Pop Goes Your World

Episode 273: “Love Actually” (2003): Movie Review Chris and Derek continue their look at films celebrating major milestone anniversaries this year. With the holidays around the corner, Derek wanted to review a Christmas-themed movie, so he decided to go back 20 years and watch “Love Actually”. Chris had never seen the movie, so he comes in with a fresh approach. The guys discuss the large... Read More

Episode 272: Sitcoms This week, Chris and Derek discuss situation comedies (sitcoms). Specifically, they talk about the sitcom as a dying art form, one that was prevalent for years in Gen-X. Then, they each run down their top 5 favorite sitcoms of all time. Keep in mind, these are personal picks, not necessarily the most popular or critically acclaimed. For the trivia segment of the... Read More

Episode 271: “Beetlejuice” (1988): Movie Review This season on the show, Chris and Derek have been reviewing movies celebrating major milestone anniversaries. This week, it’s a look back 35 years to Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice” starring Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin and Winona Ryder. Chris and Derek take a look at the box office, the cast, memorable scenes and more. For the trivia segment of... Read More

Episode 270: 24-Hour Movies This week, Chris and Derek take a look at movies that take place over the course of a day (or a 24-hour period). They each have put together a top 5 list of their favorite movies that use this plot device in the film. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek takes a seat in the ‘Winner’s Circle’ of the... Read More

Episode 269: “Black Panther” (2018): Movie Review This season on the podcast, Chris and Derek have been reviewing films celebrating milestone anniversaries. Even though it is only 5 years old, “Black Panther” is still celebrating a milestone. Chris had never seen this movie. The only MCU films he has seen are those that Derek has made him watch for the podcast. Where will this one... Read More

Episode 268: Stand-Up Comedy Derek Myers and Chris McBrien take a look at stand-up comedy from a Millennial and Gen-X perspective, respectively. They discuss a brief history of stand-up comedy including its evolution into ‘specials’ and stand-up ‘concert’ films. They each run down their personal top 5 favourite stand-up comedy films. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris gives Derek quotes from stand-up routines... Read More

Episode 267: “Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life” (1983): Movie Review Chris and Derek continue their look back at movies celebrating major milestone anniversaries. This week, the guys go back and watch “Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life” which is celebrating 40 years since its theatrical release back in 1983. Chris and Derek discuss the […]

Episode 266: Our Favorite AC/DC Songs This week, Chris and Derek talk about one of the most iconic hard rock bands of all time, AC/DC. The guys do a top 5 list of their favorite AC/DC songs. For the trivia segment of the show, the play a game of “Name that Tune”. Chris gives the […]

Episode 265: “The Fugitive” (1993): Movie Review Chris and Derek continue to look at movies celebrating milestone anniversaries this year with their review of 1993’s “The Fugitive” starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. They discuss the box office performance, the cast, the script, quotes and trivia from the film. For the trivia segment of […]

Episode 264: Sequels We Wish They’d Make Chris usually doesn’t enjoy sequels. However, this week he thought it would be fun to take a look at some sequels that never came about, but maybe should have. Chris and Derek each put together a top 5 list of sequels they wish had gotten made. For the […]

Episode 263: “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” (1985): Movie Review With the recent passing of Paul Reubens, Chris and Derek thought it might be worthwhile going back and re-watching “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” and reviewing it this week. The guys discuss Paul Reubens’ career and controversies, the film’s director (Tim Burton), the script, scenes and quotes. For the […]

Episode 262: “Superman” (1978): Movie Review Chris and Derek have been reviewing movies this season that are celebrating ‘milestone’ anniversaries. This week, they review the 1978 movie “Superman” starring Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman and Marlon Brando. The guys discuss the film’s box office success, cast, themes, scenes and debate about whether or not it holds […]

Best of Pop Goes Your World 27: Fun With Caveman Based on the positive feedback we have received in regard to the “Fun With Caveman” segment of the podcast, we have put together a “Best of” episode containing only the final segment of the show. If you enjoy Millennial trivia, Generation-X trivia, movie facts, music […]

Episode 261: The Effect of Social Media on Pop Culture Chris and Derek discuss the impact and effect of social media on pop culture. They discuss social media usage, content and algorithms. Particularly, they are interested in how this effects pop culture and vice versa. Furthermore, the guys discuss memes, influencers and how YouTube has […]

Episode 260: “This is the End” (2013): Movie Review This week, for something different, Chris suggests reviewing a film that came out later than 1989 for a change. He has Derek go back and watch “This is the End“, the apocalyptic black comedy from 2013 starring Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, James Franco and Jonah Hill. […]

Best of Pop Goes Your World 26: Fun With Caveman Based on the positive feedback we have received in regard to the “Fun With Caveman” segment of the podcast, we have put together a “Best of” episode containing only the final segment of the show. If you enjoy Millennial trivia, Generation-X trivia, movie facts, music […]

Episode 259: “Ted Lasso” The series finale of “Ted Lasso” has aired so what better time to go back and review the series. Chris and Derek review the TV series. The guys discuss the cast, favourite episodes, the finale, themes of the show and more. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris has Derek […]

Episode 258: “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome” (1985): Movie Review With the recent passing of rock legend, Tina Turner, Derek wanted to go back and watch the 1985 sequel “Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome” which was one of Tina Turner’s only scripted acting roles. Chris and Derek discuss the film, the cast, the box office success, memorable […]

Episode 257: “Heaven Can Wait” (1978): Movie Review This week, Chris is going back 45 years to 1978 and has Derek watch (for the first time) Warren Beatty‘s “Heaven Can Wait“. The guys discuss the cast, awards, critical praise, box office, scenes and quotes from the film. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek […]

Episode 256: “The Big Lebowski” (1998): Movie Review This week, Derek has Chris watch “The Big Lebowski” for the first time. The guys discuss the cast, the box office performance, critical reviews, favourite scenes and more. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris gives Derek the name of a ‘slacker’ character in pop culture […]