Zombie Originality and Train to Busan | Pop This! Episode 434
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Summary "Why is your ringtone so tacky?" We are our second week of Zombie Month and we've reached one of the all-time classics: Train to Busan. Also discussed: Andrea Warner's new old book, shows that hit a little too close to home, and the rules of zombie films. Show notes: (Vancouver Writer's Fest) (Andrea Warner's re-published book) Recommendations: Lisa: Nobody Wants This (Netflix) Andrea G.: Paid in Full: The Battle For Black Music (CBC Gem) Andrea W.: Only Murders in the Building...
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Sarah Polley, zombies and mall food in Dawn of the Dead | Pop This! Episode 433
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Summary "They’re coming to get you, Barbara!" It's Zombie month at Pop This! and we're kicking things off with the 2004 classic Dawn of the Dead starring Sarah Polley. Also discussed: fast vs. slow zombies, pajamas as clothes, and our long-running dream of living in a mall. Show notes: (Syfy) Recommendations: Lisa: Challengers (movie) Andrea G.: Slow Horses (Apple TV+) Andrea W.: The Third Gilmore Girl by Emily Bishop (book) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed...
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains with Rose Melberg | Pop This! Encore Presentation
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Summary: "Just rock 'n' roll and the truth." This week we invite Rose Melberg on the podcast to talk about her favourite film, the criminally underrated Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains. Also discussed: Jane the Virgin, Girls Rock Camp, and our love of Kim Wexler from Better Call Saul. Show notes: (Vulture) (Wikipedia) (Bandcamp) trailer (Hello Giggles) Recommendations: Andrea: Lisa: (Netflix) Rose: (TV) Music credits: "Get Happy Now" by Podington Bear...
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Drew Barrymore in the original 1984 Firestarter | Pop This! Episode 432
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Summary "For you, Daddy." This week, we are transported back to 1980s America while watching the original Firestarter starring Drew Barrymore. Also discussed: Doppelganger by Naomi Klein, All Fours by Miranda July, and a lovely new song from Toronto singer and songwriter taeo. Show notes: (Slash Film) Recommendations: Lisa: Emily in Paris (Season 4) (TV); All Fours by Miranda July (book) Andrea G.: "" by taeo (music) Andrea W.: Doppleganger by Naomi Klein (book) Music credits ...
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Say Anything turns 35 | Pop This! Episode 431
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Summary "The rain on my car is a baptism." This week we revisit one of the greatest teenage rom-com dramas ever made on its 35th anniversary: Say Anything. Also discussed: Emily Gilmore, Creed, and other pop culture reckonings. Show notes: (The Ringer) Recommendations: Lisa: Deaner '89 (film) Andrea G.: If Cats Disappeared From The World by Genki Kawamura (book) Andrea W.: The Bed I Made by The Softies (music) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under...
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Manic Pixie Dream Girls and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Pop This! Episode 430
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Summary "A sadness of men." We've reached the final movie of our Manix Pixie Dream Girl series and realize what connects these movies are sad men of the early 2000s, not quirky women. Also discussed: Behind Her Eyes, Jackpot! and the second ending of Bennifer. Show notes: (AV Club) (Salon) (Redux) (Stereogum) Recommendations: Lisa: Behind Her Eyes (Netflix) Andrea G.: Jackpot! (Prime) Andrea W.: "" by Nicky Lawrence (music) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: ...
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Manic Pixie Dream Girls and Elizabethtown | Pop This! Episode 429
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Summary "I'm impossible to forget, but I'm hard to remember." We have come to the third movie in our Manic Pixie Girl series, and some say this is the movie where it all began: Elizabethtown. Also discussed: Andrea Warner's broken toe, swimming while injured, and the various films of Cameron Crowe. Show notes: (AV Club) (Salon) (Redux) (Stereogum) Recommendations: Lisa: One Day (Netflix) Andrea G.: (music) Andrea W.: Robot Dreams (movie) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin...
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Manic Pixie Dream Girls and 500 Days of Summer | Pop This! Episode 428
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Summary "I love the Smiths.” It may have been a mistake but we are three movies deep into our Manic Pixie Dream Girl series and it's not getting any easier. This week we talk about 500 Days of Summer and wonder what kind of people we were in 2009. Also discussed: skincare routines, scurvy and quick sand. Show notes: (Reddit) Recommendations: Lisa: by Dollly Alderton (fiction) Andrea G.: (skincare) Andrea W.: by Daniel Zomparelli and by Dina Del Bucchia (poetry) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by...
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Dirty Dancing on our 10th anniversary live from the Rio Theatre | Pop This! Episode 427
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Summary This week we come to you live from The Rio Theatre in Vancouver! It’s Pop This’s 10th anniversary this year, if you can believe it. On top of that, Andrea Warner recently released a book called Time of My Life: Dirty Dancing. We wanted to celebrate both things, so we got together with the fine folks at The Rio to create a night that included a reading from Andrea, a live recording of Pop This!, a screening of Dirty Dancing, and a costume contest. Our guest on this episode is the always wonderful programmer from the Rio, Rachel Fox. Music credits "Get...
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Garden State on its 20th annivesary | Pop This! Episode 426
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Summary "This whole movie is a lie." We find figure skating deception at the heart of the seminal movie Garden State as we revisit it on its 20th anniversary. Also discussed: Francine Pascal, the Olympics, and boat cruises. Show notes: “" (Ringer) Recommendations: Lisa: Long Legs (movie) Andrea G.: Andrea W.: (podcast) Music credits "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: Licensed under Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: Licensed under "Good...
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