# billie joe armstrong (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover billie joe armstrong. Page: Feed: --- ## [Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Off-Hour Review](https://popculturemaniacs.com/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-off-hour-review/) _2026-08-27 · Jean Henegan · Pop Culture Maniacs_ I promise I had no idea this episode was coming when I wrote my review of last week’s installment. But wow, I’m really amazed that only a week after I lamented that Strange New Worlds seems uninterested in writing for its deep bench of main cast members, the show turned around and gave us exactly \[…\] The post Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Off-Hour Review appeared first on Pop Culture Maniacs . ## [One Night Only Review](https://popculturemaniacs.com/one-night-only-review/) _2026-08-26 · Kieran Freemantle · Pop Culture Maniacs_ One Night Only is a film with the strangest premise for a light-hearted rom-com where America has turned into a totalitarian regime so they can monitor the population’s relationship status. In America, premarital sex has been outlawed for three years. There is only a 12-hour window where unmarried people can have sex every year. On this \[…\] The post One Night Only Review appeared first on Pop… ## [Ted Lasso – Greyhounds’ Day Off Review](https://popculturemaniacs.com/ted-lasso-greyhounds-day-off-review/) _2026-08-26 · Jean Henegan · Pop Culture Maniacs_ This week’s episode was an interesting one for me to try to review. Because, on the one hand, I certainly laughed more at this episode than any other of the ones I have seen. But, on the other, so much of the episode felt overly contrived and juvenile in its structure. Yes, dealing with cliques \[…\] The post Ted Lasso – Greyhounds’ Day Off Review appeared first on Pop Culture Maniacs . ## [Coyote vs. Acme Review](https://popculturemaniacs.com/coyote-vs-acme-review/) _2026-08-25 · Kieran Freemantle · Pop Culture Maniacs_ In 2023, Warner Bros. committed cultural vandalism by withdrawing many films and TV shows so they could be tax write-offs. These projects range from the unreleased Batgirl film to the acclaimed animated series Final Space. The family film Coyote vs. Acme was set to be a $30 million tax write-off but was saved by Ketchup \[…\] The post Coyote vs. Acme Review appeared first on Pop Culture Maniacs . ## [Insidious: Out of the Further Review](https://popculturemaniacs.com/insidious-out-of-the-further-review/) _2026-08-23 · Kieran Freemantle · Pop Culture Maniacs_ The Insidious series has returned for a sixth entry. Insidious: Out of the Further moves on from the Lambert family and focuses on a new set of characters. Gemma Hall (Amelia Eve) is a dental hygienist and single mum to Maya (Island Austin). She had a traumatic childhood due to her mother’s erratic behaviour. Gemma ends up experiencing unsettling \[…\] The post Insidious: Out of the Further Review… ## [Mutiny Review](https://popculturemaniacs.com/mutiny-review/) _2026-08-22 · Kieran Freemantle · Pop Culture Maniacs_ Mutiny is the second Jason Statham action-thriller of 2026. This time the English action star takes on a human trafficking ring and a corporate conspiracy. Cole Reed (Statham) is an ex-soldier and police officer who acts as the personal bodyguard for Tibu Campallo (Ramon Tikaram), a billionaire shipping magnate in Bangkok. When Tibu sells his \[…\] The post Mutiny Review appeared first on Pop… ## [Normal Review](https://popculturemaniacs.com/normal-review/) _2026-08-21 · Kieran Freemantle · Pop Culture Maniacs_ Normal is a dark action comedy that sees the star and writer of the Nobody movies reteam and got cult filmmaker Ben Wheatley to direct a small-scale bloody affair. Ulysses (Bob Odenkirk) is a police officer who acts as interim sheriff for towns across America. He finds himself in the small town of Normal, Minnesota, \[…\] The post Normal Review appeared first on Pop Culture Maniacs . ## [Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Level Five Transporter Accident Review](https://popculturemaniacs.com/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-level-five-transporter-accident-review/) _2026-08-20 · Jean Henegan · Pop Culture Maniacs_ The puppet episode. An episode I suspect many fans were waiting for, if only to see if lightning could strike twice and Strange New Worlds could turn in two really strong unique genre episodes (the first, of course, being the shockingly good musical episode back in season two). Alas, this round of pushing the boundaries \[…\] The post Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Level Five Transporter Accident… ## [Ted Lasso – Richmond’s Got Talent Review](https://popculturemaniacs.com/ted-lasso-richmonds-got-talent/) _2026-08-19 · Jean Henegan · Pop Culture Maniacs_ First things first: I find it hard to believe that someone like Ted Lasso had never heard of