One of the most popular video game characters of all time hits the big screen (again) and The Popcorn Diet is here to see if we've finally gotten a good video game movie. Special guest host Jessica Gallagher joins us to talk Lara Croft, kick-ass women, and translating video games to the silver screen. Rick is surprised by a director. Jessica is glad Lara Croft gets her ass kicked. All that and more!
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The Popcorn Diet is going cosmic in the Marvel Cinematic Universe this week, looking at Guardians of the Galaxy and the impact it had on the MCU. Our Free Refills mini episode analyzes the cast, the soundtrack, and the history of the Guardians. David calls for Oscar nominations! Rick is hunting for unfound easter eggs. All that and more!
Disney's next big film of 2018 is out and The Popcorn Diet brings back guest co-host Leah Theodosis to break it down. Listen to brother and sister dissect A Wrinkle in Time and talk about what we loved, what we didn't love, and how awesome Charles Wallace is. Rick makes his hatred for kids known. Leah can't stand bullies! All that and more! (1:58) Prepping for Ava DuVernay's A Wrinkle in Time?
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With Infinity War being moved up a week, The Popcorn Diet moves up it's Free Refills schedule and drops another MCU film recap. This time we're focusing on what many consider to be one of the best Marvel films thus far: Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Rick shows love for Bill Paxton. David shows love for Sam Jackson. All that and more!
It's Tuesday after the Oscars and after allowing some time to reflect and decompress, The Popcorn Diet is here to react to the show, the winners, and the losers of the 90th Annual Academy Awards. We debate Visual Effects, Genre Diversity, and filling quotas at the Oscars. David breaks down preferential voting. Rick is mad about dramas. All that and more!
The 90th Annual Academy Awards are days away and The Popcorn Diet is here to make their predictions for the biggest night in Hollywood! We decide who we think SHOULD win and who we think WILL win in all 24 Oscar categories. Rick walks back his anger a little bit. David claims to have seen all the short films. All that and more!
Oscar week is here and we're celebrating it by going back and using the hindsight of history to gauge if some of The Academy's decisions stand the test of time. Going back 20, 10, and 5 years, we point out some glaring omissions and get nostalgic for the films of the past! David makes some shocking decisions. Rick has his secrets exposed. All that and more!
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The Popcorn Diet carries on in our quest towards Avengers: Infinity War by recapping one of the lesser entries in the MCU, Thor: The Dark World. We break down what made this movie resonate less with audiences, what were the more memorable parts of the film, and who won the film (besides Thor and Loki). David makes a surprise pick. Rick pays tribute to Brian Tyler. All that and more!
Wakanda Forever! The Popcorn Diet bows to the King of Wakanda this week. We've seen Black Panther, and we have thoughts about one of the biggest movies of this young year. Is it the Best MCU film thus far? Listen and find out! Rick is blown away by a final line. David works hard on getting the names right. All that and more!
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!