On this episode, we check out The Old Guard 2, the sequel to the 2020 action film about immortals who moonlight as mercenaries through the centuries, this time with additional Asian representation with Henry Golding joining the cast and the expansion of Veronica Ngo's character Quynh from the first film! But will they be able to elevate this surprise middle chapter of a presumed trilogy to good pop status? What's Popping? - Jess' Iceland Trip Recap, We’ll Prescribe You a Cat, Secrets of the Sile...
Jul 11, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 247
On this episode of Good Pop, we check out some new Predator content with Predator: Killer of Killers, an anthology of Predator related animated short films about three warriors across four time periods who encounter one of these intergalactic big game hunters/a-holes. What's Popping? - Night of the Living Cat, The Phoenix Pencil Company Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju - @jessjutweets Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonymous Follow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclub Part of the Pot...
Jul 04, 2025•52 min•Ep. 246
On this episode of Good Pop, the crew checks out the new Sony Animations feature film KPop Demon Hunters streaming now on Netflix. An action musical about a KPop girl group that moonlights as demon hunters facing their greatest foe, a rival boy band made up of hot demons. What's Popping? - Materialists, Squid Game S3, Finding Edna Lewis Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju - @jessjutweets Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonymous Follow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclub Part of the Pot...
Jun 28, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 245
On this episode, we check out the new South Korean animated Sci-Fi Romance film Lost in Starlight, which takes place in a Solarpunk vision of Seoul in the near future and follows the budding romance between an accomplished scientist who's trying to become an astronaut for a mission to Mars, and a former musician turned vintage electronics repairman. Can their love survive being separated by a sea of stars? What's Popping? - K-Pop Demon Hunters, Music League, Apocalypse Hotel, Top Chef Follow our...
Jun 21, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 244
On this episode, we finally discuss the movie event of the year, Ryan Coogler's horror/action/historical fiction film Sinners, about a Mississippi Delta community just trying to have a good time during prohibition, and the vampires (and racists) who seem dead set on ruining their night. There's so much to discuss that we're going full spoilercast on this one (so heads up if you haven't watched Sinner yet, and also you should watch Sinners)! What's Popping? - Fantasy Life: The Girl Who Steals Tim...
Jun 15, 2025•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 243
On our May 2025 edition of "Do We Want This?" Good Pop's monthly Asian American entertainment news roundup, the crew discusses Asians in the running for the Tony Awards, the reunion of Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, new Japanese/Finnish Noir co-pros, and what Manny Jacinto is up to next! What's Popping? - G Dragon, Sports Docs, Top Chef Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju - @jessjutweets Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonymous Follow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclub Part of the P...
Jun 07, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 242
We close out this heritage month by checking out the new Asian American romantic comedy Worth the Wait, an anthology style Rom Com following a cast of some of our favorite Asian Americans whose lives intersect with each other as they deal with love, loss, and overbearing moms/uncles. But is Worth the Wait worth downloading Tubi for? What's Popping? - Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning, Final Destination: Bloodlines, The Floating World, Top Chef Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess J...
May 31, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 241
As we wait to conclude heritage month with the month's last big release, the crew takes some time to finally force Marvin to watch the 2005 film version of Jane Austen's classic Pride and Prejudice before it disappears from Netflix (for now) at the end of the month. Tune in as we discuss if this (arguably) iconic adaptation hold up 20 years later as good pop, as well as some truly bizzare hot takes! What's Popping? - PBS, The Apothecary Diaries, Murderbot, Top Chef Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh ...
May 24, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 240
On this episode of Good Pop, the crew checks out the new(ish) romantic comedy film A Nice Indian Boy, starring Karan Soni as Naveen, a doctor who brings his fiance Jay, a white guy adopted by Indian parents played by Jonathan Groff, home to meet his accepting but still conservative traditional Indian family. On paper this film has all the right pieces for a classic romcom, but is it able to bring all those pieces together to reach good pop status? What's Popping? - Poker Face S2, Devil's Plan S2...
May 17, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 239
Well, the life of a professional Asian American is never easy, and this is especially true in May. Because of several professional Asian obligations overlapping (as well as Jess' birthday week which is a holiday in itself), we've decided to take the week off to gather ourselves. In place of a regular episode, Marvin dug into the way back machine to bring you another throwback from the Fresh Creatives podcast, this time it's an episode we recorded live at the LA Asian Film Festival during Heritag...
