xavier's Home for Peculiar Children - Exploring the X-Men with Mike Mack from LaughingPlace.com
In honor of the upcoming release of the "X-Men '97" cartoon on Disney+, the founding explorers sit down with Mike Mack, one of the co-hosts of the Marvel-centric 'The Zzaxx of Life' podcast (https://twitter.com/ZzzaxOfLifePod) on Laughingplace.com, to chat about those wacky children of the atom from the comics . . . the X-Men!
We chat about the comic, the cartoon, the movies, and everything we're looking forward to in the near future.
Mike Mack at LaughingPlace.com (https://www.laughingplace.com/w/author/mikemack/)
7 Mar 2024
Chatting About the 2024 Best Picture Oscars with David Murto
That magical time of the year is upon us once again. Dreams will come true, actresses and actors will be dressed spectacularly, and the little happy golden boy will soon grace mantles across Hollywood.
We were joined this episode by film buff and all-around nice guy David Murto. David is an avid film buff who has a regular segment on Mike's other podcast where they discuss movies. He had some fun insights into this year's nominees and we had a great conversation!
29 Feb 2024
Between Arrakis and a Hard Place - Exploring Dune with Filmmaker John William Ross
Fear is indeed the mind killer but not in this episode! We sat down with filmmaker John William Ross (http://www.johnwilliamross.com/), a long-time fan of the Dune franchise, to chat about the happy-go-lucky adventures of the Atreides family and those pesky sandworms.
We covered not only the recent 2021 version of 'Dune' directed by Denis Villeneuve but also the now-infamous 1984 version directed by David Lynch. We also discuss what we're looking forward to in Villeneuve's 'Dune: Part Two'.
Grimcutty (https://press.hulu.com/shows/grimcutty/) - a film streaming on Hulu written and directed by John William Ross
22 Feb 2024
Some Assembly Required - Discussing Action Figures with Martin Smith
Mike and Drew welcome Martin Smith, one of the co-hosts of the "Heroes of the Halcyon" podcast (https://heroesofthehalcyon.com/), to chat about the world of action figures from Star Wars to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to . . . Cthulu??
Both Mike and Martin are action figure aficionados and we had a blast chatting about their love of the hobby of collecting and admiring these toys.
22 Feb 2024
Some Assembly Required with Martin Smith
Mike and Drew welcome Martin Smith, one of the co-hosts of the "Heroes of the Halcyon" podcast (https://heroesofthehalcyon.com/), to chat about the world of action figures from Star Wars to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to . . . Cthulu??
Both Mike and Martin are action figure aficionados and we had a blast chatting about their love of the hobby of collecting and admiring these toys.
15 Feb 2024
Exploring the Media of 2023
Mike and Drew explored some notable movies and TV shows . . . and even some music! . . . from 2023. It was a fun year and even though Drew did not watch a bunch a new stuff (slacker!), Mike made up for it and has a host of suggestions.
We chat about everything from Skinamarink to Righteous Gemstones to Fall of the House of Usher to Ben Folds to . . . .well, you'll want to listen to find out!
We've created chapter markers so if you're curious about our thoughts about something specific, you should be able to jump right to our comments.
8 Feb 2024
Into the Fargo-Verse with Liz Shannon Miller of Consequence.net
So Mike and I are darn tooting excited to talk about the glory that is Fargo - - both the excellent 1996 film expertly written and directed by Joel & Ethan Coen and the equally excellent anthology series on FX.
We sat down with Liz Shannon Miller (https://consequence.net/author/lizmiller/), senior entertainment editor at Consequence.net (https://consequence.net/). Liz was a wealth of knowledge about both the film and the series and dontcha know, we had a heck of a lot of fun talking with her about both.
Liz's Streaming Recommendations at Consequence.net (https://consequence.net/best-new-shows-movies-to-stream/)
30 Jan 2024
Me and You and a Shark Named Bruce - Exploring 'Jaws' with Professor Joe Fortunato
There are few things that stir a man's soul more than a good shark flick . . . and as luck would have it, one particular shark flick- 'Jaws' from 1975, of course! - is both Mike & Drew's favorite movie.
In this episode, we're joined by guest lecturer Professor Joe Fortunato from The Sidney Poitier New American Film School at Arizona State University. Professor Fortunato's favorite film also happens to be 'Jaws' and when we were considering this episode, we knew he would be an excellent guest to share his knowledge and love for the film.
Fortunato Film School On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1566918500034019/)
Fortunato Film School On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOTpY3cSvp6yJlyYem2J7G55Hq3Fdrip2)
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