Darin Martinez and a rotating crew of comics break down the weekend box office, react to new trailers, rank the best and worst of the year and argue about reboots nobody asked for. Movies, TV, horror, video games and a trivia game at the end.
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Why 2025 Movies Failed and Horror Saved the Year
Darin Martinez with Danny Getz, Jason Hazelwood and Andrew Mahon
- The weekend box office and franchise fatigue
- The best horror movies of 2025, ranked and debated
- The year's most disappointing blockbusters
- Disney's billion-dollar AI bet and the Oscars moving to YouTube
- Best movies and best video game of the year
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The Best Horror Movies of 2025, Ranked and DebatedEp. 5 · Dec 2025
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2025's Mostly Disappointing BlockbustersEp. 5 · Dec 2025
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Full episode · Ep. 4Movies, Franchises and TrendsWith Danny Getz, Tony Viejo and Bob Klieman · 1 hr 26 min
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Darin hosts. The guest seats rotate between comics from around the Comedy Train Rek family.
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Pop culture. No brakes. Full derailment.
Pop Culture Train Rek is hosted by Darin Martinez. Each episode, Darin and a rotating crew of comics break down the weekend box office, react to new trailers, flash back to the movies, music and TV of years past, spotlight indie creators and finish with a movie trivia game that never goes the way anyone planned.
Full episodes, clips and Shorts are on YouTube.
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