Category: Culture of Pop
This is Hardwood and Hollywood's section for all things having to do with pop culture - movies, TV, music, interviews with celebrities, both traditional and modern, and comic books. Keep your eyes on our words as we keep our fingers on the pulse of pop culture!
Culture of Pop
Revisiting 'The Wire' Characters Part 1 - Chris Partlow
Starting today and ongoing for a serious chunk of the future, I will be revisiting some of the best characters to appear in HBO's The Wire . My series will be a 30-part piece of...
Culture of Pop
'The Nice Guys' Trailer
Shane Black, writer and director of Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang , is back with another story about an odd duo tangled up in a crime in The Nice Guys . Sure, the story's been done...
Culture of Pop
10 of the Best Martial Arts Films Ever
Some martial arts films generally feature minimal plot lines with most of the focus on the action, while other ones showcase complexity and creativity to follow the action sequences. Even though martial arts films have...
Culture of Pop
Summarizing 2006-2009's Quality Show - 'The Unit'
The Unit was an action-drama television series that originally ran on CBS from March 7, 2006 to May 10, 2009. The show focused on a top-secret military unit similar to real-life U.S. Army special operations...
Culture of Pop
10 of the Best Movies Streaming On Netflix
Netflix has become a staple for streaming videos and television shows. Netflix has allowed viewers to catch up on movies old ( Batman , Kickboxer , and Léon: The Professional ) and new ( The...
Culture of Pop
The Best Animated TV Shows of 2015
Some of the best shows on TV right now are animated. If you want to see something innovative and beautiful, there's no better genre than animated series. Here are my choices for the best animated...
Comic Books
'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows' Trailer Debuts
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (alternatively Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 ) is the sequel to 2014’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . The returning cast includes Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner...
Culture of Pop
25 Days of Christmas Episodes: Ludachristmas (30 Rock)
We’re counting down the days until Christmas by looking back at Christmas episodes from a variety of TV shows. Tonight we’re talking about “Ludachristmas” from 30 Rock. What Christmas episode tropes did this episode use?...
Culture of Pop
Top 50 Stand-Up Comedians: Mike Birbiglia, Jim Gaffigan
34. Mike Birbiglia I love comedy that gives space for extra room for storytelling where there are even long pauses between laughs. Mike Birbiglia excels at this style, inviting us into his quirky world and...
Culture of Pop
Review 'Supernatural' S11 E9
Image courtesy of The CW. Supernatural followed the lead of many other shows this week and aired its mid-season finale. I may be biased, and I haven't seen many of the others, but I can...
