1up Culture Cast

Hugh joins Jareth for this weeks Culture Cast as they delve into Middle Earth In the first of our three week series on The Lord Of The Rings movie trilogy The first podcast in this series examines The Fellowship Of The Ring and how this group of nine containing members from each race would embark upon one of the greatest journeys in literature or film

Trent and Jareth give their thoughts on how the 2016 Suicide Squad movie could have been improved discussing how this movie could have been improved with a few decision changes or with an alternate script

Its the first episode of 2017 and to kick off the year Trent and Jareth look into the concept of Media Tourism where fans go to the locations featured in their favourite media Who knows you might end up planning a holiday to your favourite movie destination after this podcastHere is a link to the academic paper by Craig Norris references in this weeks podcast httpjournaltransformativeworksorgindexphptwcarticleview470403

Trent and Jareth look onwards to 2017 and give a breakdown of the upcoming year in movies The two talk about their most excited most hopeful and low key interested set of moviesThis episode was recorded prior to the news of Carrie Fishers passing which affects part of the conversation surrounding Episode VIII As both Trent and Jareth are big fans they wish to dedicate this particular episode to her memory

Rogue One A Star Wars story is out in cinemas and Trent and Jareth put on their fanboy pants to break down what they liked and didnt like from the movie

The year is coming to a close and in this weeks edition of the 1Up Culture Cast Trent and Jareth go through their top movies of 2016 the biggest letdowns and best surprises of the year See what makes the list

The latest Star Wars movie is just a week away and in preparation Trent and Jareth break down what they know about the movie and what they hope theyll get from it

Both The Incredibles and Big Hero Six are considered among the best superhero movies to come out since the turn of the century and while the two animated movies share plenty of differences its hard not to compare them In the latest episode of 1Up Culture Cast Trent and Jareth take sides and compare these two films discussing what makes each stand out and ultimately which they think is the superior movie

The Harry Potter universe is back this time without The Boy Who Lived Fantastic Beasts and where to find them is out and Trent and Jareth sit down to break down the movie What worked what didnt work and where they see the franchise going Obviously heavy spoiler warning for this but sit back relax and enjoy

The rumours have been flowing that Fox might be looking to reboot the XMen cinematic universe but what does it mean for us as comic and movie goers Trent and Jareth delve into the rumours and possibilities and try make sense of all the discussion

This week on 1Up Culture Cast Trent and Jareth break down the new movie set in the Harry Potter universe Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them What can we expect from both the film and the future of JK Rowlings world of wizards We discuss all of that and a host of various other topics in our quest to prepare ourselves for a new movie

Doctor Strange is now in cinemas and this week Trent and Jareth break down the latest release from Marvel Studios talking about what did and didnt work as well as how it stacks up to the rest of this years superhero movies Its called Spoiler Talk for a reason so advanced warning for anyone who hasnt seen it no stone will go unspoilered here

The Korean popular music scene has been spreading to Western audiences over the past few years and Trent is one of the converts In this episode Trent introduces Jareth to five different Kpop music videos and in the process the two of them discuss the ups and downs of the genre and the various styles Hear some new music learn some new things and even play Guess the Aussie with JarethSongs used in this podcastWhistle Black PinkTT TwiceMonster EXORussian Roulette Red VelvetUp and Down EXID

With the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film Doctor Strange due out in cinemas in the next week or two depending on where you live Trent and Jareth break down the character and the expectations for the movie in this episode of the 1Up Culture Cast In the process they also manage to rant on a variety of mostly related topics

From the mind of Joss Whedon came a sci fi cult hit that although barely lasting a season has resonated with its fanbase in an incredible way In the final part of this multiepisode series Trent and Jareth break down movie follow up Serenity looking at how it capped off the series and whether it worked as a standalone story

From the mind of Joss Whedon came a sci fi cult hit that although barely lasting a season has resonated with its fanbase in an incredible way In the fourth part of this multiepisode series Trent and Jareth break down the episodes 1114 of Firefly looking at what worked and what worked even better

From the mind of Joss Whedon came a sci fi cult hit that although barely lasting a season has resonated with its fanbase in an incredible way In the second part of this multiepisode series Trent and Jareth break down the episodes 810 of Firefly looking at what worked and what worked even better

From the mind of Joss Whedon came a sci fi cult hit that although barely lasting a season has resonated with its fanbase in an incredible way In the second part of this multiepisode series Trent and Jareth break down the episodes 47 of Firefly looking at what worked and what worked even better

From the mind of Joss Whedon came a sci fi cult hit that although barely lasting a season has resonated with its fanbase in an incredible way In the first part of a multiepisode series Trent and Jareth break down the first three episodes of Firefly looking at what worked and what worked even better

Harley Quinn might have begun her life as a mere henchmen for the Joker in a cartoon series but in 24 short years shes managed to catapault herself from bit player to one of the biggest names in the comic industry But how In the first episode of the 1Up Culture Cast Trent and Jareth break down the history and success of Harley Quinn