Popculture Spotlight

The High Note is a Delightful Romantic Comedy starring Dakota Johnson, Tracie Ellis Ross and Kelvin Harrison Jr. One Night in Miami is loosely based on the conversation's Cassius Clay had  with Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown on the night he became Heavyweight champ about how all 4 men could use their fame to impact society during the civil rights movement Starring Kingsley Ben Adir, Leslie Odom Jr, Elie Goree and Aldis Hodge. I'm talking about both movies on this podcast listen and enjoy! 

Winona Ryder is most recently best well known for starring in the Netflix hit Stranger Things, but before that she was one of the biggest movie stars of the 90s appearing in Edward Scissor Hands, Bram Strokers Dracula, Age of Innocence, Reality Bites, Little Women, and the Crucible. I'm talking about Ryder's career on this podcast listen and enjoy! 

Pieces of a Woman is about a woman named Martha who loses a child during a home birth and not only has to deal with the heartbreak of having to move on but also has to deal with a court trial starring Vanessa Kirby. Dark Waters is about how Corporate Lawyer Robert Billot defended the city of Parkersburg, West Virginia, against Dupont, a giant oil corporation who contaminated their water, starring Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins and Anne Hathaway. I'm talking about both movies on this podcast, listen and enjoy!

Elle Fanning is only 22 years old and has starred in Movies like SomeWhere,Maleficent ,20th Century Women, and Teen Spirit and is also the star of the hit breakout show The Great. Wonder Woman 1984 is the highly anticipated sequel to the 2017 hit WonderWoman starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Pedro Pascal and Kristen Wiig. I'm Talking about Fanning and Wonder Woman 1984 on this podcast listen and enjoy! 

This week its a jam packed episode of the podcast, I'm Talking about the Career, of Actor Adam Driver, from being a star on the rise in HBO'S Girls to being a fully fledged movie star in Star Wars: The Force Awakens to being an Oscar-nominated actor for BlacKkKlansman and Marriage Story. I'm also talking about the newest film from Disney Pixar Soul Starring Jaime Foxx and Tina Fey Written and Directed by Pete Doctor and the Latest Spy Epic from Christopher Nolan Tenet Starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, and Elizabeth Debicki Listen and Enjoy! 

Julia Roberts has gone through a lot of stages in her career as a  rising star with Pretty Woman, as the Queen of The Rom Com with My Best Friends Wedding, Notting Hill and Runway Bride To winning an Oscar for Erin Brockovich and recently having success in HomeComing and Ben is Back. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is an adaptation of an August Wilson play Starring Viola Davis, and The Late Great Chadwick Boseman. I'm talking about Roberts and The Film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom on this podcast listen and enjoy! 

Sound of Metal is a film about a metal drummer who starts to lose his hearing starring Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, and Paul Raci, Directed/Cowritten by Darius Marder. Let Them All Talk is the latest film from director Steven Soderbergh Starring Meryl Streep, Lucas Hedges, Diane Wiest, Candice Bergen, and Gemma Chan. I'm talking about both movies on this podcast, listen and enjoy!

Tessa Thompson has not been around all that long yet and has already appeared in a number of memorable films Creed, Thor Ragnarok, Annihilation, Sorry To Bother You and Avengers Endgame. Mank is a movie about Herman Mankiewicz, the man who infamously cowrote Citizen Kane from Director David Fincher  Starring Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Colins, Tuppence Middleton, Charles Dance and Tom Burke. I'm talking about Thompson and Mank on this podcast listen and enjoy!

Happiest Season is a Holiday Rom-Com Starring Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, and Dan Levy Directed by Clea Duvall I'm talking about Happiest Season on this podcast listen and enjoy and follow my page for new episodes of PopCulture Spotlight Weekly! 

Tesla is an unconventional movie about world renowned Inventor/innovator Nikola Tesla Starring Ethan Hawke. Underwater  is an Action Packed Horror Thriller Starring Kristen Stewart. I'm talking  about both movies on this podcast listen and enjoy! 

Kevin Costner is one of the best movie stars of all time, just look at his  resume of iconic films The Untouchables, No Way Out, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, Dances with Wolves, JFK and many more. I'm talking about his legendary career and why I think he's underrated on this podcast listen and enjoy! 

First Cow is director Kelly Reichardt's return to the Western genre about two travelers  in 1820s Oregon trying to live the American Dream starring John Magaro and Orion Lee. Possessor is a unique Sci Fi Horror Directed by Brandon Cronenberg starring Christopher Abbot and Andrea Risborough. I'm talking about both movies on this podcast listen and enjoy! 

Scarlett Johansson has done it all: she's appeared in blockbusters like Avengers, Infinity War and Endgame while also starring in critically lauded films like Lost in Translation, Match Point, In Goof Company, Marriage Story and JoJo Rabbit. The Queens Gambit is a captivating miniseries about a wunderkind chess player starring  Anya Taylor-Joy written and directed by Scott Frank. I'm talking about Johansson and The Queens Gambit on this podcast listen and enjoy! 

Paul Dano is one of those actors who can do it all: Play a supporting character in movies Little Miss Sunshine, There Will Be Blood Play the lead in movies Ruby Sparks, Love and Mercy, Swiss Army Man and Direct the Movie WildLife. Yes God yes is a film about a high schooler named Alice who goes on a religious retreat at a time where she is curious and confused starring Natalia Dyer and Timothy Simmons. I'm talking about Dano and the movie Yes God Yes on this podcast Listen and Enjoy!

Willem Dafoe is one of the most versatile actors ever appearing in films like Platoon, Spider-Man, The Florida Project, At Eternity's Gate and The lighthouse. I talk about his illustrious acting career on this podcast, listen and enjoy! 

Rebecca is a remake of the timeless classic starring Lily James and Armie Hammer. On the Rocks is the latest film from Writer/Director Sophia Coppola, its a Daughter Father comedy drama starring Rashida Jones and Bill Murray. I'm Talking about both films on this podcast listen and enjoy!

The OutPost is a jarring war film based on real events starring Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones, and Orlando Bloom. The Trial of the Chicago 7 is the latest film from Aaron Sorkin about the infamous trial starring Eddie Redmayne, Sasha Baron Cohen, Mark Rylance, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen ll.I talk about both movies on this podcast, listen and enjoy! 

Emma Stone is arguably the best actress of her generation, she's, been in critically acclaimed films like BirdMan, La La Land, and The Favourite while also appearing in fan favorite films like Zombie Land and Blockbusters like The Amazing SpiderMan. True History of The Kelly Gang is a reimagining of the life of famous Australian outlaw Ned Kelly Starring, George Mackay, Nicholas Hoult, Charlie Hunnam and Russell Crowe. I am talking about Stone and the movie True History of the Kelly Gang on this podcast listen and Enjoy! 

Lakeith Stanfield is one of the most interesting actors working today he's appeared in critically acclaimed films like Short Term 12, Get Out, Sorry to Bother You, Knives out and UnCut Gems in such a short amount of time. 1917 is World War 1 epic Starring George Mckay and Dean Charles Chapman directed by Sam Mendes. I am talking about Stanfield and the movie 1917 on this podcast listen and enjoy! 

Radioactive is about the life and career of one of the most famous scientists ever Madame Currie Starring Rosmund Pike. Enola Holmes is a film about the sister of world renowned detective Sherlock Holmes Starring Milly Bobby Brown and Henry Cavill. I am talking about both movies on this podcast Listen and Enjoy!