Welcome to a sneak preview of a new podcast, Skool's Guilty Pleasures! This podcast will be centered around the love that Skool has for those guilty pleasure films, "good" bad movies, Tubi films, etc. In the intro episode, Skool and Rich discuss the 1999 box office failure, Wild Wild West. Skool defends why he enjoys this movie, discusses how every big actor has a film like this in their catalog, the origin of this film, Will Smith's performance, and much more. The podcast will be rolling out in...
Sep 01, 2023•40 min
Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! Join us this week as we discuss the 2006 Best Picture Winner, Crash. We'll have a conversation about whether or not this film holds up, the controversy around the Oscars win, the heavy handed messages and stereotypes, and much more. As always, we thank you for tuning in. Check out our Linktree below for more content. Love! Linktree: https://linktr.ee/theculturegardenpodcast Instagram: @theculturegardenpodcast E-mail: theculturega...
Aug 24, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 63
Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! The trip is back to discuss the 1992 classic, Boomerang. The conversation centers around the star studded cast, Eddie Murphy being seen in a new light, Boomerang being one of the most important films of the last 30 years, sleeping with your friend's homegirl, and much more. We appreciate you for listening, thank you as always for your continued support. Please be sure to check our Linktree below for additional content. Love! Linktree...
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 62
Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! This week we're joined by a special guest and educator, Dr. Ralph Murphy II, to have a conversation about the 1989 film Lean on Me. We'll discuss the real Joe Louis Clark and his impact/tactics, the issues that are still facing school systems in present day, if educators like Joe Clark are still needed, best scenes, and much more. This was a great conversation and we can't wait for you to listen and join in. Thank you as always for y...
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 61
Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! This wee we're joined by a special guest, a legend and historical/nostalgia connoisseur, Sneaker Dave. We'll discuss the origin of the original TMNT film, the state of the art turtle costumes, our favorite turtle, the first film versus the sequel, and much more. We appreciate you for your continued support, we can't do any of this without you. Check our Linktree below for more content! Love! Linktree: https://linktr.ee/theculturegar...
Aug 03, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 60
Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! This week we're stepping outside of the culture to discuss an early Rom-Com, Pretty Woman. We'll discuss if this film lives up to the hype, the original script that was much darker, Julia Roberts breakout performance, highest grossing Rom-Coms of all time, and much more. Thank you as always for listening, check the Linktree below for more content. We appreciate your support, love! Linktree: https://linktr.ee/theculturegardenpodcast...
Jul 27, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 59
Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! Join us this week as we discuss the 1994 classic, Above The Rim. We'll break down how the film was made, who almost starred in the lead roles, the brilliance of Tupac, question why Shep and Nutso were playing basketball on the roof, and much more. Thank you as always for listening, check the Linktree below for more content. We appreciate your support, love! Linktree: https://linktr.ee/theculturegardenpodcast Instagram: @thecultureg...
Jul 20, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 58
Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! This week the conversation will center around A Spike Lee Joint, 1994's Crooklyn. We'll discuss the semi-autobiographical origins for the Lee siblings, Joie Lee's screenplay and point of view, how Nickelodeon may have gotten the idea of Hey Arnold from Crooklyn, and whether or not Crooklyn is a good movie. Thank you as always for tuning in, we appreciate your support. Check our Linktree below for access to more content. Love! #Crookl...
Jul 13, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 57
Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! This week the conversation will focus on the 2005 film Hustle & Flow. We'll discuss Craig Brewer and his journey to make this film, how this movie could've been a disaster under a different genre, the incredible acting by everyone in the cast, the 2006 Oscars, and much more. Thank you as always for listening, please check the Linktree below for more content. We appreciate your support, love! #HustleAndFlow #TerrenceHoward #Anthon...
