Pop Goes Your World

Episode 307: “Wayne’s World” (1992): Movie Review This week, it was Chris’ turn to nominate a movie to review. He decided to go back to 1992 and discuss the pop culture phenomenon that was “Wayne’s World” starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey. Chris and Derek discuss the film’s box office success, the cast, scenes, quotes, themes and the film’s influence on pop culture in general.... Read More

Episode 306: The Best Narrated Movies After a few weeks off, the guys return and take a look at some of their favorite ‘narrated’ movies. Chris and Derek each put together a top 5 list of their personal favorite movies that prominently feature a narrator as part of the storytelling process.  For the trivia segment of the show, Chris has Derek try to name the... Read More

Episode 305: “An American Werewolf in London” (1981): Movie Review With Halloween around the corner, Derek suggested that he and Chris go back and watch the 1981 comedy/horror John Landis film, “An American Werewolf in London”. The guys discuss the themes of the film, the box office, scenes, cast and behind-the-scenes trivia about the making of the movie. For the trivia segment of the show,... Read More

Episode 304: “Zapped!” (1982): Movie Review It’s finally available on the streaming services! Chris has Derek go back and watch the 1982 sex comedy, “Zapped!” starring Scott Baio and Willie Aames. The guys discuss the box office performance of the film as well as the cast, quotes, scenes, themes, music and more. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek has Chris play a game... Read More

Episode 303: Living Celebrities We’d Like to Have a Beer With We’ve all heard some version of this idea before. It’s a standard question: “If you could sit down and have a beer with any celebrity, who would it be?”. This week, Derek and Chris each present a top 5 list of such celebrities. They also discuss one question they’d ask each celebrity if given... Read More

Episode 302: “Revenge of the Nerds” (1984): Movie Review This week, Derek and Chris go back and watch the 1984 film, “Revenge of the Nerds” starring Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards and Curtis Armstrong. They focus mainly on how the movie looks through the lens of 2024, with some interesting takes on wither side of the debate. The guys then discuss the box office, the cast,... Read More

Episode 301: “The Prestige” (2006): Movie Review This week, Derek and Chris go back and watch the 2006 Christopher Nolan film, “The Prestige” starring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale. The guys talk about the cast, scenes, box office, critical acclaim and more. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris asks Derek questions about magic in pop culture: movies, TV shows and music all featuring... Read More

Episode 300: A Look Back This week, Derek and Chris look back on 300 episodes of the “Pop Goes Your World” podcast. They discuss some of their favorite episodes, best (and worst) movie reviews, previous guests on the show (and guests they’d love to have on the podcast), and shows they’d like to perhaps ‘do over’ if given the opportunity. For the trivia segment of... Read More

Episode 299: “Bachelor Party” (1984): Movie Review This week, Derek and Chris go back to the year 1984 to a time before Tom Hanks was an award-winning actor and the most-respected actor of his generation. It was a time when Tom Hanks starred in a raunchy sex comedy. The guys review “Bachelor Party”. Chris and Derek talk about the box office performance that year, the... Read More

Episode 298: Third Installments This week, Derek and Chris run down some of their personal favorite movies that are ‘third installments’ in a movie series or franchise. Chris’ movies are all older Gen-X films (surprising, I know). Derek’s movies are mostly newer films.  For the trivia segment of the show, Chris debuts a new game, “Name the Tagline” (complete with a brand new theme song).... Read More

Episode 297: “Logan” (2017): Movie Review This week, Derek wanted to have Chris watch a ‘newer’ film so the guys watched and review the 2017 Wolverine movie, “Logan”. Chris has seen very few of the Marvel movies and he was completely unaware of the Wolverine character going into it (he had never even read a Wolverine comic book), so this gives a fresh perspective. Chris... Read More

Episode 296: “Summer Rental” (1985): Movie Review We’re right in the middle of summer so what better time than the present to review a summer movie? Chris and Derek go back to 1985 to re-watch and review the comedy “Summer Rental” starring John Candy. The guys discuss the box office, the cast, script, scenes and quotes from the film. For the trivia segment of the... Read More

Episode 295: Summer Movies It’s been a bit of a struggle to find time to get into the studio to record a new episode, as Chris & Derek have been busy with their summer vacations. However, this week, they found the time to record an episode about their top 5 favorite movies that take place during the summer. For the trivia segment of the show,... Read More

Best of Pop Goes Your World 29: Fun With Caveman Based on the positive feedback we have received in regard to the “Fun With Caveman” segment of the podcast, we have put together a “Best of” episode containing only the final segment of the show. If you enjoy Millennial trivia, Generation-X trivia, movie facts, music quizzes, game shows or you just enjoy having fun with... Read More

Best of Pop Goes Your World 29: Fun With Caveman Based on the positive feedback we have received in regard to the “Fun With Caveman” segment of the podcast, we have put together a “Best of” episode containing only the final segment of the show. If you enjoy Millennial trivia, Generation-X trivia, movie facts, music quizzes, game shows or you just enjoy having fun with... Read More

Episode 294: “Team America: World Police” (2004): Movie Review This week, Chris McBrien and Derek Myers go back to 2004 to watch and review Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s marionette movie, “Team America: World Police”. Chris and Derek discuss the box office performance, critical reception, cast, scenes, trivia and quotes from the film. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris has Derek try to... Read More

Episode 293: “48 Hrs.” (1982): Movie Review This week, Chris McBrien and Derek Myers go back to 1982 to review Eddie Murphy’s big screen movie debut, “48 Hrs.” directed by Walter Hill and also starring Nick Nolte. Chris and Derek discuss the box office performance, critical reception, cast, scenes and quotes from the film. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek gives Chris a... Read More

Episode 292: Soundtracks That Were Better Than the Movie This week, Chris McBrien and Derek Myers are joined by resident music expert, Greg Martin to run down their personal top 5 lists of great soundtracks. The hitch is: all of the soundtracks have to come from ‘bad’ movies. The guys each discuss their picks and critique each others’ picks as well. For the trivia segment... Read More

Episode 291: “Brewster’s Millions” (1985): Movie Review This week, Chris McBrien and Derek Myers go back to 1985 to watch and review the Walter Hill comedy, “Brewster’s Millions” starring Richard Pryor, John Candy and Lonette McKee. The guys discuss the box office success of the film, the cast, scenes, trivia, themes and more. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris makes Derek play a... Read More

Episode 290: “Caveman” (1981): Movie Review This week, Chris McBrien and Derek Myers go back to 1981 to watch and review Carl Gottlieb’s directorial debut, “Caveman” starring Ringo Starr, Barbara Bach, Shelley Long and Dennis Quaid. The guys discuss the box office success of the film, the cast, scenes, trivia and more. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek challenges Chris to name the... Read More