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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).

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01:34:03

Franchise Fatigue? : Star Wars Part Four (Star Wars:...

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2024/06/29

Hello and welcome to this ostensibly odd episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast!In the penultimate pod of this Star Wars season, Ben and Rob wrangle the oddballs and outliers of the franchise. This week, it's The Clone Wars, Rogue One and Solo's time under the microscope. In this Star Destroyer of an episode, Ben has corridor concerns and calls for the return of gatekeeping. Rob explains why he'd rather go rogue than solo and the pair take it in turns to mop up the other one's

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01:15:54

One Shot! : Remakes

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2024/06/23

Hello and welcome to this rigourously reheated edition of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! In this episode, Ben and Rob are going over old ground (for the first time) and pick two movie remakes to stand toe-to-toe in the filmic arena that exists only in their minds. Expect Ben to snowed under with trust issues and Rob to mount a mini defense for a major departure from British tradition. Then join them in five years' time where they'll redo this episode and make it somehow worse. You can

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02:05:29

Franchise Fatigue? : Star Wars Part Three (The Sequel...

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2024/06/16

Hello and welcome to this really rather rollicking episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! Somehow Kylo Ben and Rob-B 8 have returned. This week they dissect, discuss and despair with the Disney Star Wars sequel trilogy. In this dreadnought of an episode, Ben and Rob dabble with the Dark Side, unleash some Sith-esque language and argue about Babu Frik - after all, he is our oldest and dearest friend. Thanks, as always, to Laurence Owen of Long Cat Media for our theme music. Please follow us

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00:56:35

One Shot! Space Movies

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2024/06/06

Hello and welcome to another One Shot episode!We are a bit spaced out this time, as we look at space movies! Keeping in line with our Star Wars episodes we thought it was high time we ventured into a galaxy not so far away, to look at a couple of space films. But not before we’ve talked about mid-nineties jeans music. Please rate and review on your podcast app of choice, and share on your social network of choice. We are on Instagram and Threads @popcornbucketpod, and on Twitter

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01:06:13

Pick N Mix: May 2024 - Film news, trailers, and opinions

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2024/06/02

Hello and welcome to our Pick N Mix episode for May 2024! Join us for a chat about film news, trailers, and things we saw in May! This time we fawn over The Fall Guy, critique the cinematic experience, and moan about Mufasa. Please rate and review on your podcast app of choice, and share on your social network of choice. We are on Instagram and Threads @popcornbucketpod, and on Twitter @popcornbucketpd. With thanks as always to Lawrence Owen of Longcat Media for the theme music.

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01:45:50

Franchise Fatigue?: Star Wars Part Two (The Original...

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2024/05/23

Hello and welcome to this salaciously scintillating episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast!This week, your tin foil pal and the pedal bin return to where it all started- the original Star Wars trilogy. In this saga of an episode, Ben and Rob have a fateful duel over which movie is superior, condemn alien animal cruelty and pore over reams of exciting space admin. Pod or pod not- there is no try. Thanks, as always, to Laurence Owen of Long Cat Media for our theme music. Please follow us

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00:54:47

One Shot! : Post-Apocalyptic Movies

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2024/05/11

Hello and welcome to this particularly pessimistic edition of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! In this episode, Ben and Rob invite you to crawl out through the fallout with them as they brave the wasteland of post-apocalyptic films. Expect cheerful chats about the end of the world, a dissection of potential devastation and heated debates over grammar and spicy sauce. You can find us on: Instagram @popcornbucketpod, X (Twitter) @popcornbucketpd, or via email podcast@thepopcornbucket.com Please

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02:11:46

Franchise Fatigue?: Star Wars Part One (The Prequel...

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2024/05/04

Hello and welcome to this awesomely angsty episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast!This week, your mother effin' starboys tackle the franchise of all franchises - Star Wars. Every saga has a beginning, every podcast has a description and this is ours. In this extra loooong episode, Ben Kenobi and Robsohka discuss The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith and all of their ups and downs. Expect some cosy nostalgia, some Boss Nass-tiness, Williams worship and, of course,

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01:05:21

Pick ‘n Mix: April 2024 - Film News, Trailers, and Chat

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2024/04/25

Hello and welcome to our latest Pick N Mix episode!We’re all about April this month, and we pick from the cinematic smorgasbord to talk about trailers including Bad Boys: Ride or Die, I.S.S., Trap, The Joker 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine. There is also some chat about AI, and some passionate Robservations and RecoBendations. Plus Ben gives Rob a new theme song. Please rate and review on your podcast app of choice, and share on your social network of choice. We are on Instagram and Threads

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01:07:55

Franchise Fatigue?: Kick-Ass

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2024/04/19

Hello and welcome to this bountifully bitey episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast!This week, Ben and Rob don their best internet-bought super suits and patrol the streets with the Kick-Ass movies. Ben accepts his role as the C-Word guy, Rob praises a dog's disguise and the pair have their heartbeats quickened by Union J. Thanks, as always, to Laurence Owen of Long Cat Media for our theme music. Please follow us on: Instagram @popcornbucketpod, Twitter (Suck it, Musk) @popcornbucketpd,

