New 'Pop Junkie' Blog Post!

My final Pop Junkie blog post of the year looks at my 7 favourite people/fads/incidents of 2013: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/12/30/7-peoplefadsincidents-i-loved-within-the-pop-culture-spectrum-of-2013/

New "Pop Junkie" Blog Post In Honour of Madiba

Today marks my 70th POP Junkie post and, in honour of Madiba, I've decided to do something a little different. I've decided to use my soul, rather than my head to express what he has meant to me personally and to so many others: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/a-letter-to-madiba/

Source for Image 1:  http://www.sabc.co.za/wps/portal/news/main/tag?tag=Nelson%20Mandela

New 'Pop Junkie' Blog Post!

Today's Pop Junkie blog post looks at Katy Perry, Liberalism and Pop Culture: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/12/03/is-katy-perry-racist-should-we-care-the-problem-of-liberalism-and-pop-culture/

Source for Image 1: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/26/katy-perry-geisha-performance-american-music-awards-fuss.

New "Pop Junkie" Blog Post!

Pop Junkie is back! Check out my latest post which offers my take on the new series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/11/18/five-things-agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-needs-to-do-to-get-its-shit-together/

Source for image 1: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/11/18/five-things-agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-needs-to-do-to-get-its-shit-together/

New 'Pop Junkie' Blog Post!

So since everyone's expecting this from me, here it is: my review of the Miley Cyrus album. Whether you like her or hate her, I think you'll find this pretty interesting: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/10/20/the-miley-review-bangerz-needs-more-mash/

Source for image 1: http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/miley-cyrus-wrecking-ball-new-2220761

New 'Pop Junkie' Blog Post!

Today's Pop Junkie blog post looks at the queering of the Disney princess in the latest episode of ABC's Once Upon A Time: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/10/18/princesses-in-love-how-once-upon-a-time-has-just-changed-disney-forever/

Source for Image 1:  http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/mulan-gay-loves-aurora-once-upon-a-time.jpg

New 'Pop Junkie' Blog Post!

Today's "Pop Junkie" blog post reviews the return of controversial Emmy Award winning show Homeland: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/10/03/return-to-the-homeland-is-a-brody-less-season-3-any-better/

Source for image: http://www.indiewire.com/tag/homeland

New 'Pop Junkie' Blog Post!

Today's blog post reconsiders Miley Cyrus's controversial new music video Wrecking Ball: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/09/14/reconsidering-miley-cyrus-terry-richardson-and-their-wrecking-ball/

Source for photo:  http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5695422/miley-cyrus-headed-for-first-hot-100-no-1-with-wrecking-ball

New 'Pop Junkie' blog post!

Today's blog post looks at the representation of non-Jewish Holocaust victims in pop culture: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/silent-voices-finding-a-place-for-non-jewish-holocaust-victim-narratives-in-pop-culture-discourse/

Source for photo: http://www.offwestendtheatres.co.uk/contact.html

New 'Pop Junkie' Blog Post!

Today's comeback blog post takes a slightly different take on the Miley Cyrus VMA performance: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/08/29/teddy-bears-and-twerking-evaluating-miley-cyruss-vma-performance/

Source for photo: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/celebs-support-miley-cyrus-vma-performance/story?id=20096655

New 'Pop Junkie' Blog Post!

Check out today's Pop Junkie blog post which turns the spotlight on my favourite movies:  http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/fade-in-10-or-more-amazing-masterpieces-of-motion-picture-cinema/

New 'Pop Junkie' Blog Post!

Today's Pop Junkie blog post is all about Man of Steel: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/07/03/man-of-dented-steel-swan-song-for-superman/

Source for photo: http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/lois-lane-man-steel-makeover-superman-squeeze-different-204334078.html

New 'Pop Junkie' Blog Post!

Check out today's Pop Junkie blog post which looks at the problem with superhero movie reboots: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/remaking-the-superhero-the-problem-with-reboots/

Source for photo:  http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/729724/superman-man-of-steel-unleashes-new-trailer/

New 'Pop Junkie' Blog Post!

Check out today's blog post which is all about Baz Luhrmann's film adaptation of The Great Gatsby: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/the-not-so-great-gatsby-the-problem-of-luhrmann-in-a-fitzgerald-world/

Source for pic 1:  http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20696366,00.html

New 'Pop Junkie' Blog Post!

