Pop Filter

Feb 06 2025 63 ep. 63 mins 1
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Hosts Lorraine Harton and Wil McDermott pick apart whatever pop culture flotsam and/or jetsam that catches their eyes!

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S1E69 - A Complete Unknown, Nosferatu and Marilyn Manson Unmasked

Feb 06 2025 59 mins  
Episode Notes In what might be their last hurrah for a while, our heroes present a rogues gallery to send them off. This week they have Bob Dylan, Nosferatu, and what could be described as what you might get if Bob Dylan and Nosferatu were to somehow reproduce: Marilyn Manson. First up it's mustachioed, undead bloodsucker, Count Orlok, a.k.a. Nosferatu. Will Robert Eggers horror ep

S1E68 - Better Man and Babygirl

Jan 23 2025 57 mins  
Episode Notes This week our heroes are talking about men and girls. Men in the form of Robbie Williams and his monkey-centric biopic (with a soft 'o' for Lorraine) and then kink-shaming drama, Babygirl, starring Nicole Kidman. Better Man has already come up short at the American box office but will Lorraine and Will let Robbie entertain them one last time on the show (he's been on

S1E67 - Best of 2024

Dec 26 2024 56 mins  
Episode Notes Well, it's that time of year again and our heroes at Pop Filter are celebrating their most productive year of podcasting ever. What better way to celebrate than with a big tub of Heroes and a recap of Lorraine and Will's pop culture highlights of the year. They even sneak one last mini-review in as they give their thoughts on pope-drama, Conclave. Talk about a stocki

S1E66 - Boybands Forever & Here

Dec 12 2024 57 mins  
Episode Notes It's the penultimate Pop Filter of 2024 and this week we have a recurring favourite feature of Will and Lorraine's; Boy Bands. Seems like they've talked about them a lot! Well, this might be the daddy of all documentaries. Boybands Forever is a 3 part BBC series that will drag you Back For Good to the mid 90s for a nostalgia trip you'll NEEEEVVVVEEERRR Forget! Next up

S1E65 - Gladiator II and Small Things Like These

Nov 28 2024 58 mins  
Episode Notes This week Will and Lorraine are in their togas and laurels casting their thumbs up or down to see which of this weeks gladiators will triumph. In one corner we have jacked-up fighting machine Paul Mescal who has already kicked the shit out of a bunch of freaky-looking monkeys. In the other we have the mopey assassin, Cillian Murphy. The only hope he has is if Mescal c

S1E64 - The Apprentice & Heretic

Nov 14 2024 58 mins  
Episode Notes This episode is going to be bigly. This week, Lorraine and Will are looking at Donald Trump's supervillain origin story, The Apprentice. They learn how The Donald started as a meek (but rich) rent collector in Hell's Kitchen, New York and set off on his inevitable path towards the White House. Twice. Next up is creepy new A24 offering, Heretic. Hugh Grant is just a m

S1E63 - Nobody Wants This & The New Sound by Geordie Greep

Oct 24 2024 57 mins  
Episode Notes Our heroes have done a 180 on the Monsters theme from last week and have now turned their attention to a more romantic prospect which is new Netflix comedy drama, Nobody Wants This? Watch Adam Brody and Kristin Bell navigate love and religion in this tale of a too-good-to-be-true guy and a really cool and fairly together girl who happen to treat each other fairly nice

S1E62 - The Substance, Monsters & Ellen: For Your Approval

Oct 10 2024 58 mins  
Episode Notes Our heroes return with another of their loosely themed shows. This time the theme is (arguably) monsters. First up is Frankensteinesque body-horror fairy tale, The Substance. Will had to go see this one on his own as Lorraine was feeling squeamish. Not to worry, Will braved the relentless nudity for you all. See a return to form performance from Demi Moore and let us

S1E61 - Wise Guy & Speak No Evil

Sep 26 2024 57 mins  
Episode Notes This week, our heroes Lorraine and Will, try to get inside the mind of the man that gave us The Sopranos and some wonderfully and encouragingly bad student films, David Chase. They're looking at the new HBO documentary from Alex Gibney, Wise Guy. Fuhgeddaboutit! Except don't. It's really good and worth your time. Next it's on to the Hollywood remake of the Danish film

S1E60 - It Ends With Us & Trap

Sep 12 2024 58 mins  
Episode Notes This week our heroes take on a frustrating brace of films. First up is weirdly-wardrobed Blake Lively and her film, It Ends With Us. Spoiler Alert: It Ends With Some Very Low Ratings might be a better name. Lorraine spills the tea on the social media backlash towards Lively, and Will makes an inspired joke about the film and Lively's marketing efforts. Next up is M.