Pop Culture Purgatory

Episode 308: SPY (2015)

This week the crew is all back together!!!! Tron is back baby!!!!
We figured we keep it light and watch a comedy starring the Statham in a more comedic role but still oddly acting how he would any of his action roles. We are covering Spy from 2015 written and directed by Paul Feig and starring Melissa McCarthy, Jude Law, Jason Statham, Allison Janney, Miranda Hart, Rose Byrne, Peter Serafinowicz, Bjorn Gustafsson, Curtis Jackson and Bobby Cannavale.
Thanks for checking us out and if you would like to find our back catalog go to Podbean.com where you can find our past and up to date episodes.
You can find us where most other podcasts are found.
Intro track "Who can you trust" by Ivy Levan
https://youtu.be/SSBYAKdiUno?si=CnU4kltYeGMPXywA
Outro track "Agent Susan Cooper" by Theodore Shapiro from the SPY motion picture soundtrack
https://youtu.be/z4P68PUsTd8?si=njwX69d9phabKTiT
 

Episode 307: Homefront (2013)

Welcome back to PURGATORY!!!!!!
This week Mike and Jeremy get to talk about an 80's action film made in 2013 titled Homefront directed by Gary Felder.
The script is based off of Chuck Logan's novel by the same name in 2005. The book was adapted by none other than Sly Stallone himself.
The film stars Jason Statham, Winona Ryder, Kate Bosworth, Izabela Vidovic, Omar Benson Miller, Clancy Brown, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Marcus Hester, Frank Grillo, Rachelle Lefevre and....James Franco as Morgan "Gator" Bodine lol
Thanks for checkin us out, you can find all of our back catalog on Podbean.com. We'd recommend you not listening to us on spotify mostly because they have taken down many of our music episodes. You can find us on where most podcasts are found.
Intro and Outro track composed and conducted by Mark Isham
1. Preparing for the attack
https://youtu.be/KIfMcqUsfoE?si=KTGxI6kILwi4O343
2. The Attack Begins
https://youtu.be/Rjv8TRN6v18?si=HSmpt-us167Mpq2p
 

Episode 306: Point Of No Return (1993)

Welcome back to purgatory!!!!
This week Mike and Jeremy get together to discuss John Badham's Point of no Return from 1993 the film is a remake of Luc Besson French film La Femme Nikita from 1990. The script is adapted by Robert Getchell & Alexandra Seros.
The film stars Bridget Fonda, Gabriel Byrne, Dermont Mulroney, Miguel Ferrer, Anne Bancroft, Richard Romanus, Michael Rapaport, Geoffrey Lewis, Lorraine Toussaint and Harvey Keitel.
Thanks for checkin us out, we have left Spotify but you can find us where all other podcasts are found and of course you can always find us on Podbean.com
Intro & Outro tracks are from the Point of no return soundtrack composed and conducted by Hans Zimmer
1. Hate
https://youtu.be/h_f3IFpbF2I?si=Oqs-plzORznjihYZ
2. Wedding Bell
https://youtu.be/Ru2VrbJD0xo?si=kiBoP3lODCrBngGT
 

Podcast Update

Hey everyone, Jeremy here, just wanted to let everyone know that we have decided to take the show off of Spotify due to them taking down a quite amount of our music episodes along with some of our movie review episodes. We apologize but we feel like this is this best way for us to move forward, the show will be everywhere else but heavily suggest going to Podbean.com where you can find all of episodes. Thank you all for understanding, thank you all so much, take care of each other out there, be nice.
Jeremy Mcfarlane.

Episode 305: Absolute Power (1997)

Welcome back to purgatory!!!!
This week it's just Mike and Jeremy. Tron and his wife just welcomed their second child into the world! So they're crazy busy to say the least.
So Mike and Jeremy decided to talk about an old 90's classic Absolute Power from 1997 directed by Clint Eastwood based off the novel of the same name from 1996 written by David Baldacci, the screenplay was adapted by William Goldman.
The Film stars Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman. Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Scott Glenn, Dennis Haysbert, Judy Davis, E.G. Marshall, Melora Hardin, Kenneth Welsh, Penny Johnson Jerald, Richard Jenkins and Mark Margolis.
Thanks for checking us out, you can find our back catalog on podbean.com and you can find us where all other podcasts are found.
Intro and Outro music from the Absolute Power soundtrack composed by Lennie Niehaus
1. The Mansion
https://youtu.be/bq-BVDCFU7o?si=8T6IsNK6giCTTdQn
2. Christy's Dance
https://youtu.be/6DQval2DmKw?si=pE3q2-Yz_t9_H1sm
 

Episode 304: Three songs that we fucking hate

Welcome back to purgatory!!! The boys are back and back with some straight fucking trash tracks, we discuss three songs we fucking hate.
Thanks for checkin us out, you can find our back catalog on podbean.com and where all other podcasts are found.
Outro track "Ain't my bitch" an AI outlaw country version of the Metallica song, which is somehow better than the bands version.
https://youtu.be/2Kxfdjn_9Oc?si=Jkbajq-dEZpo_w9E
 

Episode 303: We celebrate 300 episodes

Welcome back once again to Pop Culture Purgatory!!!!
This week the boys celebrate 300 episodes, it's been one fucking wild ride and we are we are grateful to have you all with us. We sit around and just shoot the shit, have some beers and some kid's meals.
Thanks again so much from the bottom of our dark, dark hearts.
You can find our back catalog Podbean.com and you can find us where all other podcasts are found.
Intro music "adventures" by Alex North from the 2001: A Space Odyssey soundtrack
https://youtu.be/1UyZIQQdoyo?si=7ompLXYBWn0pDpDQ
Outro track "Clowny clown clown" by Crispin Glover
https://youtu.be/rH6b_lSQst0?si=wuZDsy50a9UOwG8e
 

Episode 302: Inland Empire (2006)

Welcome back to purgatory!!!
I figured one day I'd wake up and find out what the hell yesterday was all about. I'm not to keen on thinkin' about tomorrow and today's slipping by...
We wrap up our journey into the industrial factory dreams and nightmares, the hopes and the ambitions, the doubles and the great romances, the violence and the darkness and the light that is David Lynch, artists and filmmaker and a genuine human being with his film Inland Empire from 2006.
The film stars Laura Dern, Justin Theroux, Jeremy Irons, Harry Dean Stanton, Ian Abercrombie, Karolina Gruszka, Krzysztof Majchrzak, Grace Zabriskie, Diane Ladd, Julia Ormond, Emily Stofle, Kristen Kerr, Jordan Ladd, Terryn Westbrook, Jamie Eifert, Michelle Renea, Kat Turner, William H. Macy, Mary Steenburgen, Nae and Terry Crews.
David Lynch theme by Jeremy Mcfarlane
Thank you all so much for coming along with us on this journey into David Lynch's films we really appreciate all of you who listen.
You can find us on Podbean.com and where all other podcasts are found.
Intro and outro tracks by Marek Zebrowski from the Inland Empire soundtrack
1. Bass D Dark Stairway
https://youtu.be/W7OrYf6VMcM?si=VMg7pXe0tH3kmbX-
2. Woods Variation
https://youtu.be/AZRLrIH-lNQ?si=7yc96tZ6ODa-QZ9A