Popculture Spotlight

This week on the podcast I'm talking about the career of actor Nicholas Hoult, who began his career as a child star in About A Boy and in recent years has done standout work in the films Mad Max Fury Road, The Favourite and the Television Series The Great. Also in this episode I'm talking about Nomadland, a film about Fannie who becomes a Nomad late in life Starring Frances Mcdormand and Written and Directed by Chloe Zhao listen and enjoy!

In this special bonus episode, I'm talking about the career of the most consistent actor of his generation, Christian Bale, he made a name for himself in movies like American Psycho, The Dark Night Trilogy The Fighter and in recent years with The Big Short, Hostiles, Vice and Ford V Ferrari. 

This week on the podcast, I'm Talking About Two of the Best Films of the year so far the feel good Palmer Starring Justin Timberlake and Ryder Allen and the thrilling and thought-provoking Judas and the Black Messiah Starring  Lakeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya, Jessie Plemons and Dominique Fishback. 

Irresistible is a political satire starring Steve Carrell, Rose Byrne, Chris Cooper, Mackenzie Davis and Topher Grace written and directed by Jon Stewart. Malcolm and Marie is an actor's showcase for its stars Zendaya and John David Washington. The film is about a heated discussion between a couple Malcolm and Marie after coming home from the premiere of Malcoms' new film Written and directed by Sam Levinson! 

Margot Robbie since Starring alongside Leonardo Dicaprio in the film The Wolf of Wall Street, has been on fire giving great performances in Goodbye Christopher Robin, I, Tonya, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood and Bombshell. The Dig is a film based on a true story Starring Ralph Fiennes, Carrie Mulligan, Lily James and Johnny Flynn. The Little Things is a crime Thriller Starring Academy Award-Winners Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto! 

Cillian Murphy is known for his roles in 28 Days Later, Batman Begins, Sunshine, Inception, Dunkirk, and for his lead role in the television series Peaky Blinders. Jungleland is a movie about two Brothers Stan and Lion who try to get rich by entering Lion in a bare knuckle boxing title fight Starring Charlie Hunnam and Jack O’Connell. I'm talking about both Murphy and JungleLand on this Podcast Listen and enjoy!

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!