Our Free Refills miniseries continues looking at the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the start of Phase 2, Iron Man 3. Come learn all the tidbits and facts you might not have known before, how it connects with the rest of the MCU, and why Iron Man 3 was one of the more divisive films in the MCU. Rick keeps blaming Tony for all the problems. David picks on the angry nerds. All that and more!
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The Popcorn Diet wraps up Phase One in the MCU by looking at one of the biggest movies of all time: The Avengers! We talk in detail about our favorite scenes, characters, and how it all came together! Rick tells Joss Whedon has an issue. David defends Stark's sacrifice play. Rick and David get into it again. All that and more!
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As we march towards Infinity War, we take a look back at The First Avenger himself in his origin film: Captain America. Join us as we celebrate Rick's favorite Marvel character, talk about the fun influences the film has, and try not to fight about Cap. David gets his stats wrong, Rick embraces his man crush. All that and more!
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe goes cosmic as we inch closer to Infinity War with our next film in our Free Refills: Thor. We go back and look at the long road to getting the film made, talk about Marvel's excellent casting choices, and the people who could've been Thor! David confuses Hemsworths. Rick loves the character moments. All that and more!
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Infinity war inches closer and closer as our Marvel Cinematic Universe recap continues. This next episode of Free Refills focuses on the return of Shell Head himself, Iron Man 2! We go over how the film came to be, our favorite moments, as well as who we think won the film! Rick doesn't want to fight. David thinks Elon Musk could be Iron Man. All that and more!
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Our march towards Infinity War continues with our newest episode of Free Refills focusing on the redheaded stepchild of the MCU: The Incredible Hulk. Featuring Edward Norton as Bruce Banner, The Incredible Hulk is the only solo Hulk film in the MCU, and for an interesting, little-known reason! Rick hates reloading. David loves some Tim Blake Nelson. All that and more!
The Oscar nominations have been announced at your Good Movie Buddies have some thoughts! Listen for the earliest reactions to the 90th annual Oscar Nominations and see how close The Popcorn Diet came to predicting the nominees! Rick wants more diversity. David wonders if a film is the sum of its parts. All that and more!
This week is the week of miniseries launches at The Popcorn Diet, and we're here with our first Review Recap mini episode to talk about some of the Oscar-caliber films that you can catch in theaters right now. In this mini episode, Rick reviews Darkest Hour, The Post, Molly's Game, and The Shape of Water. Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @ThePopcornDiet
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The Popcorn Diet changes gears this week to introduce a new miniseries: Free Refills! Free Refills allows us to take a look back at popular franchise entries in preparation for the newest installment coming soon! In our first Free Refills series, we're tackling the MCU leading up to Avengers: Infinity War! Rick pours one out to Terrance Howard. David loves his stats. All that and more!
The Popcorn Diet finally unveils it's Best of 2017 list of films from the previous year! Instead of a Top 10, we have a Top 17 for 20i7. Come listen about the movies that we love, and the movies in 2018 that we're most excited about! Rick admits to secret misdeeds. David goes all in. All that and more in this weeks episode!
The Popcorn Diet rings in 2018 with a two-part special looking at the United States of Film in this previous year. For Part 1, we look at the disappointments, box office successes and failures, as well as our favorite movie moments of the year. Rick is just disappointed. David goes full tilt. All that and more in this weeks episode!
The Awards Season is in full swing here at The Popcorn Diet headquarters. The National Board of Review has named The Post Best Film of the Year. The Golden Globe nominations are out. Critics are handing out their awards across the country. It’s time to start getting serious about these awards nominations. Rick wants to fight Timothee. David doesn't buy Streep. 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!
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the biggest film of the year, is about to be unleashed upon us, and the boys at The Popcorn Diet hash out every aspect of how we got here and what we're anticipating! Rick brings up Fast & Furious quite a bit. David uses the force to read Rick's mind. All that and more in our newest episode!
It's the start of the Holiday Season here at The Popcorn Diet and the boys are celebrating by talking about their favorite holiday films as well as introducing their Holiday Film Battle for Supremacy. Rick has controversial opinions on sexy Santas. David breaks down German Christmas meals. All that and more in our newest episode!
The Popcorn Diet saw Justice League and boy do we have some thoughts about it. In this episode, we fish through our strong feelings in both directions about the film and ask what the future holds. Rick imagines if he lived in a Norwegian fishing village. David screws up superhero names. All that and more!
One of the most anticipated movies of the year is nearly upon us and we've decided to stop and take a look at how we got to the Justice League film and what we expect from it. Rick goes off on fake controversies. David steals Rick's answer. All that and more!
The fall blockbuster season is upon us with the release of Marvel's 3rd film of 2017, Thor: Ragnarok. We also discuss the popular trend of studios snatching up hot indy directors, as well as the state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Rick throws a little insider baseball. David gets phased. All that and more!
It's been nearly 2 months since we first took a crack at predicting the 2018 Oscars, and now we're back to take another look. We discuss some recent releases and revise our predictions. David takes the intro. Rick is baffled by a Streep cut. All that and more!
Firstly, apologies for some of the crummy audio, as The Popcorn Diet worked remote for this episode. Coming to you from Orlando, the boys discuss Geostorm, Good Bad Movies, and what makes them so good. David loves Chris Klein as Charlie Nash. Rick flips out again. All that and more!