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May 7, 2024

402: The brilliant Kathryn Hunter! Working with Coppola on 'Megalopo…

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 ...

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May 1, 2024

401: A conversation about the Netflix hit 'Baby Reindeer' (With Candi…

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...

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April 30, 2024

400: Ambition, Love & Tennis! A Conversation about Luca Guadagnino's…

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 ...

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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...

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April 15, 2024

398: Our 2024 Summer Movie Preview! with Jazz Tangcay (Variety)

Variety's Senior Artisans Editor Jazz Tangcay joins Christina to discuss the huge, buzzy Hollywood titles that are hitting theaters this summer! 'The Fall Guy', 'Challengers', 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga', 'Kinds of Kindness', '...

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April 11, 2024

397: A discussion about Alex Garland's 'Civil War' (with Ryan McQuade…

Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch.com) joins Christina to discuss one of 2024s most anticipated, and possibly divisive, films Alex Garland's 'Civil War'. The first trailer left us with a lot of questions and certain expectations but ...

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March 27, 2024

396: From Jon Stewart to 'True Detective', How the 2024 US Election &…

NPR's TV critic & media analyst Eric Deggans joins Christina to talk about how the 2024 US election cycle is reflected in our popular culture. On the return of Jon Stewart. How are the late night talk shows meeting this polit...

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March 12, 2024

395: The speeches, the highlights and the surprises! Our Oscar 2024 r…

"Oppy Oppy"! After Ryan McQuade's (AwardsWatch.com) stirring appreciation speech last week we had to have him back on to talk about Oppenheimer's magic night at the Oscars. Plus the best speeches, highlights, disappointments ...

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March 6, 2024

Episode 394: Oscar Predictions 2024! Who Will Win in Every Category. …

It's Oscar predictions time and Christina is joined by the best in the business: Executive Editor Ryan McQuade and Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson of AwardsWatch ! Ahead of Sundays' Oscar telecast they predict the winners in al...

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Feb. 19, 2024

393: Finn Bennett ('Peter Prior') on 'True Detective: Night Country',…

We made it through the night country & everyone is talking about that finale! Christina talked to breakout star Finn Bennett ('Peter Prior') about Issa López 'True Detective: Night Country', his characters' almost biblical ar...

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Feb. 12, 2024

392: Robert Steen. The beautiful story of his late son Mats, what his…

When Robert and Trude Steen's son Mats passed away at age 25 from a degenerative muscular disease they grieved over what they thought had been an isolated and lonely life but what they found out would change everything. Mats,...

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Feb. 5, 2024

391: A conversation with actor & author Molly Ringwald!

Actor, author, icon! Molly Ringwald joins Christina for a wide ranging conversation about her role as Joanne Carson in Ryan Murphy's critically acclaimed series 'Feud: Capote vs The Swans', her iconic and seminal films with J...

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Feb. 1, 2024

390: Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy & writer/director Andrew H…

Christina talks to Andrew Haigh about his very personal journey writing and directing his beautiful film 'All of Us Strangers'. As well as conversations with actors Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal & Claire Foy on their characters, ...

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Jan. 23, 2024

389: 2024 Oscar Nominations Reactions! With Erik Anderson & Ryan McQu…

Erik Anderson & Ryan McQuade of AwardsWatch.com join Christina to discuss the 2024 Oscar nominations! The surprises, snubs, history making nominations and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...

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Jan. 17, 2024

388: Our Most Anticipated Movies of 2024! With critics Candice Freder…

Critics Thelma Adams (The Wrap, Variety, AARP), Candice Frederick (Senior Culture Reporter @ Huffpost) and Christina pick their 10 most anticipated movies of 2024! Follow on X: Candice Frederick @ReelTalker Thelma Adams @thel...

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Jan. 12, 2024

387: Creating the sounds of evil. "The Zone of Interest' sound design…

The brilliant sound designer Johnnie Burn talks to Christina about his research & emotional process creating the sounds of Auschwitz for Jonathan Glazer's powerful holocaust drama The Zone of Interest. They also discuss his ...

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Jan. 8, 2024

386: Our reactions to the 2024 Golden Globes! With Ryan McQuade (Awar…

Christina and Ryan McQuade ( AwardsWatch ) share their reactions to 2024 Golden Globe awards ceremony. Oppenheimers big night! The celebrities! The winners! The telecast! The jokes (or lack of:) & everything else. Listen now!...

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Jan. 3, 2024

385: We are Starting 2024 with Emmys Predictions! Guest: Tyler Doster…

We are starting off 2024 with Emmys predictions! Tyler Doster, AwardsWatch TV editor, joins Christina to discuss, predict, agree & disagree. The 2023 Emmys ceremony airs January 15th 2024 (delayed from September due to the st...

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Dec. 18, 2023

384: Academy Award Winning Cinematographer Linus Sandgren. On the Mys…

Academy award winning cinematographer Linus Sandgren joins us to talk about his incredible work on Emerald Fennell's visually stunning film Saltburn. Sandgren guides us through the gothic, vampiric style of the cinematography...

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Dec. 14, 2023

383: Awards Season. The Succession Interviews! Brian Cox, Jeremy Stro…

Succession's final season has scored 27 Emmy nominations, 9 Golden Globe & 5 Critics Choice noms this awards season! Don't miss Pop Culture Confidential's complete collection of Succession interviews. Christina's conversation...

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Dec. 7, 2023

382: Till Death Do Us Part! The many movie-marriages of 2023. With Ry…

There are so many fascinating, passionate & chilling marriages explored at the movies this year. Maestro, Killers of the Flower Moon, Priscilla, Oppenheimer, The Zone of Interest, May December, to name a few! Ryan McQuade (Ex...

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Dec. 1, 2023

381: Our first, massive Oscar nomination predictions show of the seas…

Strikes are over, Oscar season is heating up and the gang is back to together for a massive Oscar nomination predictions show! It's such an incredible season of movies. Erik Anderson, Sophia Ciminello & Ryan McQuade of Awards...

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Nov. 30, 2023

380: Singer-songwriter, 4 time Grammy winner Jason Isbell on his role…

Singer-songwriter & four time Grammy winner Jason Isbell joins Christina for an exclusive & wide ranging conversation. They talk about his first major film role in Martin Scorsese's epic Killers of The Flower Moon, on sobriet...

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Nov. 22, 2023

379: Special episode! Ethan & Maya Hawke, recorded live from The Stoc…

Christina was honored to moderate a Face2Face interview with iconic actor/director/author Ethan Hawke at the Stockholm International Film Festival where Mr. Hawke was presented with their Achievement Award 2023 . The festival...

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