Welcome to the 149th Pop Culture Reference Games! The odds turn out be in Seamus and Garrett's favor as they volunteer as tributes for the new Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Plus, some James Cameron films get long-awaited HD upgrades. Episode timecodes: News - 0:00 Remembering Roger Kastel - 0:00 Coyote vs. Acme to be shopped to other studios - True Lies, The Abyss, and Aliens come to 4K disc - Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - 0:00 Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes spoilers - 0:00 Pop Culture Reference (Drew Struzan)- 0:00 Save The Rec Center (The Holdovers and Dr. No) - 0:00 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @PCR_Podcast TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week Seamus and Garrett take the 3 1/2 hour plunge into Killers of the Flower Moon! Plus, the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike, and the announcement of the live action Legend of Zelda movie. Episode timecodes: News - 1:58 SAG-AFTRA strike resolution - 1:58 Coyote vs ACME shelved by WBD - 4:05 Legend of Zelda live action movie announced - 8:16 Killers of the Flower Moon - 15:17 Killers of the Flower Moon spoilers - 27:02 Pop Culture Reference (SAG-AFTRA strike resolution)- 51:44 Save The Rec Center (Metal Gear Solid 2 & K19: The Widowmaker) - 54:26 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @PCR_Podcast TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Seamus and Garrett thwip across New York City for Spider-Man PS4. Plus, a SAG-AFTRA strike update and remembering some Hollywood legends. Episode timecodes: News - 1:03 RIP Richard Roundtree - 1:03 RIP Matthew Perry - 2:42 SAG-AFTRA Strike Update - 7:00 Netflix Price Hike - 10:15 Spider-Man PS4 - 12:57 Spider-Man PS4 spoilers - 22:39 Pop Culture Reference (Cultural Impact of Shaft)- 57:44 Save The Rec Center (The Lost Boys and Light & Magic) - 1:00:51 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @PCR_Podcast TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Seamus and Garrett wade through the gray wasteland of the full season of the Disney Plus original Star Wars series Ahsoka. Plus, the AMPTP's refusal to continue negotiations with SAG-AFTRA. Episode timecodes: News - 0:44 SAG-AFTRA strike update - 0:44 Dreamworks and Netflix to outsource animation - 2:04 Nixed Spiderwick series picked up by Roku Channel - 4:56 PS5 Slim announcement - 5:59 Ahsoka full season - 8:20 Ahsoka full season spoilers - 10:13 Pop Culture Reference (History of Sony alt consoles)- 45:43 Save The Rec Center (Republic Commando and Totally Killer) - 53:40 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @PCR_Podcast TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, Seamus and Garrett talk the rise of the machines (No, not that one) and the human/robot duo that just might be the key to it all (No, not that one either) with The Creator! Plus, the triumph of the WGA in their strike efforts, and a nod to the life and career of Michael Gambon. Episode timecodes: News - 0:40 WGA Strike coming to an end - 0:40 RIP Michael Gambon - 3:34 The Creator - 6:30 The Creator spoilers - 18:43 Pop Culture Reference (WGA Strike Resolution)- 49:41 Save The Rec Center (TMNT: Mutant Mayhem & Detroit: Become Human) - 53:34 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @PCR_Podcast TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week Seamus and Garrett get spooky in The Big Apple, Venice, Italy! Plus, another WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike update, and the latest news on the upcoming Disney+ and Hulu price increases. Episode timecodes: News - 1:05 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike update - 1:05 Disney+ and Hulu price increases - 3:02 A Haunting in Venice - 6:02 A Haunting in Venice spoilers - 14:40 Pop Culture Reference (Italian Film Production Boom)- 32:57 Save The Rec Center (In The Line Of Duty 3 & Showing Up ) - 37:08 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @PCR_Podcast TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

All aboard! Seamus and Garrett globetrot with famed detective Hercule Poirot as they cover the Kenneth Branagh adaptations of Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile. Plus, a WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike update and remembering Bob Barker, Jimmy Buffett, and Steve Harwell. Episode timecodes: News - 0:51 Remembering Bob Barker - 0:51 Remembering Jimmy Buffett - 2:38 Remembering Steve Harwell - 5:43 WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strike update - 8:11 Warner Bros delays Dune 2 - 9:08 Warner Bros calls off showrunner deals - 11:26 Disney visual effects workers vote for union - 13:46 Disney not moving forward Spiderwick or 20,000 Leagues series- 16:09 PlayStation Plus raising prices - 19:35 Murder on the Orient Express/Death on