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The Popcorn Bucket Podcast

Hello and welcome to The Popcorn Bucket Podcast with Ben and Rob. Each week we will talk about at a film series (Franchise Fatigue?), film news (Pick ‘N Mix), or each put a standalone film on a given topic against each other (One Shot).

tv & film film reviews

All Episodes

00:48:36

Pick N Mix: Black Panther Wakanda Forever

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2022/12/06

Hello and welcome to another Pick N Mix episode! This week we look at the recently released Black Panther Wakanda Forever, the 30th film in the MCU, and the final film of Phase Four. Expect a spoiler filled dive into the film, and the Phase in general, along with the famous and standard Popcorn Bucket Podcast digressions, this time to pre-internet methods of information delivery. Plus stick around to the very end to find out our pitch for the next bivalve related MCU hero. Please rate us on

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00:35:45

Pick N Mix : November 2022

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2022/11/30

Hello and welcome to this month's Pick N Mix retrospective! This episode, Ben realizes he's not the cowboy he thought he was and mourns fallen heroes, Rob gets patriotic about release dates and Tom Cruise repeatedly ruins a period drama with helicopter hijinks. There's also enough movie news and general chit-chat to fill a non-specific popcorn receptacle. Please rate us on your podcast app of choice, and please follow us on Instagram @popcornbucketpod, on Twitter @popcornbucketpd, or on

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00:50:54

One Shot! : Time Travel Movies

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2022/11/23

Hello and welcome to this temporally tantalizing One Shot episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! This week, your mediocre Marty McFlys, Ben and Rob, must do battle in a listener suggested arena - the tricksy, terrifying territory of time travel. Why can Rob remember obscure television shows with uncanny accuracy? Why is Ben insistent on playing tactically when his success with it is so very limited? Why are the boys trapped in Azkaban with no hope of escape? If you need answers for these questions

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01:11:16

Franchise Fatigue? Kenneth Branagh’s Agatha...

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2022/11/15

Hello and welcome to the latest ‘Franchise Fatigue?’ episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast. This week we do our best to perfectly balance and look for clue as we discuss the Kenneth Branagh Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot Cinematic Universe (or KBACHPCU for short, we’re not putting the whole thing on the pegboard). I’m what May be out most difficult case yet, eggs are balanced, accents are attempted, jelly snakes are discussed (again), and Ben gives a French lesson. Please rate us on your

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00:57:27

Pick N Mix : October 2022

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2022/11/08

Hello and welcome to this month's Pick N Mix retrospective! This episode, Ben has a crisis on finite earths, tosses all his coins away and ends up scared for the future. Meanwhile, Rob peruses those darn Dark Materials again and summons a bad wolf to the chat. Plus, an entire reservoir's worth of your regular ramshackle repartee regarding r...er... films. Please rate us on your podcast app of choice, and please follow us on Instagram @popcornbucketpod, on Twitter @popcornbucketpd, or on

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00:43:16

Pick ‘N Mix: She Hulk

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2022/11/01

Hello listener of the podcast and reader of this episode description, and welcome to the latest ‘Pick ‘N Mix’ episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast. This week we once again swap the silver screen for the smaller (and green?) screen as we look at the recently completed She Hulk. Please smash that like button and rate us on your podcast app of choice, and please follow us on Instagram @popcornbucketpod, on Twitter @popcornbucketpd, or on www.popcorn bucket.com. Email us at

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01:00:49

One Shot! : Horror Movies

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2022/10/25

Hello and welcome to this spine shiverin' One Shot episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! With All Hallows' Eve nearly upon us, your favourite pale poltroons, Ben and Rob, do battle over who can snuffle out the spookiest specimen and forage for a first-rate frightfest as they delve into the wicked world of horror movies. Will Rob ever be able to watch a film with the lights off again? Why does Ben believe he's simply better than the general cinemagoer? Just who is that strange man laughing at a

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00:58:10

Franchise Fatigue? Goosebumps

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2022/10/18

Hello and welcome to another ‘Franchise Fatigue?’ episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast. This week is all about Spooktober as we look at the family friendly horror franchise, Goosebumps. Ben tells a love story, and we both talk a lot about books and theme tunes. Please rate us on your podcast app of choice, and please follow us on Instagram @popcornbucketpod, on Twitter @popcornbucketpd, or on www.popcorn bucket.com. Email us at podcast@popcornbucket.com. With thanks as always to Laurence Owen

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00:58:29

One Shot! : Films From 1992 (No Dogs Allowed)

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2022/10/13

Hello and welcome to this joyfully jumpin' One Shot episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! This week, Ben and Rob pick out their favourite flicks which celebrate their thirtieth anniversary this year. However, a new rule has been introduced for this battle - neither nerd can pick Reservoir Dogs. Join your hosts as those rakish raconteurs reminisce, remonstrate and ridicule each other over their choices. Will Ben be able to escape the Bros-hole? Will Rob ever stop shilling for other, better podcasts

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00:40:00

Pick N Mix: September 2022

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2022/10/04

Hello and welcome to the return of the monthly Pick N Mix episodes! That’s right, due to no demand whatsoever we have revived the monthly round up of film news and discussion. This time we look at film promotion, cinema day, trailers, and snacks, as Ben asks for popcorn recommendations. Please rate us on your podcast app of choice, and please follow us on Instagram @popcornbucketpod, on Twitter @popcornbucketpd, or on www.popcorn bucket.com. Email us at podcast@popcornbucket.com. With thanks as

