Tom & Lorenzo’s Pop Style Opinionfest
Authors and bloggers Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez render judgment on all the latest goings-on in the worlds of celebrity, pop culture, television and fashion. Strap yourselves in for some hilarious opinionating on all the most pressing issues of our time, darlings.
Episodes
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Bono’s Bad Poem and Zelenskyy’s Game-Changing Style
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Friday Mar 18, 2022
T Lo talk about the newly announced "Gilded Glamour" theme for the Met Gala and why they think Anna Wintour has had it with celebrities. Then they take on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's game-changing wartime leader style, his savvy celebrity understanding of image-craft and fashion and how it ruffles all the right feathers. PLUS: Nancy Pelosi's cringey reading of Bono's poem and why it pissed them off so much.
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Disney, Dukes, and Dolce & Gabbana: How to Cover a Problematic World
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Friday Mar 11, 2022
T Lo break down the disappointing Disney response to Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill as well as recent royal kerfuffles surrounding the Cambridges and Sussexes and the problematic popularity of Dolce & Gabbana on the red carpet, all to explain how things get covered and why things don't get covered.
Friday Mar 04, 2022
Exploring and Explaining the Costumes of WEST SIDE STORY
Friday Mar 04, 2022
Friday Mar 04, 2022
T Lo go into a deep dive on the Oscar-nominated costume design by Paul Tazewell for Steven Spielberg's WEST SIDE STORY. They explain the inspirations, the symbolism, and how the costumes work in conjunction with the script, camera movement, digital technology and even the sound design. PLUS: reviews of PIECES OF HER, STAR TREK: PICARD and SEVERANCE.
Friday Feb 25, 2022
Queer Kids Are Under Attack
Friday Feb 25, 2022
Friday Feb 25, 2022
T Lo unpack the recent changes announced for the Oscars ceremony and why they're so misguided before launching into a discussion of Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill and Texas' attack on trans children and why both developments signal a serious danger not only to queer families, but to all families.
Friday Feb 11, 2022
Oscar Noms, Scam Artists, and Black Dwarven Princesses
Friday Feb 11, 2022
Friday Feb 11, 2022
T Lo review INVENTING ANNA, break down the new Tolkien character designs of the RING OF POWER, and unpack the Oscar nominations, including who should win, who will win, and who never got nominated.
Friday Feb 04, 2022
”And Just Like That...”, a Finale
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Friday Feb 04, 2022
T Lo give the final exhaustive review of the first season of "And Just Like That...," the "Sex and the City" sequel with too much of an agenda to be funny, interesting or entertaining.
Friday Jan 28, 2022
Minnie Mouse and M&M Makeover Madness!
Friday Jan 28, 2022
Friday Jan 28, 2022
T Lo take on Minnie Mouse's pantsuit and the Green M&M's new sneakers, pointing out how corporations are deliberately turning routine branding exercises into culture war issues to their benefit (and no one else's). PLUS: The latest "And Just Like That..." was only partially problematic!
Friday Jan 21, 2022
The Uncompromising Life and Unvarnished Legacy of André Leon Talley
Friday Jan 21, 2022
Friday Jan 21, 2022
T Lo remember the legendary André Leon Talley with personal recollections, tributes, and quotes from his life and work, putting into context how revolutionary it was for a large Black queer man to dominate the fashion world. PLUS: Why you should watch "Station Eleven" and why "And Just Like That..." remains a huge disappointment to us.
Friday Jan 14, 2022
SAG Snubs and TV Talk
Friday Jan 14, 2022
Friday Jan 14, 2022
T Lo talk about the surprising snubs of the Screen Actors Guild Award nominations and what they portend for the Oscars before doing another deep dive into the latest episode of "And Just Like That..." PLUS: quick nerd reviews! Why is "Star Trek: Discovery" and "The Book of Boba Fett" so boring? Why is "Peacemaker" so much more fun than we expected?
Friday Jan 07, 2022
Cringing at ”And Just Like That...,” Cheering for ”Yellowjackets”
Friday Jan 07, 2022
Friday Jan 07, 2022
T Lo cringe at the "Hamilton" cast singing away insurrection, rant about "And Just Like That..."'s pitiful portrayal of middle age cluelessness, and beg you to start watching "Yellowjackets" if you haven't already.