Pop Goes Your World

Movie Songs Chris and Derek discuss their favourite songs that appear in movies. For the trivia segment, Chris quizzes Derek on songs that appear in the opening or closing credits of movies.  You can contact Chris & Derek: Twitter: @cmcbrien @Ameron_DM Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley. “Top of the […]

“Aliens” (1986): Movie Review Chris and Derek review the 1986 film, “Aliens”. Since Chris loved the last film (“Alien” from 1979), Derek decided to get Chris to watch the sequel to the film and see what he thought of it.  Chris quizzes Derek and Kaye to see how much they know about movie sequels. You […]

“Alien” (1979): Movie Review Chris and Derek review the 1979 film, “Alien”. Usually, Derek suggests newer movies for the podcast. In this case, he asks Chris to watch an older film (one that Chris has surprisingly never seen).  Chris quizzes Derek to see how well he knows about the movie, “Alien”. You can contact Chris […] The post Episode 123: “Alien” (1979): Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

2019: A Look Back  Chris and Derek look back on the year 2019 in pop culture… the movies, the TV shows, the music, and the celebrities we lost.  Chris quizzes Derek to see how well he can tell apart the decades of the 2000’s and the 2010’s.  You can contact Chris & Derek: Twitter: @cmcbrien […] The post Episode 122: 2019: A Look Back appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“Witness” (1985) Movie Review Chris and Derek review the 1985 film, “Witness”. Chris thinks this is Harrison Ford’s greatest acting performance. He also feels this is a masterful film that involves a thriller, a romance and a drama all in one. Derek disagrees.  Derek quizzes Chris on Harrison Ford movies.  You can contact Chris & […] The post Episode 121: “Witness” (1985) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“Arrival” (2016) Movie Review Chris and Derek review the 2016 Amy Adams/Jeremy Renner film “Arrival”. Derek feels that this film has to do with communication and is a representation of how time is a relative concept. Will Chris agree or will he think it is boring?  Chris quizzes Derek on aliens in movies.  You can […] The post Episode 120: “Arrival” (2016) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

Our Favorite Songs of All Time Chris and Derek do a top 5 list of their all-time, personal favorite songs. There are a couple of surprises here. Hell, Chris has a song on his list that came out after 1989!  Chris quizzes Derek by giving him the opening lyrics of famous songs and sees if […] The post Episode 119: Our Favorite Songs of All Time appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“Trading Places” (1983) Movie Review Chris and Derek go back and review the 1983 film “Trading Places”. They review and discuss the film from the perspective of today’s lens. What has held up with this movie? What is dated?  Derek quizzes Chris on other movies from 1983.  You can contact Chris & Derek: Twitter: @cmcbrien […] The post Episode 118: “Trading Places” (1983) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“Leon: The Professional” (1994) Movie Review Chris and Derek go back and watch the 1994 film “Leon: The Professional”. They review and discuss the film. Chris quizzes Derek on other films that have a first name in the title.  You can contact Chris & Derek: Twitter: @cmcbrien @Ameron_DM Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” […] The post Episode 117: “Leon: The Professional” (1994) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

The Return of Yancy: The Florida Episode Chris and Derek are reunited with Yancy Eaton. Yancy discusses his career change. The guys discuss Yancy’s home state of Florida and how it has influenced pop culture. Chris quizzes Derek and Yancy on trivia about Florida.  You can contact Chris & Derek: Twitter: @cmcbrien @Ameron_DM Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com […] The post Episode 116: The Return of Yancy: The Florida Episode appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“Do the Right Thing” (1989) Movie Review Chris and Derek go back and watch Spike Lee’s 1989 film classic “Do the Right Thing”. How does the film hold up under today’s lens? The guys discuss the film’s themes, characters, plot points, scenes and more. Derek quizzes Chris on other films from 1989.  You can contact […] The post Episode 115: “Do the Right Thing” (1989) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

Cop Movies Chris and Derek run down their top 5 cop movies of all time.  During the “Fun With Caveman” segment, Chris names famous cop characters and tries to get Derek to guess the movie that they appear in. You can contact Chris & Derek: Twitter: @cmcbrien @Ameron_DM Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” […] The post Episode 114: Cop Movies appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“Stripes” (1981) Movie Review Chris and Derek go back and watch the 1981 classic comedy movie “Stripes”. This is one of Chris’ favourite movies of all time. Derek thinks it doesn’t hold up (especially in regard to today’s sensibilities). What do you think?  The guys play a round of the ‘Winner’s Circle’ of the $100,000 […] The post Episode 113: “Stripes” (1981) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“Casino Royale” (2006) Movie Review In his quest to educate Chris on ‘newer’ films, Derek had Chris watch the 2006 James Bond film, “Casino Royale” starring Daniel Craig as the new James Bond. The guys discuss the film as well as Craig’s performance as Bond compared to past actors to play the role.  In the […] The post Episode 112: “Casino Royale” (2006) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

Best TV Theme Songs Chris and Derek run down their top 5 TV theme songs of all time.  You can contact Chris & Derek: Twitter: @cmcbrien @Ameron_DM Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley. “Top of the Pops” theme – “Warm Up” by Alain Galarneau provided by Music Alley. The post Episode 111: Best TV Theme Songs appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“Meatballs” (1979) Movie Review Chris and Derek go back in time to discuss the 1979 movie, “Meatballs”. Chris has mentioned this movie many times on the podcast and now he and Derek review it. Does it hold up? The guys break the movie down scene-by-scene and talk about this seminal Canadian film.  You can contact […] The post Episode 110: “Meatballs” (1979) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“The A-Team” (2010) Movie Review Chris and Derek discuss the 2010 movie, “The A-Team”. It’s a Millennial movie based on a Gen-X TV show. It’s the perfect mix for this podcast, right? Chris will love it, right?  You can contact Chris & Derek: Twitter: @cmcbrien @Ameron_DM Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided […] The post Episode 109: “The A-Team” (2010) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

Sequels We Wish They Would Make Chris and Derek talk about movie sequels that never happened (but should have got made). The guys run down their top 5 sequels that they wish could get made.  You can contact Chris & Derek: Twitter: @cmcbrien @Ameron_DM Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley. […] The post Episode 108: Sequels We Wish They Would Make appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“Spaceballs” (1987) Movie Review Chris and Derek discuss the 1987 movie, “Spaceballs”. Are Mel Brooks’ movies racist? Does this movie stand the test of time? The guys haven’t seen the movie in 20 years. How does it stand up? You can contact Chris & Derek: Twitter: @cmcbrien @Ameron_DM Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” […] The post Episode 107: “Spaceballs” (1987) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“The Full Monty” (1997) Movie Review Chris and Derek discuss the 1997 movie, “The Full Monty”. Derek nominated this movie for the guys to review. Chris LOVES comedies from Generation X. Therefore, he will absolutely LOVE this movie, right? Find out on this week’s episode of Pop Goes Your World.   You can contact Chris […] The post Episode 106: “The Full Monty” (1997) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.