the Nile - 23:37 Murder on the Orient Express/Death on the Nile spoilers - 36:43 Pop Culture Reference (Shrek Retold)- 50:57 Save The Rec Center (The Martian and The Artful Escape) - 54:45 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @PCR_Podcast TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, Seamus and Garrett get back to their regular Star Wars nerd stasis by getting into the 2 episode premiere of Ahsoka! Plus, another strike update, and news of upcoming Disney+ 4K disk releases. Episode timecodes: News - 0:26 WGA/SAG-AFTRA Strike Update - 0:26 Disney+ series 4k disks to be released - 2:50 Charles Martinet to step down as voice of Mario - 4:46 Ahsoka Eps 1 & 2 - 6:35 Ahsoka Eps 1 & 2 spoilers - 20:38 Pop Culture Reference (The Origins of Ahsoka Tano)- 45:58 Save The Rec Center (Justified & Star Wars: A New Dawn) - 53:27 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @PCR_Podcast TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Seamus and Garrett take a good voyage to da movies with Last Voyage of Demeter. Plus, a brief look at the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Episode timecodes: News - 0:59 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike update - 0:59 Last Voyage of Demeter - 2:16 Last Voyage of Demeter spoilers - 13:45 Pop Culture Reference (Dracula's screen history)- 35:32 Save The Rec Center (From Dusk Til Dawn 3 and Troll Hunter) - 42:25 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @PCR_Podcast TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, Seamus and Garrett ponder various Jurassic Parks and Die Hards with Meg 2: The Trench! Plus, another WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike update and Danger on the Disney+ front with news of password sharing restrictions. Episode timecodes: News - 0:54 WGA/SAG-AFTRA Strike Update - 0:54 RIP William Friedkin - 2:41 RIP Johnny Hardwick - 5:11 Disney+ & Hulu plan password crackdown - 7:34 Meg 2: The Trench - 9:17 Meg 2: The Trench spoilers - 15:18 Pop Culture Reference (The Directors Company)- 40:53 Save The Rec Center (Battle Royale & Buck and the Preacher ) - 46:23 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @PCR_Podcast TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Don't you guys ever watch Shark Week? Seamus and Garrett chomp down on the greatest shark movie ever made, The Meg. Plus, a WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike update. Episode timecodes: News - 0:34 RIP Paul Reubens - 0:34 Strike update - 4:06 Disney and Universal expand A.I. interest - 4:57 Netflix UK removes The Power of the Dog - 7:06 The Meg - 10:26 The Meg spoilers - 24:00 Pop Culture Reference (Chinese Influence on Hollywood)- 47:17 Save The Rec Center (Fire of Love and Futurama reboot) - 51:25 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @PCR_Podcast TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, Seamus and Garrett contemplate global nuclear Armageddon while wearing pink leather cowboy outfits as we join the phenomenon of the Barbie-Oppenheimer Double feature! Plus, an update on the WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike, and a look at Disney's latest Marvel danger. Episode timecodes: News - 1:07 WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike update - 1:07 RIP Tony Bennett - 4:15 WandaVision Steelbook release without disk - 8:06 Barbenheimer - 12:39 ~Oppenheimer - 12:39 ~Barbie - 31:50 Pop Culture Reference (70mm IMAX)- 50:28 Save The Rec Center (Lethal Weapon & The Nice Guys) - 55:45 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @PCR_Podcast TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Seamus and Garrett accept their last impossible mission for the foreseeable future with Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning - Part 1. Plus, an overview of the SAG-AFTRA strike. Episode timecodes: Mission: Impossible 7 - 1:04 Mission: Impossible 7 spoilers - 8:14 Pop Culture Reference (SAG-AFTRA Strike)- 52:21 Save The Rec Center (Trainwreck: Woodstock 99 and What's Up Doc?) - 57:05 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @PCR_Podcast TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week Seamus and Garrett attempt their own impossible mission... to cover the entire Mission: Impossible film franchise in a single podcast! Plus, our thoughts on Crater being pulled from Disney+ less than 2 months after release. Episode timecodes: News - 1:14 Crater pulled from Disney+ less than 2 months after release - 1:14 Mission: Impossible 1-6 - 5:28 ~~FULL SPOILERS FOR MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 1-6 BELOW~~ Mission: Impossible - 11:42 Mission: Impossible II - 17:56 Mission: Impossible III - 24:00 Mission: Impossible- Ghost Protocol - 30:09 Mission: Impossible- Rogue Nation - 36:15 Mission: Impossible- Fallout - 42:16 Pop Culture Reference (How Tom Cruise Does