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The VoxPopcast

The VoxPopcast

By: Vox Populorum
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 We’ve all had a discussion or an argument about popular culture. Sometimes it happens on Facebook, Tumblr or Twitter. Maybe it was in a literature, history, philosophy or psychology class in college. Perhaps it was at the local comic book shop. Or maybe it was at a bar and you ended up stabbing someone with a bottle or bludgeoning them with a pool cue. All of these discussions are exactly the same. The tenured professor at an academic conference deconstructing Batman through a Derrida lens is really doing the same thing as a bunch of teenagers passing a joint around in their mother’s basement. One just uses bigger words and the other swears more. Honestly, though, we’re not sure which. So why not bring them all together? Vox Populorum is a blog and podcast devoted to pop culture criticism. We believe that the best way to understand culture is to discuss it. Please join our weekly round table of media critics, academics and fans for engaging discussion about movies, novels, comic bo Art Social Sciences
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  • e377. The Art of the Sequel: Continuity vs. Creativity vs. Capitalism

    e377. The Art of the Sequel: Continuity vs. Creativity vs. Capitalism
    Jun 30 2025

    A couple weeks ago, Mav learned that they were making a sequel to a movie that he loves, Spring Breakers. The thing is, that’s an indy film that basically no…

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  • e376. Deconstructing RomComs: Genre, Trope and Capitalism

    e376. Deconstructing RomComs: Genre, Trope and Capitalism
    Jun 23 2025

    Last week, A24 released a new movie called Materialists starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal and directed by Celine Song. Critical praise was high, but audience reaction was……

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  • e375. Floppy Disks and Fast Cars: Technological Nostalgia in Media

    e375. Floppy Disks and Fast Cars: Technological Nostalgia in Media
    Jun 16 2025

    Last week Monica saw the most recent Mission Impossible movie and was fascinated by a plot detail wherein the characters need to use ancient technology from the — shudder —…

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