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PF #103: Suicide Squad (feat. Blurry)
2016 seems so long ago, and yet, it increasingly feels like we didn’t learn as many lessons from it as we once thought. What are we, some kind of Thunderbolts*—er, Suicide Squad? Rocky and Blurry break down the good, the bad, and the deeply ugly of a film
PF #102: Saw (feat. Ruth)
For this years Pulp Friction Halloween Spec-Dracular, a massive Sawhead takes Rocky on the ride of a lifetime, starting where it all began: Saw (2004). This tightly-wound thriller bears little resemblance to the torture porn label often applied to the
PF #101: Megalopolis (feat. Sam W)
When youre having a dialogue about what kind of movie you want to see, that is Megalopolis. Sam and Rocky are here to break down the most polarizing and endlessly fascinating film in theaters right now. Persons of interest include Paul Newman, Jon Hamm,
PF #100: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (feat. Violet, Jaime, Alison)
Yes, thats hundred with an H. Thanks to listeners like you, weve hit a huge milestone, and were celebrating the only way we know how: by being unfettered haters. Annas will be Invented, Jacobs will be Defended, well find out which forgotten MCU pr
PF #99: Interview with the Vampire (feat. Myles)
On-set feuds. Studios collapsing. Tragic celebrity deaths. Real-life vampirism. The story of how AMCs Anne Rices Anne Rices Interview with the Vampire came to be is undoubtedly one of the most harrowing weve ever covered. But what about the end result
PF #98: The Lego Batman Movie (feat. Lily)
Lets look back on a time when superhero comedies could be, yknow, funny. First-time guest Lily joins Rocky to talk about a modern animated classic that may or may not stand in the shadow of another modern animated classic. Is it the big screens best Ba
PF #97: The Death of Slim Shady (feat. Ruth)
This week on Pulp Friction, Rocky and Ruth are cancelling themselves before Gen Z gets a chance as they look at the latest record from hip-hops incorrigible clown prince, Eminem. The rapper has spent the better part of the past 15 years trying to relive
PF #96: The Beatles VIII (Beatles for Sale)
We asked for your riddles, and you failed to deliver. Now, our intrepid heroes (Rocky, Sam, and Leon) find themselves at their lowest point, playing skiffle for scraps on the Universal Studios backlot. That won’t stop them in their quest to solve the Beat
PF #95: Pixar pt. 2 (feat. Alex)
Rocky and Alex come together once again to discuss Pixar in the A.D. (After Death) (of Steve Jobs) era. In some ways, its the depressing and slow death of a once-cherished creative force in American culture. In other ways, its an inevitable and much-des
PF #94: Pixar pt. 1 (feat. Alex)
Turns out, it takes way more than 90 minutes to talk about all the epic highs and lows of Pixar. Thats why its getting 2. This time, Rocky and Alex cover the legacy of Pixar in the B.C. (Before Cars 2) era. Persons of interest include Michael Eisner, Fr