May 10, 2025•56 min
We begin AANHPIHM 2025, with our end-of-April edition of "Do We Want This?" Good Pop's monthly Asian American entertainment news roundup. On this episode, Marvin and Jess discuss some exciting upcoming projects from British Asian triple-threats Dev Patel and Will Sharpe respectively, some less exciting news about the future of AI and animation, and check out another upcoming Jon M. Chu film project! What's Popping? - Sinners, Cowboy Carter, Stardew Valley, Top Chef Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh ...
May 04, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 238
On this episode, we return to The Wedding Banquet for Andrew Ahn's reimagined take on Ang Lee's 1993 classic romantic comedy! But does the story of faking a wedding to placate your relatives hold up in 2025? Join us as we dive into the ways the remake updates The Wedding Banquet's formula to tell a wholly new story celebrating the highs and lows of modern queer life. What's Popping? - Real Life Conclave, North of North, The Cartographers, Top Chef Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess...
Apr 26, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 237
On this episode, we return to Thailand to discuss the breakout Thai comedy-drama, How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, about a young man who is inspired to spend more time with his terminally ill grandmother in the hopes that it'll help him claim a better share of her inheritance after she passes. Join us as we dig beyond the story of familial grift to discuss how the film is actually about the consequences of the East Asian (and very Chinese) Confucian value system that we all know and hat...
Apr 19, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 236
On this episode, we return to HBO's dark comedy-drama The White Lotus for another helping of the shenanigans of the rich on vacation, this time in Thailand! Join us as we discuss the show's latest batch of terrible rich people (including toxic besties, shady operators, and spoiled failsons) and the people that serve them, as well as the show's take on eastern philosophy and religion. What's Popping? - Jury Duty, The Pitt, Tournament of Champions, Top Chef Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marviny...
Apr 12, 2025•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 235
On this episode, we check out the new Hulu crime comedy series Deli Boys, about two Pakistani American failsons who inherit their father's criminal enterprise in Philadelphia after his sudden death. Featuring a stacked team in front and behind the camera, we're excited to see if this much anticipated show makes the grade as good pop! What's Popping? - Bong Joon Ho Exhibit, Kim Jiyoung born 1982, My Neighbor Totoro Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju - @jessjutweets Hanh Nguyen - ...
Apr 06, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 234
On our March 2025 edition of "Do We Want This?" Good Pop's monthly Asian American entertainment news roundup, the crew discusses some of the latest announcements of new projects including Celine Song's latest film about a love triangle, a new Crazy Rich Asians show, a Charli XCX led mockumentary, and quite possibly the most unhinged M Night Shyamalan / Nicholas Sparks collab, and more! What's Popping? - The Residence, No Taste Like Home, Industry, Top Chef Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvin...
Mar 29, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 233
On this episode of Good Pop, we check out Picture This, a new british romantic comedy about a free-spirited photographer, played by Simone Ashley, who is told by a fortune teller that she will meet her soulmate, and he'll be one of the next 5 people she dates. If this sounds familiar, it's because this 2025 film is an adaptation of the 2024 Australian film Five Blind Dates (which we also covered on Good Pop)! But will this change in scenery also translate as good pop? What's Popping? - Paddingto...
Mar 23, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 232
Top Chef is finally back and that can only mean one thing, the return of Good Pop's spinoff podcast within a podcast GO ASIAN! Where we pledge to cover the current season of Top Chef until either all of the Asians have been eliminated, or one or more have made the finale, and our odds look great this year with 4 Go Asian candidates (and one more Bonus Asian competing in Last Chance Kitchen)! Join us as we familiarize ourselves with this year's Asian contestants before recapping a very good first...
Mar 16, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 231
On this episode, we check out the independent film The Accidental Getaway Driver, which is finally getting its theatrical run after turning heads 2 years ago at the Sundance Film Festival. The film is based on the true story of an elderly Vietnamese private taxi driver who gets taken hostage by three escaped prisoners. Featuring some powerful performances from veteran actors along with strong and competent direction, we're excited to finally be able to sit down and discuss this film! What's Popp...
Mar 09, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 230
It's been three months, but it's finally time for another edition of "Do We Want This?" Good Pop's Asian American entertainment news review! On this first roundup of 2025, we discuss our thoughts on exciting reboot/continuation news of some beloved IPs, a potential new Asian American network sitcom, and some adaptation news! What's Popping? - G Dragon, Accidental Getaway Driver, Keep Driving Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju - @jessjutweets Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonymous Follow the...
