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!
Television
Supergirl Season 3 Review: 3.9: Reign
In this week's episode of Supergirl season 3, Kara Danvers told Mon-El, " This is worse than the worst thing I could possibly imagine ." She wasn't referring to Reign terrorizing the city. She was...
Movies
'Brawl in Cell Block 99' Gives Us a Brutal Vince Vaughn
Vince Vaughn in Brawl in Cell Block 99 Life throws some heavy punches, like being fired from your job, unfaithful partners, and twisted gangsters. Bradley Thomas is a hard working, blue-collar man that has caught...
Television
Gotham Season 4 Review: 4.10: A Dark Knight: Things That Go Boom
The main conflicts in Gotham season 4 came to a head this week. Everything is falling into place for the big midseason finale next week. Sofia Falcone revealed herself to be Oswald Cobblepot's enemy. The...
Comic Books
'Avengers: Infinity War' Trailer Multiplies Movie Hype
Avengers: Infinity War is the latest superhero film based on the Marvel Comics lore, and is intended to be the sequel to 2012's Marvel's The Avengers and 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron . In Avengers:...
Television
The Flash Season 4 Review: 4.8: Crisis on Earth-X
Photo: Bettina Strauss/The CW This week's episode of The Flash was part of a four episode crossover event. This review will only cover the portion of that crossover that aired as The Flash -- part...
Television
Supergirl Season 3 Review: 3.8: Crisis on Earth-X
This week's episode of Supergirl season 3 was fundamentally a bad idea. The very first shot in the episode was a big building decked out in swastikas. I've been following news about this crossover, but...
Television
The Flash Season 4 Review: 4.7: Therefore I Am
In this week's episode of The Flash season 4, Barry Allen learned that Clifford DeVoe is the villain that Team Flash is dealing with. But, because we the audience already knew that, the episode didn't...
Television
Supergirl Season 3 Review: 3.7: Wake Up
Well, Mon-El is back in Supergirl season 3 and we just have to deal with that. His return was a reminder of how much Kara Danvers' character has deteriorated. She immediately felt angry at Mon-El...
Television
Bob's Burgers Season 8 Review: 8.5: Thanks-Hoarding
Bob's Burgers generally has excellent Thanksgiving episodes. This one wasn't on a par with some of the past episodes, but it was a solid episode. Bob Belcher's love of Thanksgiving despite all of his Thanksgivings...
Movies
'Justice League' is Mediocre Fun
Justice League (Warner Bros) Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg share the silver screen for the very first time in Justice League . The ancient, powerful extraterrestrial named Steppenwolf invades Earth with his...