His Own Stunts)- 48:54 Save The Rec Center (Dial of Destiny in 4DX & Jedi: Survivor) - 53:19 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @PCR_Podcast TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Seamus and Garrett reach the end of their Indiana Jones journey with Dial of Destiny. Plus, Paddington 3 and Superman: Legacy get major casting updates. Episode timecodes: News - 1:07 RIP Alan Arkin - 1:07 Paddington 3 announces new cast members - 3:51 David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan join Superman: Legacy - 6:26 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - 8:45 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny spoilers - 20:28 Pop Culture Reference (Spear of Destiny)- 52:31 Save The Rec Center (Past Lives and In the Mood for Love) - 55:30 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @PCR_Podcast TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, Seamus and Garrett are joined once again by Sean Till Dusk to break down the penultimate Indiana Jones films, The Last Crusade and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull! Plus, a look at the Korvo re-cast on Solar Opposites and TCM in potential peril! Episode timecodes: News - 1:15 Secret Invasion AI opening - 1:15 Solar Opposites Re-casting - 5:21 WBD to sell ~50% of music publishing assets - 7:55 TCM mass layoffs - 10:10 Last Crusade and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - 15:04 Last Crusade and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull spoilers - 19:22 Pop Culture Reference (Spielberg and Harrison Ford in BSA)- 1:26:14 Save The Rec Center (Squad Up Mini Golf Reviews, Weekend, & Sean Till Dusk) - 1:31:07 Sean Till Dusk - https://www.youtube.com/@seantilldusk Squad Up Mini Golf Reviews - https://www.youtube.com/@squadupminigolfreviews1291 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @PCR_Podcast TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, Garrett and Seamus are joined by a TOP MAN, Sean Till Dusk, to unearth the secrets of Indiana Jones movies Raiders of the Lost Ark and Temple of Doom. Plus, remembering Cormac McCarthy. Sean's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@seantilldusk Episode timecodes: News - 1:09 RIP Cormac McCarthy - 1:09 Star Wars: Outlaws game trailers - 3:11 Raiders of the Lost Ark and Temple of Doom - 8:01 Raiders of the Lost Ark and Temple of Doom spoilers - 12:24 Pop Culture Reference (Medal of Honor games)- 1:00:17 Save The Rec Center (Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Young Indiana Jones, and Bloodwash) - 1:06:31 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @PCR_Podcast TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

The wait is over! Nearly 100 episodes later Seamus and Garrett revisit and re-rank the top streaming services on the market. Plus, our thoughts on Disney's decision to censor The French Connection and the addition of an ad supported tier of Amazon Prime. Episode timecodes: News - 1:08 Disney censors The French Connection - 1:08 Amazon Prime now including ad supported tier - 7:28 The Rematch of the Streaming Services - 11:09 Pop Culture Reference (SAG-AFTRA Strike Authorization )- 1:11:12 Save The Rec Center (Blackberry & MADiSON) - 1:14:23 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @PCR_Podcast TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, Seamus gets bitten by a radioactive Garrett and they both swing right into Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse! Plus, the latest Metal Gear Solid remake/remaster news and our thoughts on the most recent Netflix account crackdown. Episode timecodes: News - 0:24 RIP Tina Turner - 0:24 RIP Ray Stevenson - 2:08 Prop Culture quietly pulled from Disney+ - 3:35 Netflix account sharing crackdown - 5:53 Metal Gear Solid 3 remake/MGS Master Collection - 8:21 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - 11:10 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse spoilers - 23:50 Pop Culture Reference (Spider-Verse Animation)- 42:00 Save The Rec Center (The Heartbreak Kid & Crimes of the Future) - 45:08 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @PCR_Podcast TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Seamus and Garrett gush over their new favorite movie of the year, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Plus, hear their theories on Dwayne Johnson's new solo Fast and the Furious film. Episode timecodes: News - 0:36 The Rock gets a Fast Saga solo film - 0:36 Fast X spoilers - 1:28 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - 6:03 Across the Spider-Verse spoilers - 18:06 Pop Culture Reference (Inspiration for Miles Morales)- 53:57 Save The Rec Center (Rye Lane and I Think You Should Leave S3) - 57:36 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @PCR_Podcast TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)