PopTopic is devoted to delivering thoughtful film analysis through our accomplished writing team. Since 2019, PopTopic strives to create original, entertaining content regarding movies, television, and other forms of art. The PopTopic team is a group of like minded friends committed to accurate and fair journalism in order to deliver reliable and insightful content.
Quintin Philipson founded PopTopic in 2019, and has consistently developed projects and evolved the network. Quintin remains the host of all major podcast networks on PopTopic including RANKED, Oscar Predictions, and the upcoming Best Picture Show launching Spring 2026.
Outside PopTopic, Quintin has a Bachelor’s degree in Professional Communication at MacEwan University and is currently an Officer at the RCAF. If he isn’t spending time podcasting, he is likely watching an obscure film from 1962 or rewatching Top Gun Maverick.
Sush is a Canadian writer, marketer, and one-time published author (he’s real proud of that). By day he’s a content marketer and by night he’s a film enthusiast. You’ll find him as a recurring guest host on the PopTopic podcast, and the co-host of the upcoming ‘Best Picture Show’ slated for release in the Spring of 2026.
Sush’s passion for film started at a young age when he was introduced to films like Richard Linklater’s School of Rock and Rob Reiner’s Stand by Me.
From Sush, you can expect deep dives into Hollywood classics and rave reviews of the Avatar movies.
Born in the Bronx, NY, on July 19, 1996, Jack Uffer entered the world with a mission: to experience every film known to man.
For 29 years, he has been on an emotional cinephile journey, witnessing many of cinema’s finest achievements. His lifelong mission, which began with Pokémon: The First Movie, continues with every new theatrical release known to man.
Beyond the screen, Jack holds a bachelor’s degree in information technology, has completed internships in the socio-political space, and has volunteered for community leaders across New York, New Jersey, and Virginia. He now strives to channel his leadership skills and passion into artistic endeavors in film journalism and criticism.
TJ Shwedo is an avid lover of all things movies and shows (particularly of the animated variety), games, and manga. He’s been writing reviews for Letterboxd for years now, and has made a hobby of sharing his passions through essays and articles. He hopes to one day create his own works of art that would be reviewed on a site like this, of which, he hopes they score decently well, all things considered.
Austin has been a cinephile for about eight years with a deep interest in the art and history of film. He loves writing essays relating to character analyses and thematic comparisons between different movies. Aside from film, Austin also loves music and enjoys doing deep dives on music from different countries. His all-time favorite movie is The Young Girls of Rochefort, and his favorite album is 6 Feet Beneath the Moon by King Krule.
Michael Cox is an actor and writer in the St. Louis area. Films have been a big part of his life, dating all the way back to his childhood. Early on because of them, he decided to become an actor and has kept that promise by acting in short films for classes and his high school theatre productions. That passion propelled him to get a BS in Theatre at Missouri Baptist University, which he graduated in 2023. He has continued to participate in the St. Louis theatre scene since then. In 2019, he grew even more passionate for the cinematic art form and has been writing about it since then, falling deeper in love with cinema.