Today's blog post is dedicated to the cult comedy series Community: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/the-problem-with-intelligence-why-community-wasnt-a-great-show-to-begin-with/

Source for pic 1: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/the-problem-with-intelligence-why-community-wasnt-a-great-show-to-begin-with/

New 'Pop Junkie' Blog Post!

Pop Junkie is back in business! Thank you for your patience: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/in-defense-of-not-cancelling-smash/

Source for pic: http://www.tvequals.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Smash-The-Producers-6-550×366.jpg

New 'Pop Junkie' Blog Post!

'Pop Junkie' is finally back! Check out today's blog post that looks at the Sex & the City prequel The Carrie Diaries:  http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/03/10/before-there-was-sex-and-before-there-was-the-city-how-the-carrie-diaries-undoes-everything-that-was-wrong-with-sex-the-city/

Source for pic: http://blog.newsok.com/television/2012/11/08/the-carrie-diaries-debuts-jan-14/

New 'Pop Junkie' Blog Post!

Today's 'Pop Junkie' post offers a critique of yesterday's V Day and One Billion Rising events and the intention behind them: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/theres-a-girl-inside-all-of-us-the-true-meaning-behind-v-day-and-one-billion-rising/

Source for image 1: http://annecarolinedrake.com/2012/02/14/happy-v-day-2012/

New 'Pop Junkie' Blog Post!

In honour of my first ever 'Pop Junkie' blog post, here's my take on the second season premiere of 'Smash' which was broadcast last week: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/02/11/final-curtain-call-10-issues-with-the-smash-season-2-premiere/

Source for pic : http://newnownext.mtvnimages.com/2013/02/smash-season-2.jpg

New 'Pop Junkie' Blog Post!

Today's Big Oscar Review takes a look at Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, the most likely 2013 winner for Best Picture: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/02/03/the-big-oscar-review-honest-abes-timing-has-never-been-better/

Source for pic 1: http://www.filmofilia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lincoln_1.jpg

New 'Pop Junkie' Blog Post!

Today's Big Oscar Review looks at Silver Linings Playbook: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/the-big-oscar-review-silver-linings-playbook-is-rom-com-at-its-best-but-is-it-oscar-at-its-best/

Source for photo: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/2012/09/silverlinings_a.jpg

New 'Pop Junkie' Blog Post!

Today marks my 50th Pop Junkie blog post! Thanks all for your continuous support. Check out my take on Django Unchained: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/the-big-oscar-review-does-blood-and-guts-make-a-best-picture-winner/

Source for photo: http://www.webpronews.com/new-django-unchained-trailer-hits-youtube-2012-08

New 'Pop Junkie' Blog Post!

Introducing Pop Junkie's new section, "The Big Oscar Review". First up under the chopping block is Les Miserables: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/01/18/the-big-oscar-review-10-years-ago-les-miserables-would-have-been-a-good-movie/

Source for photo: http://movies.nytimes.com/2012/12/25/movies/les-miserables-stars-anne-hathaway-and-hugh-jackman.html

New "Pop Junkie" Blog Post!

In honour of the upcoming Academy Awards, today's "Pop Junkie"  blog post looks at the issue concerning the state of the Best Picture category: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/01/12/whys-it-called-a-best-picture-anyway-getting-to-grips-with-the-big-oscar-dilemma/

Source for pic: Source for pic: http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/dream-academy-award-nominations-2013-part-1-technical-categories/

New 'Pop Junkie' Blog Post!

Introducing a new 'Pop Junkie' section entitled "Forgotten Relics". Check out today's first feature on child stars who/whose movies you might have forgotten about: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/01/09/forgotten-relics-10-great-child-stars-whowhose-movies-you-might-have-forgotten-about/

Pic from  http://celebrities.ninemsn.com.au/slideshow_ajax.aspx?sectionid=8847&sectionname=slideshowajax&subsectionid=145997&subsectionname=childstars

New 'Pop Junkie' Blog Post!

Happy New Year Pop Junksters! My first Pop Junkie post for the year examines the controversial TV series Homeland: http://poppiejunkie.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/spectacle-or-substance-the-problem-of-defining-homeland-and-its-political-message/

Source for pic 1: : http://homeland.wikia.com/wiki/Season_1