Episodes
Aug. 30, 2024
422: Our first dispatch from the 51st Telluride Film Festival! The exciting movie line up and more.
Our first dispatch from the 51st Telluride Film Festival! Christina is in the mountains of Colorado covering the legendary film festival. Christina talks about the exciting 2024 movie line up that was just announced yesterda...
Aug. 23, 2024
421: A Conversation With Ken Leung On His Electrifying Portrayal Of Eric On TV's Industry And Much More.
Christina is honored to be joined by actor Ken Leung for this wide ranging conversation! Leung is electrifying in his role as Eric on Industry (HBO Max) which takes place in the cutthroat world of finance and is now on it's c...
Aug. 16, 2024
420: Our Massive Fall Movie Preview! (with Ryan McQuade)
Nosferatu & Maria Callas. Guadagnino & Almodovar. Popes & Gladiators. Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch.com) joins Christina for a discussion about (a mostly:) thrilling season of movies ahead! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
Aug. 10, 2024
419: A rundown of the exciting fall TV season! (with Tyler Doster)
A fantastic new season of 'Industry'! 'Squid Game' returns! New shows starring Cate Blanchett and Jeff Goldblum are on the schedule! It looks like it's going to be an exciting TV season coming up this fall. Tyler Doster (TV e...
Aug. 1, 2024
418: Best Of The Year So Far! (with Ryan McQuade)
Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch) joins Christina to countdown their favorite movies of 2024 so far. A great mix! From Challengers to Hit Man and so many more. Plus the latest movie news, Horizon Part 2 heading to the Venice Film Fe...
July 24, 2024
417: A conversation with actor Paul Raci about his powerful new movie 'Sing Sing'.
Paul Raci, Oscar nominated for his role in 2019's 'Sound Of Metal', is back on Pop Culture Confidential to talk about his phenomenal new film 'Sing Sing'! The film centers on a group of inmates putting up a play at the maximu...
July 19, 2024
416: She's the action star of the summer! A conversation with 94 year old acting legend June Squibb ('Thelma')
It's June all summer! Christina talks to acting legend June Squibb. The 94 year old actor stars as Nostalgia in the summer's biggest hit 'Inside Out 2' and as Thelma in Josh Margolin's wonderful directorial debut. 'Thelma', a...
July 13, 2024
415: A visit with 'The Watch' co-hosts Chris Ryan & Andy Greenwald!
From their studios at The Ringer/Spotify in downtown Los Angeles Christina visits with the brilliant TV critics and co-hosts of 'The Watch' Chris Ryan & Andy Greenwald! They talk, among other things, about their longtime frie...
July 7, 2024
414: Beyond the 'Horizon'! A discussion about Kevin Costner's four part mega saga, struggle at the box office, filmmakers & their passion projects and much more (with Ryan McQuade)
Ryan McQuade (of AwardsWatch.com) joins Christina for a wide ranging discussion about Kevin Costner's four part, mega film project 'Horizon: An American Saga' and it's aftermath. Their thoughts on the first film. How will the...
June 29, 2024
413: 'I Am: Celine Dion' & A Countdown of the Most Powerful and Revealing Celebrity Documentaries (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)
Ryan McQaude joins Christina to discuss the new documentary 'I Am: Celine Dion'. Plus they countdown their 10 favorite celebrity docs, from Hearts of Darkness to Get Back to O.J.: Made in America and many more. Plus a fantast...
June 17, 2024
412: Emmy Voting is Open! 2024 Emmy Nomination Predictions and Analysis with NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans.
2024 Emmy voting is open! Christina is joined by NPR TV critic & media analyst Eric Deggans to discuss the 2024 Emmy year, nomination predictions, possible surprises and much more. Will it be a big year for the critically acc...
June 14, 2024
411: Early 2025 Oscar predictions! With Erik Anderson (AwardsWatch.com)
Erik Anderson, Editor-in-Chief at AwardsWatch.com, joins Christina for some early Oscar predictions! What is the Oscar buzz post-Cannes and the spring festivals? What do we have coming up this summer and at the fall festivals...
June 7, 2024
410: Writer/director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel on his Cannes winning, first feature 'Armand', the brilliant Renate Reinsve & his grandfather Ingmar Bergman.
Guest writer/director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel talks to Christina about his fascinating first feature 'Armand', winner of the Cannes' Camera d'Or 2024. They talk about his ambitious and risky drama that revolves around a meetin...
May 31, 2024
409: Crisis at the Box Office or: How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the "Bombs” (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)
Ryan McQuade (Executive Editor, AwardsWatch.com) joins Christina to discuss the reasons behind the low box office numbers this Memorial Day weekend (Furiosa and Garfield), the state of cinema & streaming, and looking forward ...
May 24, 2024
Episode 408: Exclusive interview with 'Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón! Audio interview in Spanish, transcript in English
Christina ha tenido el honor de hablar con una de las estrellas del festival de Cannes 2024, Karla Sofía Gascón! Gascón nos habla de 'Emilia Perez', la película dirigida por Jacques Audiard que ha sido la sensación de Cannes....
May 20, 2024
Episode 407: Performances! Dispatch from the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. ('Kinds of Kindness' 'Armand' 'Emilia Perez' 'Limonov: The Ballad')
Another dispatch from the 2024 Cannes Film Festival! Christina talks about some of the stand-out performances from the fest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 18, 2024
406 'Megalopolis'! Highlights from the Cannes 2024 press conference with Francis Ford Coppola and a discussion of the film with critic John Bleasdale ('Writers on Film' podcast)
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May 16, 2024
Episode 405: Furiosa! Our 2024 Cannes Film Festival Dispatch. Part 3
Christina continues covering the 2024 Cannes Film Festival! Today from the FURIOSA:A MAD MAX SAGA press conference with actors Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth & director George Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
May 16, 2024
404: Streep & Dunaway! Mini Dispatch from Cannes 2024 Day 2,
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May 15, 2024
403: Our first dispatch from the 2024 Cannes Film Festival! Rain, glamour, politics and what we are looking forward to!
A short report from Cannes 2024! Christina talks about what she is looking forward to at the festival from Coppola to Lanthimos to following the brilliant jury lead by Greta Gerwig. Stay tuned for more dispatches! Learn more ...
May 7, 2024
402: The brilliant Kathryn Hunter! Working with Coppola on 'Megalopolis', 'The Tragedy of Macbeth', 'Poor Things', 'Andor'.
We are honored to have the brilliant Kathryn Hunter on the show this week. The award winning actor has played both Lear and Richard III on stage and gives an extraordinary performance as the three witches in Joel Coen's 'The ...
May 1, 2024
401: A conversation about the Netflix hit 'Baby Reindeer' (With Candice Frederick Senior Culture Reporter Huffpost)
The Netflix hit series 'Baby Reindeer' is based on Scottish comedian Richard Gadd harrowing experience being stalked by an obsessed woman as well as the trauma of sexual assault. Candice Frederick (Senior Culture Reporter @ H...
April 30, 2024
400: Ambition, Love & Tennis! A Conversation about Luca Guadagnino's "Challengers". (With Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)
Ryan McQuade (Executive editor AwardsWatch.com) joins Christina for a deep dive into Luca Guadagnino's latest film 'Challengers'. Join us as we talk about the dazzling performances by Zendaya, Mike Faist & Josh O'Connor, the ...
April 23, 2024
399: 'Shōgun'; A conversation with director Hiromi Kamata
We have reached the finale of one of the best TV shows of the season! We're thrilled to have director Hiromi Kamata (' Let the Right One In', 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters') join us to talk about 'Shōgun' & her incredible epis...