Mar 02, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 229
On this episode of the Good Pop Culture Club, we continue our dive into British pop culture with our discussion of Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (another sequel that Marvin will watch without seeing the previous films), featuring a more grown up, but just as messy, Bridget as she tries to navigate parenthood and love after loss. What's Popping? - Margo's Got Money Troubles, The Eagles (the band), Welcome to Wrexham Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju - @jessjutweets Hanh Nguye...
Feb 22, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 228
On this episode, the Good Pop crew jumps across the pond to check out the Oscar nominated animated film, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, where eccentric inventor Wallace and his best boy Gromit come face to face once again to one of their greatest adversaries in this cautionary tales about the dangers of AI (and gnomes). Does the latest installment of this beloved British pop culture stalwart make it as good pop? What's Popping? - Super Bowl, Mo Season 2, Concert Quest 2025 Follow our...
Feb 16, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 227
It took 10 years, but we've finally made it to February! For our first episode of Good Pop this month, we're checking out a Netflix show that we missed from the end of last year, Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld! A supernatural teen action story about an Chinese American girl with special powers defending her Texas hometown from Chinese mythical creatures and demons. An amazing premise, but is it good pop? What's Popping? - Trailers, Love Hurts, Grammys Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh ...
Feb 08, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 226
Well, somehow we made is to the end of a very long January, and for this episode, the Good Pop Crew gets together to share our pop culture hopes and dreams in our first annual Good Pop Resolutions for 2025, aka the year of the snake! Join us as we share what we're most looking forward to this year, as well as what we'd like to see less of. What's Popping? - Football, The Trunk, Gravity Falls Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju - @jessjutweets Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonymous Follow the...
Feb 01, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 225
On this episode, we check out the Stephanie Hsu led romantic comedy/murder thriller series Laid, where she plays Ruby, your typical millennial with a very messy dating history, who finds out that all of her exes and past partners are dying in the order of her "sex timeline." We love a wild premise, but will Laid make the grade as good pop? What's Popping? - Broadway Musicals, Severance Season 2, Sister Snake Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju - @jessjutweets Hanh Nguyen - @hanho...
Jan 26, 2025•59 min•Ep. 224
Good Pop is back after an extended holiday hiatus after dealing milestone life moments and climate disaster! To ring in the new year, we're checking out the show of the season, Squid Game Season 2! We were cautiously optimistic when this unplanned 2nd season was announced, will this newest iteration (ironically brought to life by capitalism) live up to its anti-capitalist roots? What's Popping? - Peglin, The Traitors S3, Sakamoto Days --- If you're interested in helping out people who have been ...
Jan 18, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 223
For our last regular Good Pop episode of the year, we check out the Hulu television adaptation of Charles Yu's award winning novel, Interior Chinatown, starring Jimmy O Yang as Willis Wu, a background character in a world within a police procedural, as he rises through the ranks while investigating what happened to his older brother. But will this meta-fictional story about the Asian American experience ascend to the ranks of good pop? What's Popping? - Xmas Season, Squid Game S2, Secret Level F...
Dec 21, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 222
On this episode of the Good Pop Culture Club, Marvin and Jess dive into Sweethearts, the new teen not-quite rom com streaming now on Max starring Nico Hiraga and Kiernan Shipka who play BFFs who hatch a plot to break up with their respective partners together during their first Thanksgiving break back from college. We at Good Pop love a good teen movie and especially love a good teen rom com, will Sweethearts have the juice to break through as good pop? What's Popping? - Romance in the Rain, Foo...
Dec 14, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 221
On this episode, we dive into the first half of Jon M Chu's adaptation of Wicked (which is my the transitive property, now an Asian American film)! A re-imagining of the immensely popular stage musical based on the book that itself is a re-imagining of the original Wizard of Oz story from the perspective of its villain. Expectations for the film were sky high, will another Jon Chu adaptation break through as good pop once again? What's Popping? - Chef's Table, Black Doves, GBBO Follow our hosts:...
Dec 07, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 220
Happy Thanksgiving! It's time once again for our November 2024 edition of "Do We Want This?" our monthly roundup of the latest Asian American entertainment news. On this episode, we discuss the return of one of Hanh's favorite Korean series, early details from Andrew Ahn's remake of The Wedding Banquet, some Crazy Rich Asians 2 breadcrumbs, and a whole slew of fun casting announcements for upcoming projects. What's Popping? - Gladiator 2, MAMA Awards Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh J...
Nov 29, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 219
