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“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.

“This is Spinal Tap” (1984) Movie Review This is our review of the 1984 rockumentary classic, “This is Spinal Tap”. Chris nominated this film for the podcast. What does Millennial Yancy think of this Gen-X classic?  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 post Episode 44: “This is Spinal Tap” (1984) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

Favorite Music Videos Chris and Yancy run down their picks for their top 5 favorite music videos of all time. Chris stays firmly within the decade of the 1980s for his favorite music videos. Yancy’s picks are much more modern (to say the least).  The guys play a round of the Winner’s Circle from the […] The post Episode 43: Favorite Music Videos appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“No Country for Old Men” (2007) Movie Review This is our review of the 2007 Coen brothers film, “No Country for Old Men”. Yancy nominated this film for the podcast. What does ‘old man’ Chris think of it? We should just call this episode, “No Podcast for Old Men”. Contact Chris & Yancy: Twitter: @cmcbrien @YancyEaton Email: […] The post Episode 42: “No Country for Old Men” (2007) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“The Breakfast Club” (1985) Movie Review This is our review of the 1985 Gen-X classic, “The Breakfast Club”. Chris loves this movie, but what does Millennial Yancy think of it? 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 – “Warm Up” by Alain […] The post Episode 41: “The Breakfast Club” (1985) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“Moon” (2009) Movie Review This is our review of the 2009 SciFi movie, “Moon”. Yancy loves this movie, but what does Gen-Xer Chris think of it? 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 – “Warm Up” by Alain Galarneau provided […] The post Episode 40: “Moon” (2009) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“Airplane!” (1980) Movie Review A Gen-Xer and a Millennial review the classic comedy movie, “Airplane!”? It is Chris’ favorite comedy movie of all time. What does a Millennial make of the movie? Find out in this episode of the podcast!   Contact Chris & Yancy: Twitter: @cmcbrien @YancyEaton Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com yancy@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided […] The post Episode 39: “Airplane!” (1980) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“The Matrix” (1999) Movie Review What happens when a Gen-Xer and a Millennial review “The Matrix”? The iconic 1999 movie is discussed from 2 different generational viewpoints. It is Yancy’s favorite movie of all time. What does Chris (the Gen-Xer) think of it? Join the guys as they discuss “The Matrix” on the show.   Contact Chris […] The post Episode 38: “The Matrix” (1999) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“Jaws” (1975) Movie Review What happens when a Gen-Xer and a Millennial review “Jaws”? The iconic 1975 movie is discussed from 2 different generational viewpoints. Does it hold up? Are the special effects too mundane for a Millennial audience that grew up on CGI? We debate these questions (and more) when Chris McBrien and Yancy Eaton talk about […] The post Episode 37: “Jaws” (1975) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“District 9” (2009) Movie Review Yancy Eaton (our resident Millennial) loves the movie “District 9”, but what does a Gen-Xer think of “District 9” as a movie? We debate these questions (and more) when Chris McBrien and Yancy Eaton talk about “District 9”. Yes, Chris finally watched a movie made after the 1980’s ended!   Contact Chris & Yancy: […] The post Episode 36: “District 9” (2009) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

“Blazing Saddles” (1974) Movie Review Chris McBrien (our resident Gen-Xer) loves “Blazing Saddles”, but what does a Millennial think of “Blazing Saddles” as a movie? Does it hold up? Are the jokes too racy? Could “Blazing Saddles” get made today? We debate these questions (and more) when Chris McBrien and Yancy Eaton talk about “Blazing Saddles”. (Yancy finally watched […] The post Episode 35: “Blazing Saddles” (1974) Movie Review appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

Easter Eggs NOTE: An Easter Egg is an intentional inside joke or hidden message found in a movie, an episode of a TV show or in a video game. Chris McBrien and Yancy Eaton are joined by Derek Myers to run down their top 5 Easter Eggs of all time. Chris goes heavy on the John […] The post Episode 34: Easter Eggs appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

3D Movies Chris McBrien and Yancy Eaton run down their top 5 3D movies of all time. Needless to say, Chris is all about 3D movies from the 80’s (Yancy hasn’t heard of any of them!). During the “Fun With Yancy” segment, Chris quizzes Yancy on some trivia about 3D movies. Contact Chris & Yancy: Twitter: @cmcbrien @YancyEaton Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com yancy@popgoesyourworld.com […] The post Episode 33: 3D Movies appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

Binge-Worthy TV Shows Chris McBrien and Yancy Eaton run down their top 5 binge-worthy TV shows of all time. During the “Fun With Yancy” segment, Chris quizzes Yancy on some trivia about binge-worthy TV shows. 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 – “Warm Up” by […] The post Episode 32: Binge-Worthy TV Shows appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

Reality TV Shows Gen-Xer Chris McBrien and Millennial Yancy Eaton are joined by guest Justin Mason to run down the top 5 lists of their favorite reality TV shows of all time. During the “Fun With Yancy” segment, Chris quizzes Yancy and Justin on some trivia about reality TV shows. Contact Chris & Yancy: Twitter: @cmcbrien @YancyEaton Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com yancy@popgoesyourworld.com […] The post Episode 31: Reality TV Shows appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.

Best Rock Singers of All Time This week, Gen-Xer Chris McBrien and Millennial Yancy Eaton run down a top 5 list of their favorite rock singers of all time. During the “Fun With Yancy” segment, Chris quizzes Yancy on some trivia about famous rock singers. Contact Chris & Yancy: Twitter: @cmcbrien @YancyEaton Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com yancy@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy […] The post Episode 30: Best Rock Singers of All Time appeared first on Pop Goes Your World.