After the most insane thing to happen, maybe ever, in the history of the Academy Awards, The Popcorn Diet is here to take stock of everything before, during, and after the slap heard 'round the world. Join us as we talk about how the Oscars shouldn't be ashamed of movies, who won the head-to-head prediction matchup, and CODAs big win. Rick's brain is on fire. David is salty about the ceremony. All that and more!
So much to do, so little time! Our latest episode is a grab-bag of topics focusing on the Oscars, our Hindsight Awards, and Guy Ritchie's latest. First, we discuss the Best Picture nominees, Little Women, and our personal rankings of the field. Then, we announce the nominees for The 3rd Annual Hindsight Awards, celebrating the films of 1999. Lastly, we take a look at The Gentlemen and discuss our love for proper gangster films with colorful characters. Rick confuses Mickeys. David lists of literary classics. All that and more!!
The 91st Annual Academy Awards are in the rearview mirror, so it's naturally time for us to discuss the winners, losers, ceremony, and more. Join us for our passionate, rambling, sometimes incoherent conversation about our overall reaction to the night, our look at the progressive, exciting wins, and wonder what the struggle of New Academy vs. Old Academy has given us. David uses sports as a barometer. Rick wants the Oscar to go to Dafoe in Speed 2. All that and more!
Awards Season is coming to a close and the 91st Annual Academy Awards are just a few days away. Join us on our latest episode as we try to make sense of this years' confusing, unprecedented awards season, use stats and history to try and mold our guesses, and give our final predictions before the night of the Oscars. David connects existing material with Oscar wins. Rick understands why women are so pissed off. All that and more!
David and Rick take a very very early look at how the Oscar awards season could shape up, what movies have already come out that could be contenders, and what is in the future. Rick freaks out about film awards. David is bullish about Steve Carrell. All that and more!