Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast #350 Bad News Bonsai

Like fanboy sultans being fed nerdy grapes by the fistful, we are living in a pop culture utopia.  Therefore Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast tries to never feel ungrateful for the abundance of content crafted specifically to pander to us and our increasingly fickle tastes.  Even when something is terrible, we just move on to the next thing.  So here are all the "next things" on our list this week! Length - 00:59:37 Language - PG-13.  (Contains adult language.) - 0:00:45 - MOVIE NEWS Netflix's "Father Stu" plummets to the bottom of our yearly lists, dark and divisive "Blonde" explores the fame and objectification of Marilyn Monroe and Tom Hanks goes all out for "Elvis." - 0:11:05 - CROSSING THE STREAMS Two competing series "House of the Dragon" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" each offer quality fantasy television, NBC's reboot of "Quantum Leap" honors the original with a compelling central mystery, season five of "Cobra Kai" keeps giving us what we want from this show, the first trailer for "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" has us thinking big, "DC League of Super-Pets" misses the mark for kids and comic fans alike, "Welcome to Wrexham" nears its end focusing closer on the players and fans, Steve Carell gives a standout performance in "The Patient" and preparing for the final run of "The Walking Dead" with anthology series "Tales of the Walking Dead."