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01:30:33

Franchise Fatigue? Bad Boys

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2022/09/20

Hello and welcome to another ‘Franchise Fatigue?’ episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast. This week we are going to Miami (welcome to Miami), as we look at the Bad Boys trilogy. We talk Bayhem, we talk explosions, we talk accents, we talk formative films, and Ben tries to be professional. So open up a pack of tropical bubbalicious, and some skittles, and do your best ‘whoop’! Please rate us on your podcast app of choice, and please follow us on Instagram @popcornbucketpod, on Twitter

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00:43:27

Pick 'n Mix : Prey (2022)

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2022/08/31

Hello and welcome to The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! In this week's Pick 'N Mix episode, your boys desperately scan the forest canopy for Predator's telltale shimmer as they tackle series prequel Prey. For future podcast archivists, this is classic episode in which Rob fails to convince Ben to see the funny side of Marley & Me and both end up pitching too-awesome-to-actually-happen sequel ideas. You're welcome. Please rate us on your podcast app of choice, and please follow us on Instagram

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01:08:18

Franchise Fatigue? Speed

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2022/08/23

Hello and welcome to another episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast. Pop quiz, hot shot! For this Franchise Fatigue? episode, we try to maintain a constant breakneck pace as we look at 1994’s much loved Speed, and it’s even more beloved sequel. As well as two(ish) absolute classics of the genre, we talk about fringes, wordart, and places to stay on Airbnb. Plus Rob surprises Ben, and there is the return of head related kiss off lines. So strap in, don’t drop below 50, and make sure you pay

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01:05:15

Pick 'n Mix: Ms. Marvel

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2022/08/16

Hello and welcome to The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! This week, your boys take a series-wide look at recent Disney Plus show Ms. Marvel. Expect lively debates (read: arguments) about Stretch Armstrong (and his dog), the heartwarming origin story of Sun Man and some serious spleen venting about Phase Four as a whole. Oh - and occasional analysis of one of the best Marvel shows to date. Embiggen your life and listen now! Please rate us on your podcast app of choice, and please follow us on Instagram

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00:56:23

One Shot! : James McAvoy

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2022/08/09

Hello and welcome to The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! This is a First Class episode as we Bright Young Things get ourselves in a bit of a Trance talking about the filmography of the always excellent James McAvoy. But is our opinion Split on what his best film is? Is Ben’s usual amount of Filth actually Wanted this week? As mentioned, we have looked at a few of James McAvoy’s films before, so you could call It Chapter Two of our coverage. The are no other Strings attached to this episode, so, as

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00:58:59

Pick n Mix: Thor: Love & Thunder Spoiler Special

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2022/08/02

Hello and welcome to The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! This week, with Rob having finally seen the latest Thor film, we take a long look at Thor: Love & Thunder. We talk spoilers, stormbreaker and screaming goats as our conversation takes us from the heavens to the shadow realm, via Star Wars and Morbius. But do we find it Thorsome or Thorful? Is Rob angling to be an assistant to Michael Giacchino? Can Ben remember far enough back to talk about the movie? All this and more, plus an appearance from

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01:05:31

One Shot!: Live Action Disney Remakes

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2022/07/23

Hello and welcome to this raspily rose-tinted One Shot episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! This week, Ben and Rob clash over their favourite live action remakes from the mighty House of Mouse. In this listener-suggested episode, a hoarse Ben battles his voicebox at the same time as he tackles the dastardly Rob, like the handsome hero that he is. Can you guess who's back to writing the descriptions yet? With thanks as always to Laurence Owen of longcatmedia.com for the theme music. Please follow

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02:03:19

Franchise Fatigue? Mission: Impossible - Part 2:...

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2022/07/11

Hello and welcome to The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! Through a weird quirk of fate / paying attention to our back catalogue, this week is our 60th episode! Which tied in nicely with Tom Cruise’s 60th birthday (on the day we recorded). Only one of these do we make reference to this episode. This week we return to the named films of Mission: Impossible. There’s a little flashback to a New Year’s Eve of years past, and a bit of singing (sort of). Masks are counted, delivery mechamissions are noted, and

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01:09:32

One Shot : Tom Cruise Films

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2022/06/27

Hello and welcome to the latest One Shot episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast. This week, to pause in our Mission: Impossible coverage we take a look at the main man himself, Tom Cruise. So we Few Good Men take a Firm look at the films of the Legend, the man Without Limits that is Tom Cruise. The Others might think it seems a Risky Business, but can we handle the Cruise? Pour yourself a Cocktail to find out. Born on the Fourth of July. Please rate us on your podcast app of choice, and please

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01:10:22

Franchise Fatigue? Mission : Impossible (Part One)

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2022/06/13

Hello and welcome to this curiously covert Franchise Fatigue? episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! This week, Ben and Rob descend on cables to hack into the Mission: Impossible franchise. In Part One, the boys discuss everything from cakes and bizkits to the ubiquitous unmaskings. Den of Geek article here The Guardian article here With thanks as always to Laurence Owen of longcatmedia.com for the theme music. Please follow us on Instagram @popcornbucketpod, Twitter @popcornbucketpd , GoodPods

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