Jul 06, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 56
Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! We appreciate you joining us for another week as we discuss the 2014 James Brown biopic, Get On Up. We'll break down how accurate the film was to reality, the unique way the story was told, who almost directed the film and how it would've changed the tone, the incredible acting and cast, best scenes, and much more! Please remember we will not have an episode next week but we'll be back the first Thursday of July. Thank you as always ...
Jun 22, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 55
Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! Join us as we discuss Tyler Perry's 2007 film, Daddy's Little Girls. This episode we'll discuss if this movie is a Tyler Perry classic, the star studded cast, Tyler Perry villians, whether or not Julia's friends were wrong, Rich's reimagining of the Tyler Perry Universe, and much more. As always we appreciate you for listening, we can't do any of this without you. Check out our Linktree in the episode description for more content. Lo...
Jun 15, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 54
Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! This week we'll have be discussing the 2008 film, Lakeview Terrace, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kerry Washington. Join us as we discuss the real life inspiration for this film, what audience this film was made for, neighbors from hell, best scenes, and more. As always, we appreciate you for listening, we couldn't do any of this without you. Love! Linktree: https://linktr.ee/theculturegardenpodcast Instagram: @theculturegardenpod...
Jun 08, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 53
Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! Join us this week as we discuss the 2018 film, If Beale Street Could Talk. We'll have a conversation about the brilliance of James Baldwin, the incredible cast and acting, The Regina King Invitational, the unique way black people understand each other, and much more. As always, we appreciate you for listening, we couldn't do any of this without you. Love! Linktree: https://linktr.ee/theculturegardenpodcast Instagram: @theculturegarde...
Jun 01, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 52
Welcome to a new segment of The Culture Garden Podcast! Rich is joined by special guest Kathryn (@kitkaaattt_) to discuss some new releases that she checked out in theaters this past weekend. This new segment will highlight the movie theater experience and provide a spoiler free outlook for those who are on the fence about seeing a movie in the theaters. Please don’t hesitate to provide feedback, we appreciate you for listening as always! Love!
May 31, 2023•18 min
Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! This week we'll be discussing the 2015 film Focus, starring Will Smith. We'll break down the return of "cool" Will Smith and why he was perfect for a role like this, the actors who almost starred in the leading roles, how well the movie was written and the different perspectives you can view it from, best scenes, and much more. As always, we appreciate you for tuning in and rocking with us! Love! https://linktr.ee/theculturegardenpod...
May 25, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 51
Welcome back to the 50th Episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! What a journey it's been to get here, we couldn't have made it to 50 without your continued support. Mad love and appreciation to you for rocking with us. Today we're reaching in our Grail collection to talk about the 1999 classic Life. We'll discuss Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence in 1999, whether Martin ever became a crossover star, how the honesty and sincerity of the film drove the comedy, best scenes, and much more. Let's keep...
May 18, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 50
Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! This week we'll take a dive into the 2009 film, Law Abiding Citizen, directed by F. Gary Gray. We'll discuss Jamie Foxx's generational talent, as well as prayers for his health and recovery, Gerard Butler's Hollywood peak, how much we love the Vigilante genre, best scenes, what happens if Jamie and Gerard switch roles, and much more. As always, thank you for listening! Love!
May 11, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 49
Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! Join us as we discuss the 1997 classic Eve's Bayou. We'll discuss Kasi Lemmon's outstanding feature film debut, one of the best child performances of all time by Jurnee Smollett, the Black Southern Gothic genre, Flashbulb events, and much more. As always we appreciate you for listening, this was a fun episode to discuss. Thank you for your support, love!
May 04, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 48
Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! In honor of today's NFL Draft, we figured it would be the perfect time to discuss 2014's Draft Day. Join us as we discuss Kevin Costner being in the Sports Movie Hall Of Fame, the accuracy of the film, the Sonny/Ali relationship, and much much. As always we appreciate you for listening, good luck to your team in this year's draft. Who Dey!
