Episodes

  • The Biggest Movie Trailers We Can't Stop Thinking About

    The Biggest Movie Trailers We Can't Stop Thinking About
    Jul 28 2026
    Can you tell whether a movie will be great from just two minutes of footage?
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    24 mins
  • The Odyssey Is Really About the Collapse of Civilization

    The Odyssey Is Really About the Collapse of Civilization
    Jul 21 2026
    Can a 3,000-year-old story still explain the world we live in today?
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    31 mins
  • X-Men '97 Is About More Than Mutants

    X-Men '97 Is About More Than Mutants
    Jul 14 2026
    More than 30 years after the original animated series, does X-Men '97 still have something important to say?
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    33 mins
  • The Critics Might Be Missing the Point About Supergirl

    The Critics Might Be Missing the Point About Supergirl
    Jul 7 2026
    Is Supergirl just another superhero movie—or does it have something meaningful to say about justice, trauma, and what it means to be good?
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    35 mins
  • Pixar Thinks Kids Are Losing Something Important | Toy Story 5 Review & Discussion

    Pixar Thinks Kids Are Losing Something Important | Toy Story 5 Review & Discussion
    Jun 30 2026
    Is Toy Story 5 really about toys—or is it about what children are losing in a technology-driven world?
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    31 mins
  • Spielberg Thinks Movies Can Save Us. Is He Right? | Disclosure Day Review

    Spielberg Thinks Movies Can Save Us. Is He Right? | Disclosure Day Review
    Jun 23 2026
    In this episode of WVIA Pop Shop, Allan Austin and Patrick Hamilton discuss Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg's latest science-fiction thriller.
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    35 mins
  • The Unexpected Message Behind Masters of the Universe

    The Unexpected Message Behind Masters of the Universe
    Jun 16 2026
    Can a He-Man movie actually say something meaningful about modern masculinity?
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    37 mins
  • Has Star Wars Lost Its Magic? | The Mandalorian & Grogu Review

    Has Star Wars Lost Its Magic? | The Mandalorian & Grogu Review
    Jun 9 2026
    In the return of WVIA Pop Shop, Allan Austin and Patrick Hamilton discuss The Mandalorian & Grogu, the first Star Wars movie to hit theaters in years. Is it a worthy big-screen adventure, or does it feel like a streaming episode stretched into a movie?
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    35 mins