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
Bob’s Burgers Season 9 Review: 9.15: The Fresh Princ-ipal
This week on Bob’s Burgers season 9 Louise Belcher became principal for a day. The episode played off the rivalry between Louise and Phillip Frond, which is one of the more interesting relationships in Bob’s...
Culture of Pop
Gotham Season 5 Review: 5.8: Nothing’s Shocking
This week’s episode of Gotham season 5 brought back Mr. Penn as the Ventriloquist. Meanwhile, a woman with shapeshifting powers sought revenge on a group of cops, including Harvey Bullock. When cops who worked a...
Culture of Pop
Riverdale Season 3 Review: 3.13: Requiem for a Welterweight
This week Riverdale season 3 introduced its second plotline about Archie Andrews participating in underground boxing. This time it’s of his own accord. For the most part this episode of Riverdale season 3 was more...
Movies
Stop Evangelizing the 'Movie Theater' Experience
I’m going to open this up with a controversial opinion: Movies should be for everyone. Wait, actually that wasn’t controversial at all, or at least it shouldn’t be. There has been some concerning dialogue recently...
Culture of Pop
'Fighting with My Family' Is A Winner
Fighting with My Family (MGM) Making a living by doing something you love is the American Dream in its purest form, but the road is long and dark, and most people get lost along the...
Television
Gotham Season 5 Review: 5.7: Ace Chemicals
This week on Gotham season 5, Jeremiah Valeska’s big plan came to fruition. I’ve been skeptical of Jeremiah, but this episode was Gotham at its horrifying, whimsical best. Jeremiah not only kidnapped Alfred Pennyworth, he...
Culture of Pop
Supergirl Season 4 Review: 4.12: Menagerie
It was Valentine’s Day on this week’s episode of Supergirl season 4. An alien parasite called Menagerie fused with a human host named Pamela Ferrer to wreak havoc. Kara Danvers, Alex Danvers and J’onn J’onzz...
Culture of Pop
Bob’s Burgers Season 9 Review: 9.14: Any Which Way But Goose
Maybe it was inevitable that the only way Bob’s Burgers could escalate Tina Belcher’s social awkwardness was with actual beastiality. Is that the next logical step after a ghost boyfriend? In this Valentine’s Day episode,...
Culture of Pop
Gotham Season 5 Review: 5.6: 13 Stitches
This week’s episode of Gotham season 3 was the strongest of the season so far. Jim Gordon and Ed Nygma had to team up to take on Eduardo Dorrance. In a great scene, Lucius Fox...
Culture of Pop
The Flash Season 5 Review: 5.14: Cause and XS
This week on The Flash season 5, Barry Allen went into the Speed Force so Nora West-Allen was the star of the show. After Cicada killed Iris West-Allen, Nora went back in time to try...
