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484: From One Battle After Another and Hamnet to Sentimental Value and Weapons - The 2025 Cinematic Trend: Parenthood on Film (Guest: Critic J. Don Birnam)

Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 20d

2025’s biggest movie theme? Parents. 🎥
@jdonbirnam.bsky.social
and I unpack guilt, legacy, and love on screen this year.
Now on Pop Culture Confidential

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 20d

Becoming Aunt Gladys The Makeup & Special Effects Behind Weapons Guests Leo Satkovich &Jason Collins

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484: From One Battle After Another and Hamnet to Sentimental Value and Weapons - The 2025 Cinematic Trend: Parenthood on Film (Guest: Critic J. Don Birnam)

Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 22d

From One Battle After Another & Hamnet to Sentimental Value & Weapons, 2025’s big cinematic trend is parenthood on film.With critic @jdonbirnam.bsky.social
we unpack guilt, legacy& love on screen.Great convo, don't miss! Now on Pop Culture Confidential www.popcultureconfidential.com/484-from-one...

From One Battle After Another, Jay Kelly, Hamnet, and Weapons, to Sentimental Value and If I Had Legs I’d Kick You and more, filmmakers this year can’t seem to esca…

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 27d

I talk w/ makeup department head Leo Satkovich & special makeup effects designer Jason Collins about creating iconic Aunt Gladys in Weapons!
From Cindy Sherman inspo to THAT potato peeler + imagining a young Gladys prequel. Now on Pop Culture Confidential

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483: Becoming Aunt Gladys: The Makeup & Special Effects Behind Weapons (Guests: Artisans Leo Satkovich & Jason Collins)

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Geoffrey Henry @gdhenry.bsky.social · Oct 1

Some of my favorite podcasts are:

@femalegazefilmpod.bsky.social
@watchwithjen.bsky.social
@christinabirro.bsky.social 's #PopCultureConfidential
#Hollywoodography
#TheMadeForTVMayhemShow
@cinehistorians.bsky.social
@madefortvmayhem.bsky.social 's Trap-Cast

#InternationalPodcastDay

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · Oct 1

Thank you 😍

Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · Sep 30

New episode! I talk with Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, the breakout star of Joachim Trier’s #sentimentalvalue (with Skarsgård, Reinsve & Fanning).
She’s outstanding as Agnes! We talk family, identity & that one unforgettable scene. Listen! popcultureconfidential.com @Spotify

481: “One Battle After Another” — Paul Thomas Anderson’s Cinematic Knockout (with Guest Ryan McQuade)

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · Sep 26

All New Pop Culture Confidential!
🎬 A Modern Masterpiece! I’m joined by @ryanmcquade77.bsky.social of AwardsWatch for a deep dive into Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another. Urgent, bold, unforgettable. Don’t miss. Listen now.

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481: “One Battle After Another” — Paul Thomas Anderson’s Cinematic Knockout (with Guest Ryan McQuade)

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · Sep 26

All New Pop Culture Confidential!
🎬 A Modern Masterpiece! I’m joined by @ryanmcquade77.bsky.social of AwardsWatch for a deep dive into Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another. Urgent, bold, unforgettable. Don’t miss. Listen now.

open.spotify.com/episode/2oWg...

open.spotify.com/episode/6fuz...

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · Sep 25

480: A Conversation with Writer-Director Joachim Trier, 'Sentimental Value', Family & Relationships

480: A Conversation with Writer-Director Joachim Trier, 'Sentimental Value', Family & Relationships

Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · Sep 23

New on Pop Culture Confidential!
I sat down with writer/director Joachim Trier to dive into his beautiful #SentimentalValue starring Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård & Elle Fanning.
We talked about its themes and the deeply personal ideas at its heart.

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · Sep 13

Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another isn’t just timely it feels like a defining film of our era. Edge of your seat thrilling. Teyana Taylor and Sean Penn at their very best and a brilliant cast all around. A bold masterpiece. #OneBattleAfterAnother

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · Sep 10

And the Emmy Goes To…? On an all new Pop Culture Confidential @tylermdoster.bsky.social (AwardsWatch.com) & I discuss our #Emmys predictions.
From #thepitt and #severance to #thestudio and #adolescence — who’s taking home Emmy gold this Sunday?
www.popcultureconfidential.com

Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · Aug 25

Tack Martin!

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · Aug 25

New on Pop Culture Confidential!
I’m joined by @ryanmcquade77.bsky.social for a deep dive into #brucespringsteen on film — from the Malick-inspired Nebraska to iconic soundtrack moments, & a look ahead at the upcoming biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere. Now popcultureconfidential.com @Spotify

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · Aug 21

All new Pop Culture Confidential!
Weapons – Review & Deep Dive with my guest @ryanmcquade77.bsky.social We dive into the phenomenon of Zach Cregger’s hit #Weapons — breaking down our reactions: the scares, the themes, the filmmaking, & more. Now on popcultureconfidential.com @Spotify

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · Aug 21

Interview: Stellan Skarsgård (‘Sentimental Value’) From Cannes 2025

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John Bleasdale @www.johnbleasdale.com · Aug 19

Darkness Visible: The Cinema of Jonathan Glazer is still available.
You can get it direct from the publisher if you're in the UK or US and from any other internet bookshop in the rest of the world
Let me know what you think and leave reviews etc.
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Darkness Visible: The Cinema of Jonathan Glazer - Sticking Place Books

John Bleasdale Jonathan Glazer has created some of the most unforgettable images in twenty-first-century cinema. From the dreamlike menace of Sexy Beast to the haunting abstractions of Under the Skin ...

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · Aug 17

🎧 Some Sunday listening!
On Pop Culture Confidential you can hear my conversations with:
✨ Stellan Skarsgård
✨ Tony Gilroy
✨ Alexej Manvelov
✨ Sean Fennessey (The Ringer)
Perfect weekend company 🌟
www.popcultureconfidential.com

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · Aug 11

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475: The State of Cinema, 'Weapons', Nolan Fever, Telluride & More with Guest Sean Fennessey, The Big Picture

Christina welcomes back one of the sharpest voices in film — Sean Fennessey of The Big Picture — for a wide ranging conversation on the year in movies so far and wh…

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · Aug 11

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470: Actor Alexej Manvelov — On His Standout Performance as Akram in 'Dept. Q' and His Remarkable Journey

We’re thrilled to welcome actor Alexej Manvelov to the show. His standout portrayal of Akram in Netflix’s hit Dept. Q has made the character one of this season’s mo…

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