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Pop Culture Confidential
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Conversations at the intersection of movies, television, and pop culture.
Hosted by Christina Jeurling Birro, this podcast delivers candid interviews with filmmakers, actors, creators, and cultural tastemakers, plus festival and awards-season coverage, reviews, and in-depth explorations of the stories shaping what we watch and why it matters.
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Episode 528: Unpacking and Reviewing Spielberg's Disclosure Day. Guest: Ryan McQuade
2w ago00:59:12Tap to summarizeIt's Disclosure Day! Christina is joined by Ryan McQuade of AwardsWatch to discuss and review Steven Spielberg's latest film. They dig into how it fits into the director's filmography as well as his biography, exploring where his mastery shines through, where the film falls short, and how it all comes together. Includes spoilers!
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527: Entering the 'Backrooms' with Guests Production Designer Danny Vermette and VFX Supervisor Edward J. Douglas
2w ago00:27:57Tap to summarizeBackrooms is the record-breaking horror phenomenon of the summer. Christina sat down with brilliant production designer Danny Vermette and VFX supervisor Edward J. Douglas to talk about their work on the film and their collaboration with 20-year-old YouTube creator Kane Parsons , A24's youngest-ever director. We dig into the 30,000-square-foot build that brought Parsons's Backrooms YouTube series to life on the big screen, the themes and anxieties of isolation, (and the horror of fluorescent lighting ;) in the Backrooms , the dreamscape of the "outside world" (inspired by the Windows Bliss wallpaper), influences ranging from Eraserhead to Mr. Robot, Portal, and One Hour Photo, how young content creators are shaping the future of cinema, and whether they'd ever enter the Backrooms themselves :) ... and much moreVideo edited by Anton Isiukovhttps://www.antonisiukov.com
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526: Brittany Allen on Her Powerful Performance as Roxie on 'The Pitt'
2w ago00:24:29Tap to summarizeActor Brittany Allen (The Boys, Dexter: Original Sin, Jigsaw) joins the show to discuss her Emmy-buzzed performance as Roxie Hamler, a terminal cancer patient on HBO’s The Pitt. We dive into the research behind her role, her collaboration with Noah Wyle and the cast and crew of the medical drama, the emotional weight of the storylines, how the team unwinds after intense days on set, and so much more.
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525: Backrooms, Obsession & The YouTube Creators Filling Cinemas! (Guest: Ryan McQuade)
3w ago01:07:44Tap to summarizeRyan McQuade of AwardsWatch.com joins Christina to discuss the mega-hits Obsession (directed by 26-year-old Curry Barker) and Backrooms (by 20-year-old Kane Parsons), the rise of YouTube content creators in cinema and more! Plus they talk basketball! :) Don’t miss it
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524: Dispatch 10: Final Cannes Report & The Award Winners! Guest, Ryan McQuade
May 2500:50:36Tap to summarize524: Dispatch 10: Final Cannes Report! Guest Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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523: Cannes Dispatch 9. Club Kid, Coward, The Man I Love & Jim Queen. Guest:Erik Anderson, AwardsWatch.
May 2200:32:59Tap to summarizeCannes Film Festival Dispatch 9. Club Kid, Coward, The Man I Love & Jim Queen with guest: Erik Anderson, AwardsWatch. https://awardswatch.comVideo Anton Isiukovhttps://www.antonisiukov.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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522: A Conversation with Sean Fennessey ('The Big Picture') at Cannes 2026
May 2100:39:42Tap to summarizeCannes Film Festival 2026 Dispatch nr 8. A Conversation with Sean Fennessey.Guest: Sean Fennesseyhttps://www.theringer.com/podcasts/the-big-picturehttps://substack.com/@seanfennesseyVideo: Anton Isiukovhttp://antonisiukov.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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521: Cannes Dispatch 7. Cannes Unfiltered! Sales, Palme Buzz, the Palm Dog & Reviews! Guest Wendy Mitchell, Screen International
May 2000:25:31Tap to summarizeGuest Wendy Mitchell Contributing Editor for Screen International and ScreenDaily.comhttps://www.filmwendy.com/writing
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520: Cannes Film Festival Dispatch 6. Reviews Koreeda, Gray & Dupieux (Guest: John Bleasdale
May 1800:23:52Tap to summarizeGuest, author and film critic John Bleasdalehttps://www.johnbleasdale.comVideo by Anton Isiukovhttps://www.antonisiukov.com
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519: Cannes Film Festival Dispatch 5! Review Paweł Pawlikowski's 'Fatherland' (Guest Sophia Ciminello – AwardsWatch)
May 1700:22:42Tap to summarizeCannes Film Festival Dispatch 5: Review Paweł Pawlikowski 's 'Fatherland' (Guest Sophia Ciminello – AwardsWatch) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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