In 1996, Space Jam brought together the unlikely pairing of basketball superstar Michael Jordan and Looney Tunes icon, Bugs Bunny, in a plot that saw him having to save the Looney Tunes from alien enslavement. In 2021, we're swapping out Michael Jordan for LeBron James, but the broad strokes of this sequel remain the same. We talk about Space Jam: A New Legacy and how it holds up against the first installment.

<p>In 1996, Space Jam brought together the unlikely pairing of basketball superstar Michael Jordan and Looney Tunes icon, Bugs Bunny, in a plot that saw him having to save the Looney Tunes from alien enslavement. In 2021, we're swapping out Michael Jordan for LeBron James, but the broad strokes of this sequel remain the same. We talk about Space Jam: A New Legacy and how it holds up against the first installment.</p>

Talking apes and Jedi Knights are cool, but how do they impact Hollywood as a whole? That's the kind of stuff we talk about on Popcorn Culture - a mixed-bag-exploration of the movies, TV shows, and pop culture buzz that we love, as well as the ones we love (slightly) less.

<p>Talking apes and Jedi Knights are cool, but how do they impact Hollywood as a whole? That's the kind of stuff we talk about on Popcorn Culture - a mixed-bag-exploration of the movies, TV shows, and pop culture buzz that we love, as well as the ones we love (slightly) less.</p>

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