‘DC League of Super-Pets’ review: Hard to teach an old superhero comedy new tricks

No matter how much the contemporary media landscape changes, there are two things that remain constant: cute pets and superheroes. The former being the subject of memes, funny videos, and all sorts of content since the dawn of the internet;…

Jumanji The Next Level Movie Review: Plenty of laughs amidst mindless action

When a beloved film from the 1990’s becomes a series of films nearly 20 years later, there are many reasons for fans to be both excited and slightly concerned. 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle wasn’t a total sell, despite a…

Night School Movie Review: An exercise in quantity over quality

There are no sure bets in cinema, especially when it comes to comedy. In order for humor to land properly, all of the pieces have to fall together just so, and no amount of buzzworthy comedians can serve as a…

Jumanji : Welcome to the Jungle Movie Review

Few of us remember watching 1995’s Jumanji  and thinking it was a film that needed a sequel. Considered to be one of the many classic films that the late Robin Williams blessed audiences with in the 1990’s, it possessed a certain…

This is Pop? Podcast Episode 13: 2018 Grammy Predictions

  The nominees for the 60th annual Grammy Awards were announced on Nov. 28 and included nods for several of the biggest acts of 2017, from Kendrick Lamar and Bruno Mars to Kesha and The National. Like many music and…

First Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle trailer

I can’t believe it’s been 22 years since Joe Johnston’s Jumanji starring the late Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, Kirsten Dunst y Bradley Pierce came out. Even though it’s wasn’t as good as the book it was adapted from, Alan Parrish’s story in…

Movie Review: Captain Underpants – The First Epic Movie

Regardless of what its name brings up, there is an art to silliness. Everything from Abbott and Costello arguing about who’s playing what position in baseball to Cleese and Palin slapping each other with fish to Chappelle using an 80s…