Pop Cultured

Welcome to Pop Cultured, a podcast about film, TV, books, theme parks, and more. Join the rotating panel of entertainment journalists, film critics, and pop culture enthusiasts Ben Pearson, Hoai-Tran Bui, Brad Oman, Chris Evangelista, Peter Sciretta, Jacob Hall, BJ Colangelo, and Ryan Scott as they talk about the best and worst things they've been watching, reading, playing, and more. They've been writing, podcasting, and/or making videos about movies, TV, books, games, and theme parks for a combined total of 121 years, and they're excited to have you along for the ride.

What is the Peak of Cinema? Plus The Bone Temple, Tears For The Black Tiger, Dungeon Crawler Carl, and The West Wing 01/27/2026

What is the Peak of Cinema? Plus The Bone Temple, Tears For The Black Tiger, Dungeon Crawler Carl, and The West Wing Thanks for listening! But this is only part of the experience. To hear the conclusion of our 50 best movie moments of 2025, plus episodes like our favorite Edgar Wright movie moments, Rian Johnson movie characters, our favorite horror movie masks, our Simpsons rewatch podcast, and weekly box office episodes (all ad-free!), join us at . You can reach us at . What we’ve been Doing: Ben went to NYC and ! Jacob got another tattoo. BJ went to the Anaheim Ducks v. Minnesota Wild Pride Party hockey game What we’ve been Reading: Ben read Project Hail Mary. Jacob read The Handyman Method and The Fireman. He’s halfway through Dungeon Crawler Carl. HT read Bel Canto, If Cats Disappeared From the World, and finally finished Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels. What we’ve been Watching: Ben has a question for the group. Jacob watched Marty Supreme, No Other Choice, Physical: Asia, Heated Rivalry, and wants to talk Doctor Who for a quick moment. Brad watched Kumail Nanjiani’s Night Thoughts, some of The Pitt season 2, all of Primal season 3, and started The West Wing for the first time. BJ watched Tears for the Black Tiger, The Trotsky, The Elephant HT watched The Testament of Ann Lee, Is This Thing On, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, and watched That Touch of Mink and part of Indiscreet (Pluto TV Cary Grant marathon of course). What we’ve been Eating: Ben recommends Milk Bar’s chocolate chip cookies. Brad tried Up & Apple Uncrustables, Peppermint White Russian Cutwater, Cereal Killer C4 Energy, and celebrated the return of the Quesarito at Taco Bell. BJ is upset that everyone was right about drinking enough water now that she’s actually drinking enough water. What we’ve been Playing: Brad stopped playing Marvel Snap and has sworn off phone games /episode/index/show/c1fa7851-a727-4389-a4f3-817184692ec7/id/39785035