Cult Popture

#SpreadTheCult! Tell two friends about this podcast and help us take over the world! Before we dive into the MCU we thought it'd be fun to respond to some more comments! DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPopture DO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-popture AJ and Richard dive deep into the various comments and messages you guys have sent us over the last 3 months. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIa FOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnW SUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhK EMAIL US AT ► cultpopturemedia@gmail.com FOLLOW US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEh FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7 VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.com Music: Robobozo Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Well, for some reason, you asked for it, so here it is. This week we're discussing our most un-franchisey franchise yet, 2002's BIG FAT LIAR and its not-really-sequel BIGGER FATTER LIAR! And we're joined by a special guest: Phoebe from WatchMojo! All the Patreon money we get for the month of March will be donated to those affected by the Christchurch Mosque shootings. You can join for one month (and leave afterwards if you like) at ► https://Patreon.com/CultPopture FOLLOW PHOEBE ON TWITTER► https://twitter.com/phoebe_wm?lang=en SUBSCRIBE TO WATCHMOJO► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaWd5_7JhbQBe4dknZhsHJg DO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-popture LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIa FOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnW SUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhK EMAIL US AT ► cultpopturemedia@gmail.com FOLLOW US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEh FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7 VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.com  S

DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPopture With Disney set to decimate the online streaming landscape with Disney+ later this year, AJ sat down with Rowan and Richard to discuss the very exciting and somewhat overwhelming slate of content, which includes Marvel, Star Wars, High School Musical and The Muppets among other things. DO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-popture LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIa FOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnW SUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhK EMAIL US AT ► cultpopturemedia@gmail.com FOLLOW US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEh FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7 VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.com Music: Robobozo Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we discuss the Millennium series, made famous for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and it's less than notable sequels. All the Patreon money we get for the month of March will be donated to those affected by the Christchurch Mosque shootings. You can join for one month (and leave afterwards if you like) at ► https://Patreon.com/CultPopture DO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-popture LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIa FOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnW SUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhK EMAIL US AT ► cultpopturemedia@gmail.com FOLLOW US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEh FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7 VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPopture DO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-popture It is still going! Today we're discussing some 2019's biggest Oscar snubs, including EIGHTH GRADE, YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? and FIRST REFORMED. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIa FOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnW SUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhK EMAIL US AT ► cultpopturemedia@gmail.com FOLLOW US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEh FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7 VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Who's your favourite Nicolas Cage performance?#SpreadTheCult! Tell two friends about this podcast and help us take over the world! DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPopture DO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-popture This week we jump right in to the two NATIONAL TREASURE movies! Jump right in with us! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIa FOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnW SUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhK EMAIL US AT ► cultpopturemedia@gmail.com FOLLOW US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEh FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7 VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPopture DO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-popture It is finished. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIa FOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnW SUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhK EMAIL US AT ► cultpopturemedia@gmail.com FOLLOW US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEh FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7 VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPopture DO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-popture Surprise! It's an unexpected off-schedule podcast! We wanted to get our thoughts in on the 2019 Best Picture Nominees before everyone stops caring about them, and we figured some of our listeners out there who don't like forming their own opinions could just borrow ours! Thus we present, the 2019 Best Picture Nominee Cheat Sheet! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIa FOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnW SUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhK EMAIL US AT ► cultpopturemedia@gmail.com FOLLOW US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEh FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7 VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Who's your favourite scene in THE HOBBIT?#SpreadTheCult! Tell two friends about this podcast and help us take over the world! DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPopture DO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-popture As a depressing echo of the STAR WARS prequels, THE HOBBIT trilogy, while it had its virtues, achieved about the same level of ennui for its die hard fans. Today, AJ and Richard are going on a reasonably expected journey into the film series that once again changed New Zealand forever, though this time perhaps not for the same reason. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIa FOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnW SUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhK EMAIL US AT ► cultpopturemedia@gmail.com FOLLOW US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEh FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7 VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPopture DO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-popture We're continuing forward with our Oscar season by looking into the past and discussing films which we've calculated to be the top 3 worst films to have ever won the Best Picture Oscar: THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH (1952), AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS(1956) and of course, CRASH (2005). LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIa FOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnW SUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhK EMAIL US AT ► cultpopturemedia@gmail.com FOLLOW US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEh FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7 VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Who's your favourite character in THE LORD OF THE RINGS?#SpreadTheCult! Tell two friends about this podcast and help us take over the world! DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPopture DO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-popture That's right everybody, we're covering THE LORD OF THE RINGS, one of the tent-pole film franchises, the definitive trilogy, a movie series this podcast was made to cover, and being that AJ and Richard are from Middle Earth itself, the franchise is close to their hearts, whether they want it to be or not. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIa FOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnW SUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhK EMAIL US AT ► cultpopturemedia@gmail.com FOLLOW US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEh FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7 VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPopture DO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-popture The Oscars are back and once again pissing off almost everyone. Richard, AJ and Aaron discuss the biggest issues plaguing the Academy Awards in 2019, and how they would fix them. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIa FOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnW SUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhK EMAIL US AT ► cultpopturemedia@gmail.com FOLLOW US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEh FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7 VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What's your favourite HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL film?#SpreadTheCult! Tell two friends about this podcast and help us take over the world! DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPopture CHECK OUT KATE'S MUSIC AT ► www.facebook.com/katemusictaylor/ OR AT ► https://www.facebook.com/babesofthebigband/ DO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-popture Returning with a bang for 2019, AJ and Richard are joined by Kate Taylor for the first ever LIVE Cult Popture Podcast, discussing the High School Musical trilogy and its obscure unknown spin-off. This episode was recorded in front of a live studio audience at the Crafted Coffee Company in Christchurch, New Zealand. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIa FOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnW SUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhK EMAIL US AT ► cultpopturemedia@gmail.com FOLLOW US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEh FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7 VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.com

DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPopture What we talk about and when we talk about it: 00:04:07 - Glass 00:06:52 - The Kid Who Would Be King 00:08:19 - Velvet Buzzsaw 00:09:10 - The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part 00:11:47 - Alita: Battle Angel 00:13:46 - Happy Death Day 2U 00:15:25 - How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World 00:18:51 - A Madea Family Funeral 00:19:39 - Chaos Walking 00:21:25 - Captain Marvel 00:28:53 - Us 00:32:33 - Dumbo 00:38:47 - Greyhound 00:40:08 - Shazam! 00:44:00 - Pet Semetary 00:44:43 - Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie 00:45:22 - Hellboy 00:47:19 - Missing Link 00:48:32 - Thunder Road 00:50:03 - Under the Silver Lake 00:51:09 - Avengers: Endgame 00:56:50 - Detective Pikachu 00:59:21 - John Wick 3: Parabellum/Chapter 3 01:02:16 - Aladdin 01:05:03 - Brightburn 01:07:00 - The Kid 01:09:43 - Godzilla: King of the Monsters 01:13:11 - Rocketman 01:14:16 - Dark Phoenix 01:17:58 - The Secret Life of Pets 2 01:19:38 - Men in Black: Internation

DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPopture What we talk about and when we talk about it: 00:02:28 - Holmes and Watson 00:03:47 - Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald 00:24:37 - The Grinch 00:25:23 - Mortal Engines 00:31:13 - Bumblebee 00:35:31 - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 00:40:18 - Aquaman 00:49:03 - Ralph Breaks the Internet 00:53:10 - Bohemian Rhapsody 01:15:30 - Mary Poppins Returns 01:23:21 - The Girl in the Spider’s Web 01:24:53 - Annihilation 01:30:49 - A Quiet Place 01:38:55 - Bird Box 01:44:12 - Hereditary 01:47:16 - A Star is Born 01:56:36 - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 02:01:03 - The Happytime Murders 02:04:15 - Christopher Robin 02:10:40 - BlackkKlansman 02:12:48 - Sorry to Bother You 02:16:31 - Eighth Grade 02:18:40 - Vice 02:20:47 - To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before 02:22:57 - Mandy 02:24:13 - The Wife 02:27:44 - Last few shout-outs (Widows, Tag, Upgrade, Searching, Halloween, Suspiria, Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town, Roma, Teen Titans Go! To

DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPopture What we talk about and when we talk about it: 00:05:11 - The Shape of Water 00:08:08 - Molly’s Game 00:09:33 - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:12:16 - Mute 00:13:12 - Black Panther 00:20:21 - Lady Bird 00:21:09 - Game Night 00:25:57 - Tomb Raider 00:29:10 - Pacific Rim: Uprising 00:30:54 - Blockers 00:37:24 - Ready Player One 00:41:31 - A Wrinkle in Time 00:43:38 - Rampage 00:47:35 - Isle of Dogs 00:50:50 - The Cloverfield Paradox 00:59:13 - Crazy Rich Asians 01:00:56 - Avengers: Infinity War 01:14:56 - Truth or Dare? 01:18:13 - Solo: A Star Wars Story 01:32:04 - Deadpool 2 01:37:47 - Ocean’s 8 01:41:05 - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 01:51:21 - Incredibles 2 01:54:47 - Antman & the Wasp 02:00:21 - Skyscraper 02:07:20 - Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again 02:11:41 - Mission: Impossible - Fallout 02:14:48 - The Predator 02:16:44 - First Man 02:20:08 - Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle 02:23:58 - Venom AJ's Letterboxd Account: https:

Today we interview Chris Weitz, the writer/director behind a multitude of different projects including American Pie, New Moon, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, About a Boy, Nutty Professor II, The Golden Compass and much much more! Here is what we talk about and when we talk about it: 00:04:07 - Introductions 00:04:45 - What are the biggest differences between working on something like a Star Wars film and working on something like Nutty Professor II? 00:06:54 - You couldn’t make AMERICAN PIE these days 00:08:19 - What, if any, are the common traits of a Chris Weitz film? 00:10:18 - What’s the difference between working alone and working in a group? 00:11:53 - What does an Executive Producer actually do? 00:13:55 - Discussing the AMERICAN PIE sequels and Eugene Levy 00:17:14 - The legacy of AMERICAN PIE 00:20:42 - Discussing DOWN TO EARTH 00:23:24 - Discussing THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON 00:29:40 - Charlie Swan from TWILIGHT is the greatest film character of all time 00:33:20 - ANTZ vs A BUG’S LIFE

DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPopture DO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-popture Rounding out our Christmas content for the year, AJ and Richard (with Jess as the host) play a wholesome game of "I know more than you" with The ULTIMATE Throwback Quiz, which was kindly sent to us as part of our Reddit Secret Santa exchange. So curl up by the fire, pour yourself a glass of Eggnog and listen to two dudes argue about who is the bigger nerd for an hour. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIa FOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnW SUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhK EMAIL US AT ► cultpopturemedia@gmail.com FOLLOW US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEh FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7 VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.com Music: Robobozo Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-ou

#SpreadTheCult! Tell two friends about this podcast and help us take over the world! DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPopture DO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-popture Merry Christmas boys and girls! To celebrate the festive season, and give back to our fans who've given us so much, we decided to bring 3 of our biggest supporters onto the show and watch THREE 2 film franchises with them that more or less fall under the Christmas movie umbrella. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIa FOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnW SUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhK EMAIL US AT ► cultpopturemedia@gmail.com FOLLOW US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEh FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7 VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Come to our live show!https://www.facebook.com/events/267502803948118/ DONATE TO OUR PATREON ► https://Patreon.com/CultPopture DO OUR SURVEY ► https://goo.gl/forms/Fa2pcLMCVWLZ8fvP2 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH► https://teespring.com/stores/cult-popture Richard, Jeremy and AJ sat down and watched the slew of Christmas films Netflix is offering up this year, and now they're here to discuss the good, the bad and the worse. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIa FOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnW SUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE ► goo.gl/ITdEhK EMAIL US AT ► cultpopturemedia@gmail.com FOLLOW US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/s6egEh FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ► goo.gl/1rrpH7 VISIT THE WEBSITE ► www.cultpopture.com Music: Robobozo Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.