Oscars are not won - they are engineered in a lab by a team of rabid publicists. Here's the pitch every movie is making to the Academy on why they deserve the top prize.
For brief flashes The Morning Show is a very modern show with the promise of potential. The rest of the time the strain of attempting to be relevant is too much for the show to bear...
Even without the Baby Yoda memes, The Witcher out shined it's Disney counterpart.
Amazon Video's Carnival Row is a true fantasy story with prophecies, dark magic, different creatures, and a hoard of mysteries.
This past week Netflix announced that they had renewed their 80's sci-fi series Stranger Things for a fourth season. The news coincided with Stranger Things releasing a brief teaser trailer saying, "We're not in Hawkins anymore."
Amazon Video's latest feature, The Boys, is an irreverent take on the negative impact of Superheroes on society. The eight episode series follows Huey and Annie, a local tech store employee and an up and coming superhero, as they both... Continue Reading →
Last month the news broke that for the first time in eight years Netflix lost paid subscribers in the United States. For a company that created a multi-billion dollar marketplace out of the lost and misfit IP of others, the public was quick to (over)react to the news.
The NBA Draft has come and gone with little to no surprises at the top, there is an important update in the NCAA's quest against amateurism, and this week's deep dive on an episode of Black Mirror Season 5. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0kqfjglg6hHxUVJXQHsuxD?si=maTClM7XSwaxU7aOgQAoyA... Continue Reading →
The NBA Finals continue to roll on, Baker Mayfield is in the cross-hairs of the media, and we wrap up our Game of Thrones coverage. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2aPNzHrtw2axLOXWu8OfJ9?si=DJvpejZ1TxOMArIi4_EI3g NBA Finals Recap ( 1:02) The Curry and LeBron Comparisons (11:30) Kawhi Leonard is... Continue Reading →
Now that Game of Thrones is over it's time to look back in the first of our two part series examining the cultural phenomenon that has fans up in arms after its final episode. https://open.spotify.com/episode/42pJ7KIbPw17lXcAWQkjl5?si=2DRCWzHRQHaMdtUe7hlm_g Sports! (0:20) Top 5 Game... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Pod is Life the Podcast planting the sports flag on the entertainment universe. https://open.spotify.com/episode/47CzE2sH5SAs0AOk07JHhf?si=-I8OQ5HJTi6coNp3y-BZfw NFL Draft (1:55) NBA Playoffs Second Round (16:35) Spurs Season Recap with Boyd (32:23) Guava Island (48:03) Closing Thoughts (1:07:08) If you like our... Continue Reading →
Netflix's new original series The Umbrella Academy shined in every area where the traditional superhero show fails. Two common tropes that trip up even the best super hero stories are the origin story and time travel. The Umbrella Academy's simple... Continue Reading →
