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!
Movies
'Mission Impossible: Fallout' Is A Tremendous Action Blockbuster
Mission Impossible: Fallout (Paramount Pictures) Mission Impossible: Fallout Usually, action film franchises get weaker with each new outing, but Mission Impossible decided to go against the grain, and do the…impossible. Director Christopher McQuarrie might have...
Movies
Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Heath Ledger's Joker
Ten years ago yesterday, The Dark Knight was released in theaters, and this is notable because The Dark Knight , a sequel to Christopher Nolan's 2005 movie Batman Begins , was arguably the most financially...
Movies
'Ant-Man and the Wasp' is a Fun Follow-up Flick
Ant-Man and the Wasp (Marvel Studios) Ant-Man and the Wasp After the tragic scenes we were left with in Infinity War, we get to backtrack a little bit with Ant-Man and The Wasp for a...
Movies
'Sicario: Day of the Soldado' is a Solid Sequel
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (Black Label Media) Sicario: Day of the Soldado Sicario was one of the best films of 2015, and further proof that Denis Villeneuve is a director to be reckoned with....
Movies
'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' is Flawed But Fun
Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom (Universal Studios) Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Dinosaurs roamed the Earth and had their time, but if they were really brought back through cloning, what rights do they have? Jurassic World: Fallen...
Movies
Creed II Trailer: Six Questions (And Answers)
Screenshot courtesy of MGM/YouTube. On Wednesday morning the trailer for Creed II dropped and my goodness, it was incredible. In order to celebrate and properly appreciate this two minute glimpse into the highly anticipated sequel...
Culture of Pop
What are the coolest Matt Damon roles?
Matt Damon still is among those few-time Academy Awards nominees yet to receive the golden statuette. Naturally, he is a very talented actor, with plenty of important roles in his career. Oftentimes, seeing some of...
Television
Supergirl Season 3 Review: 3.23: Battles Lost and Won
Supergirl season 3 was a messy season that ended on more of the same. It feels like they’ve been having the same fight with Reign for weeks. As a result, there was nothing climactic about...
Television
Supergirl Season 3 Review: 3.22: Make It Reign
The penultimate episode of Supergirl season 3 did a decent job of moving the story along. But, with the exception of the subplot about J’onn J’onzz and M’yrnn J’onzz, nothing in this episode was truly...
Movies
'Hereditary' is Deeply Disturbing
Hereditary (A24) Hereditary Keeping a family close and content can be a complicated endeavor, especially when there are secrets and lies that lurk around every corner. This is exactly what’s explored in Ari Aster's debut...
