Last year I was in a group discussion about some of the breakout performers in film of 2017. One member of the group floated Daveed Diggs, the multi-talented actor best known for originating the dual roles of Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in “Hamilton” on Broadway. His film that he was submitted for was “Wonder,” a cute if…
We Miss VHS: ‘RocketMan’ (1997)
Space was always a fascinating topic for me. Not interesting enough for me to ever aspire to astronautdom but interesting enough that I ate up any space-based media I could. One of the first that I fell in love with was RocketMan starring Harland Williams. It was a Disney movie (check), featured fart jokes (check),…
Halloween Horror Nights House Preview: Seeds of Extinction
A new house was announced today by Universal! The house, “Seeds of Extinction,” marks another original concept to be added to HHN 28. The concept places us in a post-apocalyptic world. After a meteor strikes Earth, an outbreak of plants runs amuck over the planet. However, life finds a way and new predator species of…
Universal Studio’s Halloween Horror Nights 28 Updates!
Check here for all of our Universal Studios Orlando Halloween Horror Nights 28 content! Check out our house previews below, as well as our scarezone previews as we add them as get closer to the event! We’ll also link the Podcasts from “We Bought a Cabin” when we preview the whole slate and after we…
We Bought a Pod Episode 38: Popular! It’s All About Popular!
00- 17:20 – Eighth Grade (No Spoilers) 17:20 – 24:25 – Eighth Grade (Spoilers) 24:25- 55:00 – Oscar Changes 55:00 – END – Listener Questions If you want to read our stuff our links are below! Eighth Grade Review AJ’s Oscar Rant AJ’s Oscar Last 10 Years of Popular Film Predictions
A Look at What the “Most Popular” Lineups Would Have Been Since 2009
Yesterday, the Academy of Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the group responsible for the Oscar announced they’ll be running a new category for “Achievement in Popular Filmmaking.” Beyond the fact that it is insulting to potential blockbuster films to be labeled as a different type of film, many have immediately worried that the Academy will go…
New Oscar Rules Adds a “Achievement in Popular Film,” Which is BS
As someone who follows the Oscars, it’s been an interesting few years to watch how other people view the awards. Often, those of us who love them, are met with skepticism and disregard for the ceremony. “They never award the best movies anyway” is a common issue I hear, and to be honest, I agree….
