“Today we celebrate our Independence Day!”... from the alien invasion. Didn’t we all cheer when a geek, a pilot, the US President, and a group of unlikely heroes unite to save mankind from being destroyed by an advanced alien race? Twenty-five years after its release, we revisit the Roland Emmerich alien invasion classic, which stars, among others, Will Smith, Bill Pullman, and Jeff Goldblum

<p>&ldquo;Today we celebrate our Independence Day!&rdquo;... from the alien invasion. Didn&rsquo;t we all cheer when a geek, a pilot, the US President, and a group of unlikely heroes unite to save mankind from being destroyed by an advanced alien race? Twenty-five years after its release, we revisit the Roland Emmerich alien invasion classic, which stars, among others, Will Smith, Bill Pullman, and Jeff Goldblum</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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