Susan Boyle. Her success on Britain’s Got Talent was one of the biggest stories around both the UK and US when it happened and even someone who is as offline as Ted surely would have heard of \[…\] The post Ted Lasso – Richmond’s Got Talent Review appeared first on Pop Culture Maniacs . ## [The End of Oak Street Review](https://popculturemaniacs.com/the-end-of-oak-street-review/) _2026-08-17 · Kieran Freemantle · Pop Culture Maniacs_ The End of Oak Street is a genre film from the director of It Follows and the first theatrical film release by Bad Robot since Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The Platt family live in a normal American suburb in 1982. However, there are underlying tensions because Greg (Ewan McGregor) is working as a \[…\] The post The End of Oak Street Review appeared first on Pop Culture Maniacs . ## [Home of the Agentic Pull Request (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/K7opOhYKokmj) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ CLI-first, TUI-ready toolkits and a moshscript installer — join the waitlist ## [The Wrong Girls Review](https://popculturemaniacs.com/the-wrong-girls-review/) _2026-08-17 · Austin Noto-Moniz · Pop Culture Maniacs_ Almost every stoner comedy since 1998 has lived in the shadow of The Big Lebowski, reassessed as a masterpiece in the years since its disappointing initial run. So if you’re trying to add to the canon, why not borrow some of its key elements in a deliberate acknowledgement of its power? A few hapless friends thrust \[…\] The post The Wrong Girls Review appeared first on Pop Culture Maniacs . ## [Nimrods Review](https://popculturemaniacs.com/nimrods-review/) _2026-08-16 · Kieran Freemantle · Pop Culture Maniacs_ Green Day is arguably one of America’s most famous punk bands, which were huge in the 1990s and 2000s. They have moved into filmmaking by producing the coming-of-age road movie Nimrods. Tommy (Mason Thames) and Fred (Kylr Coffman) are best friends, big fans of Green Day, and two-thirds of the band Analog Dogs. They give \[…\] The post Nimrods Review appeared first on Pop Culture Maniacs . ## [Resisting PlayStation’s Greed](https://popculturemaniacs.com/resisting-playstations-greed/) _2026-08-15 · Kieran Freemantle · Pop Culture Maniacs_ Sony announced at the beginning of July 2026 that they are going to end physical media production in January 2028. After weeks of online outrage and silence from Sony, the CFO, Lin Tao, has said, “We’re going to cautiously move this forward,’ during a Q&A section on 31st July 2026. As someone who sings the \[…\] The post Resisting PlayStation’s Greed appeared first on Pop Culture Maniacs . ## [Tony Review](https://popculturemaniacs.com/tony-review/) _2026-08-14 · Kieran Freemantle · Pop Culture Maniacs_ Anthony Bourdain is one of America’s most famous and celebrated chefs. His life in 1975 and early career were the inspiration for the biopic Tony. Anthony “Tony” Bourdain (Dominic Sessa) is an arrogant and entitled student at Vassar College. He lies to his family that he got a writing fellowship, and he runs off to \[…\] The post Tony Review appeared first on Pop Culture Maniacs . ## [All in Good Time Review](https://popculturemaniacs.com/all-in-good-time-review/) _2026-08-13 · Kieran Freemantle · Pop Culture Maniacs_ Callum Edmunds, AKA MauLer, is the latest YouTuber critic/grifter attempting to show he can make a short film with a thriller set in one location. In a random barn in the English countryside are four hostages. Three of the hostages who plead for their lives are coldly shot by The Boss (Nicholas Rowe). However, the \[…\] The post All in Good Time Review appeared first on Pop Culture Maniacs . ## [Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – A Case of Chiaroscuro Review](https://popculturemaniacs.com/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-a-case-of-chiaroscuro-review/) _2026-08-13 · Jean Henegan · Pop Culture Maniacs_ I’ve watched a shockingly large number of noir-based TV shows in the last several months. It must be a current writing trend. And, as someone who finds noir to be generally fun, I’m certainly not complaining. That being said, aside from the fun use of black and white – especially Uhura mentioning that it’s hard \[…\] The post Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – A Case of Chiaroscuro Review appeared… ## [Ted Lasso – Curiouser and Curiouser! Review](https://popculturemaniacs.com/ted-lasso-curiouser-and-curiouser-review/) _2026-08-12 · Jean Henegan · Pop Culture Maniacs_ Two things are clear by the end of “Curiouser and Curiouser!” First, this new season of Ted Lasso is very much a retread of season one – for good and for ill. We have Ted returning to take over the reins of a team that is floundering in the second tier of English football, with \[…\] The post Ted Lasso – Curiouser and Curiouser! Review appeared first on Pop Culture Maniacs .