Kimberly Pierce
@kpierce624.bsky.social
Cultural essayist with a passion for the media your algorithm isn’t showing you. Co-Chair @denverfilmcritics.bsky.social.
Podcasting @ Piercing Pop Culture
www.piercingcinema.com
Podcasting @ Piercing Pop Culture
www.piercingcinema.com
I just found Shari Lewis on an episode of Tattletales. All I want now is Lamb Chop to pop up at an awkward moment.
January 31, 2026 at 9:48 PM
I just found Shari Lewis on an episode of Tattletales. All I want now is Lamb Chop to pop up at an awkward moment.
It’s taken me 8 days to find this trailer?!?
Algorithm fail.
I may have gotten a region free DVD player specifically so I could watch Take That concert DVDs during a particularly deep rabbit hole.
Algorithm fail.
I may have gotten a region free DVD player specifically so I could watch Take That concert DVDs during a particularly deep rabbit hole.
Take That | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 5:19 PM
It’s taken me 8 days to find this trailer?!?
Algorithm fail.
I may have gotten a region free DVD player specifically so I could watch Take That concert DVDs during a particularly deep rabbit hole.
Algorithm fail.
I may have gotten a region free DVD player specifically so I could watch Take That concert DVDs during a particularly deep rabbit hole.
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Now, can I top this energy in 2026?
January 3, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Now, can I top this energy in 2026?
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Psst...Velvet Goldmine is back on the Criterion Channel.
January 2, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Psst...Velvet Goldmine is back on the Criterion Channel.
PPC Deep Dive: Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret is a performer who’s lived in my pop culture consciousness for longer than I care to admit. Over the course of her almost 65-year career, she’s appeared in many of my most formative films. From Bye Bye Birdie to Grumpy Old Men, these are the movies that made…
Ann-Margret is a performer who’s lived in my pop culture consciousness for longer than I care to admit. Over the course of her almost 65-year career, she’s appeared in many of my most formative films. From Bye Bye Birdie to Grumpy Old Men, these are the movies that made…
PPC Deep Dive: Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret is a performer who’s lived in my pop culture consciousness for longer than I care to admit. Over the course of her almost 65-year career, she’s appeared in many of my most formative films. From Bye Bye Birdie to Grumpy Old Men, these are the movies that made me, well… me. There’s been one film, though, that’s stood the test of time, perhaps more so than any other.
piercingcinema.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
PPC Deep Dive: Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret is a performer who’s lived in my pop culture consciousness for longer than I care to admit. Over the course of her almost 65-year career, she’s appeared in many of my most formative films. From Bye Bye Birdie to Grumpy Old Men, these are the movies that made…
Ann-Margret is a performer who’s lived in my pop culture consciousness for longer than I care to admit. Over the course of her almost 65-year career, she’s appeared in many of my most formative films. From Bye Bye Birdie to Grumpy Old Men, these are the movies that made…
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"Hawke allows this desperation to seep in slowly, like a balloon letting out air over the course of a party."
At @ebertvoices.bsky.social I wrote about Ethan Hawke's masterful work in BLUE MOON as one the year's great performances
Read: www.rogerebert.com/features/the...
At @ebertvoices.bsky.social I wrote about Ethan Hawke's masterful work in BLUE MOON as one the year's great performances
Read: www.rogerebert.com/features/the...
December 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"Hawke allows this desperation to seep in slowly, like a balloon letting out air over the course of a party."
At @ebertvoices.bsky.social I wrote about Ethan Hawke's masterful work in BLUE MOON as one the year's great performances
Read: www.rogerebert.com/features/the...
At @ebertvoices.bsky.social I wrote about Ethan Hawke's masterful work in BLUE MOON as one the year's great performances
Read: www.rogerebert.com/features/the...
Reposted by Kimberly Pierce
We’ve hit pause now SEASON XIII is over, which means it’s the perfect time to catchup on anything you missed!
And thanks to our many guests, including @missmaimepeas.bsky.social @katiesmithwong.bsky.social @kpierce624.bsky.social @ajblack.bsky.social @brendonconnelly.bsky.social … (1/2)
And thanks to our many guests, including @missmaimepeas.bsky.social @katiesmithwong.bsky.social @kpierce624.bsky.social @ajblack.bsky.social @brendonconnelly.bsky.social … (1/2)
December 15, 2025 at 8:42 AM
We’ve hit pause now SEASON XIII is over, which means it’s the perfect time to catchup on anything you missed!
