The Holiday Season is upon us and we're getting back into the habit of talking movies! On this episode we do a quick recap of what we have been streaming recently, then we go into our categories and discuss some of the best parts of our favorite Christmas movies of all time! Rick goes to bat for Billy Murray. David has been stuck in animation hell. All that a more!
With the unprecedented state of the world in fighting off the Coronavirus Pandemic, The Popcorn Diet returns to talk about what to expect from the podcast in the coming weeks. Then, we offer the first episodes of our Franchises Refills series looking back at The Fast Saga. We talk The Fast and the Furious and go through our favorite parts. Rick reminds us that Honda Civics were popular as hell. David presents his dissertation on The Diner Fight scene. All that and more!!
The year and the decade comes to a close, which means it's time to take stock of the films that we've enjoyed! Join our annual United States of Film episode as we discuss our favorite films of the year, look back at some of the bests of the decade, and go through our favorite movies of the past ten years! David unveils a deep, disturbing secret about himself. Rick has perhaps his biggest freakout of all time. All that and more!!
The Saga Ends. David and Rick have a supersized, emotion-filled discussion about the final entry in the Star Wars Skywalker Saga: The Rise of Skywalker. Join us as we get into deep discussion about Star Wars, the anger and vitriol that has followed the franchise in the past few years, and where we think Star Wars could go from here! Rick tries not to engage the discourse. David tells us about the Star Wars movie he wants to make. All that and more!!
The Oscars are less than a month away and with it comes our extra large, supersized episode as we give our reactions and walk through our own Hindsight Awards nominees. The 2nd Annual Hindsight Awards exist to recognize films from 20, 10, and 5 years ago to see what The Academy got right, what they got wrong, and what deserves its spot in history. Rick holds a serious grudge and cannot be trusted. David has some thoughts on the controversies. All that and more!
The Popcorn Diet crew saw one of the most anticipated movies of the year with Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and we have so many thoughts that we supersized the episode! Come a join us for a galactic-sized discussion on all things The Last Jedi! Rick bags on millennial Star Wars. David bets the field. All that and more!