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Jan 29, 2025

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"You Don't Know What Tennis Is." We finally dig into the sports drama Challengers with ace guest Brittany Tiplady and discover what the sport is all about. Also discussed: Zendaya, tennis, and the idea of marrying the 'ick.'
 
 
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Challengers got everything right about my sport – apart from the...


Jan 22, 2025

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"I'm not being paid enough for this." This week we dive headfirst into Oscars season with a film that has elements of both romance and comedy but is definitely not a rom-com: Anora.  Also discussed: the feasibility of watching movies and TV in this day and age without looking up anything on our phones.
 
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Jan 15, 2025

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"I don’t want to be in a situation for even an hour where I’m not enjoying myself." We finally get around to talking about our favourite pop culture items from last year, and vow to live by the words of Kim Cattrall in 2025. 
 
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Robot Dreams
 
Absolute Elsewhere by Blood Incantation
 
The New...


Jan 8, 2025

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We're still on holiday break this week so we're resurfacing this episode we did in 2018 on Little Women
 
"Not so little women." Over the years, there have been many film, stage and television versions of the classic book Little Women. Pop This! producer Andrea Gin loves the 1949 version, Lisa Christiansen...


Jan 1, 2025

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When Harry Met Sally just celebrated its 35th anniversary and we are re-releasing the episode we did on it way back in 2017 because there is no better way to greet the New Year than by re-watching one of the best rom-coms of them all! Also discussed: The African Queen, Atomic Blonde, and The Way We...