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
'Her Smell' Features Elisabeth Moss At Her Best
Her Smell (Gun Powder & Sky) Her Smell Great artists tend to push themselves past their limits to achieve iconic status. But often times they’ll lose their fire and come crashing down, buried in their...
Television
The Official Game of Thrones/NBA Crossover
Dalton Baggett: It may seem tough to draw many comparisons to the real world and that of Westeros, the fictional land in which the bulk of the events of Game of Thrones take place in....
Movies
'Avengers: Endgame' is a Satisfying Finale
Avengers: Endgame (Marvel) It all started with the big bang that was Jon Favreau’s Iron Man , igniting the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) to deliver a film series unlike any other done before it. Over...
Movies
'Shazam!' Is Magical
Shazam! (DC) Shazam! At one point in your life as a kid, you probably used a towel as a cape and saved living room city from total annihilation more times than you could count. In...
Culture of Pop
Supergirl Season 4 Review: 4.17: All About Eve
Supergirl season 4 has lost track of things. Martian Manhunter killing Manchester Black confused and already questionable message about never resorting to violence. The introduction of Lex Luthor a couple weeks ago reinvigorated the show...
Movies
'Us' Is Brilliantly Unnerving
Us (Monkeypaw Productions) Us Since the beginning of time, there has always been The Other: a group society deems to be unworthy to fit inside the imaginative box of “normal.” Jordan Peele ’s sophomore effort,...
Culture of Pop
Gotham Season 5 Review: 5.10: I Am Bane
This week on Gotham season 5, Bane returned and Theresa Walker revealed her true identity. Meanwhile, Barbara Kean had her baby. Theresa turned a dying Eduardo Dorrance into Bane, then brought him back to Gotham...
Culture of Pop
Riverdale Season 3 Review: 3.16: BIG FUN
This week Riverdale did their rendition of Heathers: the Musical . The musical aspect certainly helped this episode feel more fun and distinctive, but overall it still fell flat. In its two musical episodes, Riverdale...
Culture of Pop
The Flash Season 5 Review: 5.17: Time Bomb
This week The Flash floundered with the weakest episode of the season so far. As often happens, the later episodes are struggling with cumbersome plot mechanics that aren’t all that interesting. Last week, an adult...
Culture of Pop
Supergirl Season 4 Review: 4.15: Oh Brother, Where Are Thou?
This week Supergirl season 4 introduced their version of Lex Luthor, played by Jon Cryer. This was a great interpretation of Lex, who saved an otherwise weak episode. James Olsen was in the hospital after...