And thanks to our many guests, including @missmaimepeas.bsky.social @katiesmithwong.bsky.social @kpierce624.bsky.social @ajblack.bsky.social @brendonconnelly.bsky.social … (1/2)
And thanks to our many guests, including @missmaimepeas.bsky.social @katiesmithwong.bsky.social @kpierce624.bsky.social @ajblack.bsky.social @brendonconnelly.bsky.social … (1/2)
Previously on PPC: The Flying Saucer (1950)
In this week's trip to the archives, Kim ventures to some of the earliest sci-fi entries in what was then a "post Roswell" world. Is The Flying Saucer really worth all the hype it gives itself as one of the first modern flying saucer movies?
In this week's trip to the archives, Kim ventures to some of the earliest sci-fi entries in what was then a "post Roswell" world. Is The Flying Saucer really worth all the hype it gives itself as one of the first modern flying saucer movies?
Previously on PPC: The Flying Saucer (1950)
In this week's trip to the archives, Kim ventures to some of the earliest sci-fi entries in what was then a "post Roswell" world. Is The Flying Saucer really worth all the hype it gives itself as one of the first modern flying saucer movies?
piercingcinema.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Previously on PPC: The Flying Saucer (1950)
In this week's trip to the archives, Kim ventures to some of the earliest sci-fi entries in what was then a "post Roswell" world. Is The Flying Saucer really worth all the hype it gives itself as one of the first modern flying saucer movies?
In this week's trip to the archives, Kim ventures to some of the earliest sci-fi entries in what was then a "post Roswell" world. Is The Flying Saucer really worth all the hype it gives itself as one of the first modern flying saucer movies?
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This is just a friendly reminder that WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (1995) is one of the great modern Christmas adjacent romantic comedies.
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
This is just a friendly reminder that WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (1995) is one of the great modern Christmas adjacent romantic comedies.
Not only have I discovered that The Hour is currently available on Tubi (for all who need to know!!), but kids… I’d completely forgotten that Andrew Scott and Vanessa Kirby pop up in the show.
*Chef’s Kiss*
*Chef’s Kiss*
December 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Not only have I discovered that The Hour is currently available on Tubi (for all who need to know!!), but kids… I’d completely forgotten that Andrew Scott and Vanessa Kirby pop up in the show.
*Chef’s Kiss*
*Chef’s Kiss*
There’s a new season of Shetland coming… and I’m unforgivably behind.
I had one job.
I had one job.
a cartoon of garfield and friends sits in a living room
Alt: a cartoon of garfield and friends sits in a living room
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:08 AM
There’s a new season of Shetland coming… and I’m unforgivably behind.
I had one job.
I had one job.
Previously on PPC: Bud and Lou (1978)
When you stumble upon a made-for-tv movie looking at the "Golden Age" of Hollywood, you check it out. Was Kim expecting this drama bio-pic about comedy legends Abbott and Costello to be gold? No. She still wasn't expecting what she got though...
When you stumble upon a made-for-tv movie looking at the "Golden Age" of Hollywood, you check it out. Was Kim expecting this drama bio-pic about comedy legends Abbott and Costello to be gold? No. She still wasn't expecting what she got though...
Previously on PPC: Bud and Lou (1978)
When you stumble upon a made-for-tv movie looking at the "Golden Age" of Hollywood, you check it out. Was Kim expecting this drama bio-pic about comedy legends Abbott and Costello to be gold? No. She still wasn't expecting what she got though...
piercingcinema.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Previously on PPC: Bud and Lou (1978)
When you stumble upon a made-for-tv movie looking at the "Golden Age" of Hollywood, you check it out. Was Kim expecting this drama bio-pic about comedy legends Abbott and Costello to be gold? No. She still wasn't expecting what she got though...
When you stumble upon a made-for-tv movie looking at the "Golden Age" of Hollywood, you check it out. Was Kim expecting this drama bio-pic about comedy legends Abbott and Costello to be gold? No. She still wasn't expecting what she got though...
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Ringo Starr
Michael Ball
Michael Crawford
Donny Osmond
The Monkees
Ringo Starr
Michael Ball
Michael Crawford
Donny Osmond
The Monkees
introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Depeche Mode
Nine Inch Nails
The Hooters
John Carpenter
Howard Shore
Depeche Mode
Nine Inch Nails
The Hooters
John Carpenter
Howard Shore
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Nirvana
R.E.M.
