Pop Goes Your World

“Rounders” (1998) Movie Review This week, Chris and Yancy are joined by Sammy Reid from the “Baseballholics Anonymous” podcast to talk about the 1998 movie, “Rounders”. Sammy and Yancy talk a lot about poker. Chris considers poker to be a TV fad of the 90’s.   You can always contact Chris & Yancy: Twitter: @cmcbrien […] The post Episode 64: “Rounders” (1998) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

2017: In Memoriam Chris and Yancy take a look back at some of the people that we lost in 2017 and the guys recall some of their favorite pop culture moments from those that left us last year.  You can always contact Chris & Yancy: Twitter: @cmcbrien @YancyEaton Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com yancy@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” […] The post Episode 63: 2017: In Memoriam appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” (2017) Movie Review *SPOILER ALERT* It’s a Gen-Xer’s and Millennial’s take on the new “Star Wars” movie, “The Last Jedi”. Hint: there will be spoilers.  You can always contact Chris & Yancy: Twitter: @cmcbrien @YancyEaton Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com yancy@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley. “Top of the Pops” […] The post Episode 62: “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” (2017) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“Animal House” (1978) Movie Review This week, Yancy and Chris review the 1978 comedy classic, “Animal House”. Chris grew up with this movie. Yancy points out just how un-PC this movie is in today’s day and age. Once again, Chris feels really old.  You can always contact Chris & Yancy: Twitter: @cmcbrien @YancyEaton Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com […] The post Episode 61: “Animal House” (1978) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“The Dark Knight” (2008) Movie Review This week, Yancy and Chris review the 2008 Christopher Nolan film, “The Dark Knight”. Chris grew up with Tim Burton’s 1989 “Batman” movie. Yancy points out just how old Chris is numerous times on this weeks episode.  You can always contact Chris & Yancy: Twitter: @cmcbrien @YancyEaton Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com […] The post Episode 60: “The Dark Knight” (2008) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

The Best Christmas Movies and TV Specials This week, Yancy and Chris run down their respective top 5 Christmas movies and TV specials of all time. Even with the generation gap, there is some crossover in their picks. It is also revealed that Yancy was not aware that Christmas specials are shown on TV every […] The post Episode 59: The Best Christmas Movies and TV Specials appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“Taxi Driver” (1976) Movie Review This week, Yancy and Chris discuss and review the 1976 movie “Taxi Driver”.  This movie was nominated for the podcast by Chris (as one of his Gen-X movie suggestions). Will Yancy love this movie or hate it?  You can always contact Chris & Yancy: Twitter: @cmcbrien @YancyEaton Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com yancy@popgoesyourworld.com […] The post Episode 58: “Taxi Driver” (1976) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“Children of Men” (2006) Movie Review This week, Yancy and Chris discuss and review the 2006 movie “Children of Men”.  This movie was suggested by Yancy (as one of his movie suggestions from the Millennial generation). Chris immediately points out the fact that Yancy nominates movies that are ‘dystopian’ and ‘post-apocalyptic’. The guys discuss this […] The post Episode 57: “Children of Men” (2006) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

‘Films’ vs. ‘Movies’ This week, Yancy and Chris are joined by regular guest Derek Myers to discuss the idea of ‘films’ vs. ‘movies’. The idea that there is a difference between ‘films’ and ‘movies’ was first brought up by Chris on a past episode of the podcast. Yancy felt it was an interesting concept, so […] The post Episode 56: ‘Films’ vs. ‘Movies’ appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“The Killing Fields” (1984) Movie Review This week, Yancy and Chris discuss and review the 1984 movie “The Killing Fields”.  This movie was suggested by Chris (as one of his movie suggestions from Generation X). Chris has stated that this movie is the reason he wanted to become a journalist as a teenager. Will Yancy […] The post Episode 55: “The Killing Fields” (1984) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“Interstellar” (2014) Movie Review Yancy Eaton returns to the podcast! Yancy and Chris discuss and review the 2014 movie “Interstellar”.  This movie was suggested by Yancy (as one of his movie suggestions from the Millennial generation). Does Chris like it? Do you like it? Do you agree with the guys or not?  You can always […] The post Episode 54: “Interstellar” (2014) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

The Biggest Movie Disappointments Ever With Yancy still away, Chris teams up with regular guest, Derek Myers to discuss the biggest movie disappointments ever. It’s not so much about which films were the biggest bombs… instead, the guys focus on the movies that were the biggest disappointments to them personally over the years.  Give a listen […] The post Episode 53: The Biggest Movie Disappointments Ever appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

The Best Canadian Actors of All Time With Yancy still unavailable, Chris teams up with regular guest, Derek Myers to discuss the best Canadian actors of all time. Considering the fact that both these guys are Canadian, maybe they can provide some insight into this topic.  Give a listen and see if any of their […] The post Episode 52: Oh, Canada! The Best Canadian Actors of All Time appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

Best Cartoons of All Time This week, Chris and Yancy run down their favorite cartoons of all time. Chris’ list is comprised of a few of the best Generation-X cartoons. A few of Chris’ picks, Yancy has never heard of (neither have most people). Yancy also gives his favorite Millennial cartoons (with a few oldies […] The post Episode 51: Our Favorite Cartoons appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

The Most Re-Watchable Movies of All Time There’s nothing quite like those movies that you’ve watched dozens of times. It’s the pop culture equivalent of ‘comfort food’. We all have a list of certain movies that we can watch over and over and over again.  This week, Chris and Yancy run down their respective lists […] The post Episode 50: The Most Re-Watchable Movies of All Time appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“Blade Runner” (1982) Movie Review This week, Chris and Yancy are joined by regular guest, Derek Myers (“Caveman”) to discuss the science fiction movie classic, “Blade Runner”. Derek and Yancy both love this movie. Chris has a different take on things. They also play a game of “Fun With Yancy”, where Chris asks Yancy and […] The post Episode 49: “Blade Runner” (1982) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“The Lion King” (1994) Movie Review This week, Chris and Yancy discuss a movie from Yancy’s childhood, the animated Disney classic, “The Lion King”. The guys not only talk about the movie but they also debate the merits of hand-drawn animation vs. computer-generated animation in film. Chris also mentions claymation. They play a game of […] The post Episode 48: “The Lion King” (1994) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

Childhood Celebrity Crushes Okay, let’s face it, we’ve all had them… when we were growing up, we had a crush on our favourite celebrity. Maybe it was an actress or actor on a popular TV show. Maybe it was a generation-defining moment in a movie that you will never forget.  Regardless, we all have our […] The post Episode 47: Childhood Celebrity Crushes appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“Revenge of the Nerds” (1984) Movie Review This is our review of the 1984 sex comedy, “Revenge of the Nerds”. This movie has not aged well. Chris and Yancy talk about some of the themes, scenes and quotes from the film and discuss why (or why not) the film has stood the test of time.  Contact […] The post Episode 46: “Revenge of the Nerds” (1984) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“Ex Machina” (2014) Movie Review This is our review of the 2015 science fiction film, “Ex Machina”. Yancy nominated this film for the podcast. What does Gen-Xer Chris think of this Millennial movie?  Contact Chris & Yancy: Twitter: @cmcbrien @YancyEaton Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com yancy@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley. “Top of the Pops” theme […] The post Episode 45: “Ex Machina” (2014) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.