Apr 27, 2023•50 min•Ep. 48
Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! It's about time we had the Tyler Perry conversation to discuss his legendary, yet polarizing place in the culture. We'll also discuss his 1st feature film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman. This is an entertaining and silly ass conversation, we hope you enjoy. Thank you for your continued support, we can't do it without you. Love!
Apr 20, 2023•57 min•Ep. 47
Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! Join us as we discuss our first Spike Lee Joint, Mo' Better Blues. We'll discuss the first collaboration between Spike and Denzel Washington, the amazing cast, how this film differs from Spike's previous three, the controversy and response to the portrayal of some of the characters, the idea of "Self > Partnership" and much more. This was a fun conversation and the film is up there with Spike's best work. We appreciate you for lis...
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 46
Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! Join us as we have a conversation about 1997's Liar Liar. We'll discuss Jim Carrey's rise with In Living Color, his physical comedy and insane box office run, the nostalgia this film brings, best scenes, and much more. As always we appreciate you for listening. Love!
Apr 06, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 45
Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! Join us as we wrap up Listener Request Month with a forgotten 1995 hood classic, New Jersey Drive. We'll discuss the film's uncanny realism, the documentary feel, the origin in the making of this film, the height of car jacking in Newark, and much more. As always, we appreciate you listening and tuning in. Be sure to follow us on Instagram @theculturegardenpodcast
Mar 23, 2023•53 min•Ep. 44
Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! Join us as we continue Listener Request Month and discuss the 2001 film Kingdom Come. We'll discuss the star studded ensemble cast, the origin of the film from Off-Broadway, why the movie doesn't curl all the way over for us, and much more. If you enjoy this film, we're sorry. We tried.
Mar 16, 2023•57 min•Ep. 43
Welcome back to another episode of @theculturegardenpodcast! We've been getting messages from listeners with certain requests and we decided to honor some of them for the next few weeks. Today we'll be discussing the 1998 mini-series The Temptations. Join us as we break down our favorite scenes, give some behind the scenes info on how the film was made, break down what happened in reality versus the film, and much more. We appreciate you listening as we get to honor a group of legends! As always...
Mar 09, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 42
Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! We're excited to have you join our conversation about Ryan Coogler's 2015 film Creed. We'll discuss the ties between the Rocky series and Creed, the origin of why Coogler wanted to make the film, Michael B. Jordan's A-List status with the release of the film, the importance of the love story between Adonis and Bianca, and much more. We appreciate you taking time out of your day to check us out, we can't thank you enough. Please remem...
Mar 02, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 41
Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! We appreciate you joining us as we close out Romance Month with the Salim Akil's 2011 film Jumping the Broom. Join us as we discuss if this is a good film to begin with, the different themes presented throughout, how trash Jason was, and much more. Thank you as always for tuning in, we appreciate you so much! Love!
Feb 23, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 40
Welcome back to another episode of @culturegardenpodcast! We appreciate you joining us this week as we continue Romance Month. This week we'll discuss Stella Meghie's 2020 Romantic Drama, The Photograph. We'll have a conversation about the effects of true love, parent/child relationships, ego and miscommunication, and the unique manner of showing this film in the past and present. We'll also discuss best scenes, quotes, scene stealer and much more. We hope you enjoy this episode, we really had a...
Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 39
Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! We continue Romance Month by discussing 2021's Malcolm & Marie. We discuss the incredible acting, the importance of appreciating your partner, reaching the point of return with the words you can't take back, and much more. Thank you as always for listening, please comment and follow us on Instagram @theculturegardenpodcast so we can continue the conversation!
Feb 09, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 38
Welcome back to another episode! We appreciate you joining us for "Romance Month". Each week this February we'll be discussing a romantic film. We'll start off the month with the 2002 classic Brown Sugar. We'll break down the importance of friendship in a relationship, if Dre and Sidney's relationship was disrespectful to their partners, best scenes, and much more. Thank you as always for joining us, please remember to follow us on Instagram, @TheCultureGardenPodcast, for access to our linktree....
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 37
