POP!corn is your stop for all things pop - join all-around pop culture vulture Cholo Sediaren (and his extra special guests!) as they tackle the latest news on local (Philippines) and global film & TV, music, and more!
Episodes
Thursday Aug 29, 2019
Thursday Aug 29, 2019
WE ARE WHAT WE LOVE... In this supersized 13th(!) edition of POP!corn, we profess our unapologetic love and admiration for Taylor Swift, and give a track-by-track review of her seventh studio album "Lover." Join us as we talk about almost every facet of the pop icon's career, our favorite hits of TS past, and why we think "Lover" hits all the right notes as an album.
POP!kern topics of the week include trailer reactions for Little Women, The Morning Show, The Politician, the first look at Blues Clues & You, MTV VMAs 2019 winners, and more!
Joining Cholo in this episode is fellow "Scholars of Swift" and #SwiftApologists Nathania Chua (@pilosopotanya) and Regine Cabato (@reginecabato).
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Monday Aug 26, 2019
Monday Aug 26, 2019
WHAT WOULD WALT DISNEY SAY? It's another bonus supersized minisode just in time for the long weekend! Listen as we roundup and react to all the latest news from the D23 Expo 2019: Disney+ shows and films (ahead of the streaming platform's launch on November 12th), the latest Marvel and Star Wars news, and all other exciting new Disney projects on the rise in the coming years.
We also talk about the surprise trailer and announcement for El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie and the queens of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
Joining Cholo in this POP!byte is Ian Invencion (@_tngian).
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Saturday Aug 24, 2019
Saturday Aug 24, 2019
Join us in this episode as we discuss Bong Joon-ho's newest masterpiece Parasite (2019): our lingering thoughts days after we watched the film, the inner workings of the film and what it means to society, and more!
BONUS POP!kern include the Marvel and Sony Spider-Man fallout, Ms. Gina Lopez' passing, and Carly Rae Jepsen's upcoming Manila tour!
Joining Cholo is Deany Cheng (@dennynotdeeny), Aliyah Rojo (@amlrojo), and Jeanine Rojo (@jeaninetendo)
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Sunday Aug 18, 2019
Sunday Aug 18, 2019
C'MON VAMANOS! In this wildly random and hilarious POP!bytes episode, we talk about the latest live action adaptation to come out of our childhoods - DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD. We look back at the lengths it took for us to get to watch the film, sing some Dora songs, and just have an absolute blast discussing what the hell we just watched (spoiler: it was actually a pretty fun movie).
Joining Cholo in this episode are Boodie Lastimosa and Rissa Martinez.
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Thursday Aug 15, 2019
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO NGA BA, TITA WHITNEY? Sa sinehan, siyempre! On this week's POP!corn, we introduce a brand new format - the POP!ten (or Top 10) countdown for all things pop culture! With the release of Hello, Love, Goodbye (oo, di kami MA-ka-get over), and in continued celebration of Buwan ng Wika, we look back on the top Pinoy RomComs (and some Romantic Dramas) that defined our generation.
Ano nga ba ang mga pelikulang tumatak sa puso't isipan ng sambayanang POP!corn pod squad? Find out which of our fav KILIG and HUGOT films made it to this list - complete with hugot reenactments, theme song karaoke, and unadulterated love team stanning!
POP!kern topics of the week include the Miley Cyrus/Liam Hemsworth break-up, Call Me Tita and The Crown S3 trailer reactions, Aquaria for The SM Store, and more!
Joining Cholo in this episode is the other half of #ChoAna, Dana Olvina (@danaolvina)!
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Saturday Aug 10, 2019
Saturday Aug 10, 2019
NEED A FRIEND TODAY? POP!corn returns with the first episode in our Buwan ng Wika at Kultura series, featuring the blockbuster film Hello, Love, Goodbye starring Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards, and directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina.
Listen as we talk about why we "don't love" this film so much - its modern take on the OFW tale, the brilliant performances from Kathryn and Alden, its portrayal of the ~millennial struggles~ of love vs. career, practicality vs. passions, and many more!
POP!kern topics of the week include the return of the Julia Barretto/Gerald Anderson/Bea Alonzo issue, Ang Probinsyano's 1000th episode, and more.
Joining Cholo in this episode is Nathania Chua (@pilosopotanya, pilosopotanya.com)
Hello, Love, Goodbye is showing in cinemas nationwide.
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Thursday Jul 25, 2019
Thursday Jul 25, 2019
ANi, ARE YOU OKAY? Get to know more about one of the most anticipated films from Cinemalaya 2019: ANi: The Harvest, with our extra special guests Toni Zuñiga (Producer/Writer), Miguel Valdes ("ANi, The Warbot") and Jermaine Choa Peck ("Agnes")! Find out what it's like to create a Sci-Fi film with a Filipino touch, the experience of doing motion capture, and more behind the scenes stories and anecdotes from the upcoming film.
POP!kern topics of the week include the Yeng Constantino Siargao controversy, showbiz drama between Julia Barretto-Gerald Anderson-Bea Alonzo, SDCC news round-up (what did we think about THAT Cats trailer?), and more!
Joining Cholo in this episode is co-host Emil Hofileña (@emilhofilena)
WATCH ANi: The Harvest in Cinemalaya 2019 from August 2 to 13 in Greenbelt, Glorietta, Trinoma, UP Town Center, Market! Market!, Evia Lifestyle Center, and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Follow their social media pages: Facebook, Twitter: @aniharvest , and Instagram: @ani_harvest.
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Wednesday Jul 24, 2019
Wednesday Jul 24, 2019
THE DEVIL WORKS HARD, BUT KEVIN FIEGE WORKS HARDER: Listen as we discuss all the exciting Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 4 reveals announced at San Diego Comic-Con in this hour-long "minisode"! Black Widow! More Doctor Strange and Scarlet Witch! Baron Zemo and the REAL Mandarin! Jane FosTHOR! YAS ASIAN REPRESENTATION! and MORE!
The Dream Team Paula Molina and Richard Webb join Cholo in this minisode.
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Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
*PETER TINGLES* Join us in this minisode as we discuss Spider-Man: Far From Home - our reactions to the ~blip,~ how the MCU is bringing the Spidey lore to fresh new heights, the future of the franchise, and more!
Joining Cholo in this episode is the dream team Paula Molina and Richard Webb.
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Thursday Jul 18, 2019
Thursday Jul 18, 2019
IT'S A NEVER ENDING STORY... Literally. This week on POP!corn, we try to relive our ~lost episode~ about Stranger Things season 3 - our fave moments and characters (#JusticeForBarb), fan theories (why is there Russian paranoia? is Will gay?), how this cultural phenomenon has taken over our lives, and more!
POP!kern topics of the week include Jane de Leon's casting as the new Darna, Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino 3 and MMFF 2019 entries, Anne Curtis playing transgender on MMK.
Joining Cholo in this episode are Boodie Lastimosa and a "special appearance" from Angela Natividad, who couldn't make it to our re-recording.
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