NIN
Soundgarden
Elvis Presley
Nirvana
R.E.M.
NIN
Soundgarden
Elvis Presley
November 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Ringo Starr
Michael Ball
Michael Crawford
Donny Osmond
The Monkees
Ringo Starr
Michael Ball
Michael Crawford
Donny Osmond
The Monkees
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love 🎥🎬
My yesterday, today and forever answer.
My yesterday, today and forever answer.
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love 🎥🎬
My yesterday, today and forever answer.
My yesterday, today and forever answer.
I just saw a post mentioning that David Tennant’s Doctor Who debut is officially 20
years old. I’m going need social media to stop reminding me how old I am.
years old. I’m going need social media to stop reminding me how old I am.
an elderly woman is sitting in a chair holding a cup and saucer
Alt: an elderly woman is sitting in a chair holding a cup and saucer
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I just saw a post mentioning that David Tennant’s Doctor Who debut is officially 20
years old. I’m going need social media to stop reminding me how old I am.
years old. I’m going need social media to stop reminding me how old I am.
For once, I’m on time this week with my #LastFourWatched
November 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
For once, I’m on time this week with my #LastFourWatched
In this week's Previously on PPC, I jumped head first into Baby It's You (1983). Two words. Vincent Spano. I'm actually really surprised I haven't talked Oscar (1991) on any of the channels yet.
Previously on PPC: Baby It’s You (1983)
Kim tackles a task that's far overdue and sits down for a first-time-watch of the 1983 film, Baby It's You. Two words, Vincent Spano.
piercingcinema.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
In this week's Previously on PPC, I jumped head first into Baby It's You (1983). Two words. Vincent Spano. I'm actually really surprised I haven't talked Oscar (1991) on any of the channels yet.
Kids, can we please just give Lewis Pullman all the roles? I lied the "Let's Put on a Show" mentality that I saw in The Testament of Ann Lee.
Critics Corner: The Testament of Ann Lee (2025)
Every so often a film comes along that leaves you speechless. It leaves you flummoxed and searching for words. These movies can be a journey of the most befuddling variety. Are they brilliant? Are they terrible? Are we audience members just too dumb to figure out what they're trying to say? Kids, this is where I came to The Testament of Ann Lee…
piercingcinema.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Kids, can we please just give Lewis Pullman all the roles? I lied the "Let's Put on a Show" mentality that I saw in The Testament of Ann Lee.
The Beatles Anthology was formative for me. This was really the pieces of media that made me the way I am.
I am beyond excited for this… but really need Disney to stop reminding me it’s been 30 damn years. 😂
I am beyond excited for this… but really need Disney to stop reminding me it’s been 30 damn years. 😂
The Beatles Anthology | Official Trailer | Disney+
YouTube video by Disney Plus
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The Beatles Anthology was formative for me. This was really the pieces of media that made me the way I am.
I am beyond excited for this… but really need Disney to stop reminding me it’s been 30 damn years. 😂
I am beyond excited for this… but really need Disney to stop reminding me it’s been 30 damn years. 😂
One of my biggest struggles in a film is when it’s feeling feeling long and slow. Something’s not quite working. Then through all this, my word you see the actors acting. You can see the effort and the theatrically beautiful humanity, but something just refuses to gel.
November 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
One of my biggest struggles in a film is when it’s feeling feeling long and slow. Something’s not quite working. Then through all this, my word you see the actors acting. You can see the effort and the theatrically beautiful humanity, but something just refuses to gel.
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Leslie Howard as scholarly love interest for Joan Blondell in “Stand In” — Screenland, Nov. 1937
November 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Leslie Howard as scholarly love interest for Joan Blondell in “Stand In” — Screenland, Nov. 1937
This week, we're returning to the Piercing Pop Culture Archive with a video discussion of the 1971 made for TV movie The Feminist and the Fuzz. Imagine the possibilities.
Previously on PPC: The Feminist and the Fuzz (1971)
Kim's been tackling her share of TV movie wackiness this year, and here's another entry into the Piercing Pop Culture Video Archive. This time, Kim's looking at the quirky Barbara Eden vehicle, The Feminist and the Fuzz.
piercingcinema.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This week, we're returning to the Piercing Pop Culture Archive with a video discussion of the 1971 made for TV movie The Feminist and the Fuzz. Imagine the possibilities.