Kaitlyn Dorff is the breakout artist of 2023. The gifted singer-songwriter recently dropped her new single “Next to You,” which has quickly become the anthem of the summer. But that’s not all, she also has not one, but two songs featured in the upcoming horror film, Natty Knocks. Pop Culturalist was lucky enough to speak with this rising star about the banner year she’s having! PC: You come from an artistic family. At what point, did you realize you wanted to pursue a career in music? Kaitlyn: Coming from the
Actress and producer Kiersey Clemons is delivering one of the performances of the year in her new film, Susie Searches. Susie (Clemons), an awkward college student with a failing true-crime podcast, seizes the opportunity to boost her campus and online popularity by solving the mysterious disappearance of Jesse (Alex Wolff), a campus heartthrob. With her star on the rise, events take a dark turn as Susie digs out the truth and soon finds herself in over her head. Pop Culturalist was lucky enough to speak with Kiersey about Susie Searches,
Justin H. Min, Ally Maki, and Tavi Gevinson are three of the stars of Shortcomings. Based on the graphic novel by Adrian Tomine and directed by Randall Park, Shortcomings tells the story of Ben (Justin H.Min), a struggling filmmaker who lives in Berkeley, California, with his girlfriend, Miko (Ally Maki), who works for a local Asian American film festival. When he’s not managing an arthouse movie theater as his day job, Ben spends his time obsessing over unavailable blonde women, watching Criterion Collection DVDs, and eating in diners with his
Braeden De La Garza is a rising young star who has quickly caught the industry’s attention with his breakout performance as Brent in Season 2 of Cruel Summer. His interpretation of the character was so nuanced that the writers expanded his role and allowed Braeden to explore a new level of vulnerability that he hadn’t had the opportunity to portray yet on screen. Pop Culturalist was lucky enough to speak with Braeden about his starring role in Cruel Summer, his collaboration with the creative team, and more! Please Note: This