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01:00:06

One Shot! : Television Movies

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2024/04/12

Hello and welcome to this comfortably couch-potatoesque edition of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! In this episode, Ben and Rob look to television shows that swapped the small screen for the silver one. Rob tries to sneak the Doctor under the fence, Ben embraces being the wild card of the group and the pair bicker and bluster through another brutal chapter of their never-ending battle for film nerd superiority. You can find us on: Instagram @popcornbucketpod, X (Twitter) @popcornbucketpd, or via

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01:02:48

Franchise Fatigue?: Pitch Perfect

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2024/04/05

Hello and welcome to this aca-awesome episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast!This time, the tone-deaf twosome grapple with the mighty Pitch Perfect trilogy. This episode, Ben and Rob talk about past piracy, Flanderization, fishing trips, ships and how DSM (Ja!) were robbed. Thanks, as always, to Laurence Owen of Long Cat Media for our theme music. Please follow us on: Instagram @popcornbucketpod, Twitter @popcornbucketpd, GoodPods @PopcornBucket or visit us

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00:58:30

Pick N Mix : March 2024- Film News, Trailers, and...

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2024/03/28

Hello and welcome to our Pick N Mix episode for March 2024!In this episode: Your mad march hares, Ben and Rob, discuss the usual mix of trailers, news and other gubbins. There's Oscar chat, distressed rats, movie morsels and a big ol' debate about censorship and the BBFC. What more could you want? Please rate and review on your podcast app of choice, and share on your social network of choice. We are on Instagram and Threads @popcornbucketpod, and on Twitter @popcornbucketpd. With

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00:57:00

Pick ‘N Mix: Tom Hanks

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2024/03/22

Hello and welcome to our latest Pick N Mix episode!You’ve Got Mail in the form of a podcast, and this time we have a Hankering for a good old cinematic chat, as we each pick a film starring the delightful Tom Hanks. Is it a Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood for your two Big podcasters.Join us on the Road to Perdition, as we battle our own personal Angels and Demons, and don’t forget to let us know which choice takes the Larry Crowne. Please rate and review on your podcast app of choice, and

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01:47:55

Franchise Fatigue?: Indiana Jones (Part Two)

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2024/03/15

Hello and welcome to this decently docent episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast!This time, your professorial podbois return to the Indiana Jones franchise. This episode, Ben and Rob talk about the stuff (and staff) of kings, malicious monkey murder (or the lack thereof) and kinky octogenarian roleplay. Thanks, as always, to Laurence Owen of Long Cat Media for our theme music. Please follow us on: Instagram @popcornbucketpod, Twitter @popcornbucketpd, GoodPods @PopcornBucket or visit us

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01:07:22

One Shot! : Leap Year Lunacy

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2024/03/07

Hello and welcome to this rambunctious rule-breaking episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! To celebrate the quirkily quadrennial occurrence of a leap day, your podbois have decided that the gloves are off and the rules are out the window. This means that as long as it was released in a leap year, anything goes. No film is off-limits, be it part of a franchise, something we've covered before or something else entirely. This ain't your normal One Shot - these are street rules, baby! You

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01:04:29

Pick ‘n Mix: February 2024 - Film News, Trailers, and...

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2024/03/01

Hello and welcome to our Pick N Mix episode for February 2024!This time we have the usual mix of film news, trailers (listed below), and Robservations & RecoBendations (links below), but not necessarily in the usual order. With mini-reviews of Migration, The Marvels, and Society of the Snow, amongst others. Also a bit of chat about cinematic expectations and Gladiators. Please rate and review on your podcast app of choice, and share on your social network of choice. We are on Instagram and

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01:00:56

One Shot! : Romantic Films

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2024/02/14

Hello and welcome to this rather romantic episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast!With V Day 2024 upon us, Ben and Rob decide to duel over romantic movies and try to get to the heart of the matter over matters of the heart. What soppy sods they are. You can find us on Instagram @popcornbucketpod, on X @popcornbucketpd, or via email podcast@thepopcornbucket.com, and please subscribe and share the episode if you like it. With thanks as always to Laurence Owen of longcatmedia.com for the theme

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01:30:22

Franchise Fatigue?: Indiana Jones (Part One)

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2024/02/10

Hello and welcome to this wickedly whip-smart episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! This time, your avid adventurers take a crack at the Indiana Jones franchise. Expect lashings of breathless excitement, an arkload of childhood trauma and plenty of Pat Roach. Does this belong in a museum? We don't know. We're making this up as we go. Thanks, as always, to Laurence Owen of Long Cat Media for our theme music. Please follow us on: Instagram @popcornbucketpod, Twitter @popcornbucketpd,

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01:12:29

Pick ‘N Mix: January 2024 - Film News, Trailers, and...

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2024/02/02

Hello and welcome to The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! This time we are looking at January 2024, to discuss a few trailers, film news, the Oscar nominations, and the art of spoiling a film in trailer form. There is also a boot of discussion about making marmalade (makings big batch of marmalade is actually why this has arrived a little later, but hey, it’s January somewhere right?). Please rate us on your podcast app of choice, and please follow us on Instagram and Threads @popcornbucketpod, on Twitter

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