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
Bates Motel Season 5 Review: 5.6: Marion
This week's episode of Bates Motel season 5 was a long walk to a great ending. The final pay off was absolutely delightful. But, it didn't make up for how meandering this episode was. "Marion"...
Culture of Pop
Top 5 Martin Scorsese Films
Casino is one of the most culturally influential movies of the 20th century. Martin Scorsese is one of the most iconic Hollywood directors of all time. His career has stretched across 50 years and his...
Television
The Flash Season 3 Review: 3.17: Duet
Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW The Flash season 3 attempted a musical episode this week and it was a pretty painful experience. A series of baffling, terrible decisions went into their interpretation of the Music Meister...
Television
Bates Motel Season 5 Review: 5.5: Dreams Die First
This week's episode of Bates Motel season 5 was a mixed bag. The introduction of Marion Crane (played by Rihanna) felt a little off because of how quickly it moved. But, the big emotional moments...
Movies
'Beauty and the Beast' is Underwhelming
Beauty and the Beast (Walt Disney Studios) Beauty and the Beast continues the trend of turning an animated Disney classic into a live-action movie. Director Bill Condon takes on the difficult task, and is joined...
Television
The Flash Season 3 Review: 3.16: Into the Speed Force
This week The Flash season 3 did another episode where Barry Allen goes into the Speed Force. When the show did this last year it was a series low and this episode wasn't an improvement....
Television
Bates Motel Season 5 Review: 5.4: Hidden
Compared to last week's episode of Bates Motel season 5, "Hidden" felt like a bit of a filler episode. There were some entertaining scenes, but nothing truly gripping. Norman Bates giving all Norma Bates' clothes...
Movies
'Get Out' is Relative Horror
Get Out (Blumhouse Productions) After a suspenseful opening scene that sets the tone of Jordan Peele’s Get Out , Childish Gambinos’s “Redbone” track bumps through the speakers as a forewarning; especially when the artist cautions...
Culture of Pop
Powerless Season 1 Review: 1.4: Cold Season
This week's episode of Powerless season 1 was a solid installment that did some nice character work around Teddy and Emily Locke. Teddy's rounded out the character, showing how he's more than just a pleasant...
Culture of Pop
Top 50 Stand-Up Comedians: No. 1 - Dave Chappelle
Image courtesy of YouTube. First of all, MASSIVE thanks to Hardwood and Hollywood, Frankie Lloyd, and Dennis Velasco. The completion of this list was arduous and the patience of everyone involved was absolutely necessary in...
