https://simplecast.com Popcorn Optional is here for all your movie needs. Every week we will be reviewing a new movie while also talking trailers, doing a couple segments, and always ending with our content of the week recommendation. © 2016 Popcorn Optional en Mon, 5 Apr 2021 13:47:05 +0000 Mon, 5 Apr 2021 13:47:15 +0000 http://popcornoptional.com https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/d6f36828-6029-4865-b66c-0acf52ad3b57/1bdd4da7-780e-4690-9d5b-fefad01fb284/3000x3000/1477793408artwork.jpg?aid=rss_feed http://popcornoptional.com episodic Popcorn Optional is here for all your movie needs. Every week we will be reviewing a new movie while also talking trailers, doing a couple segments, and always ending with our content of the week recommendation. Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison no https://feeds.simplecast.com/e9ueCfSM film, movies, tv Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison popcornoptional@gmail.com 32830f5d-e7cf-4cf4-86d7-37f0042f40c8 Mon, 5 Apr 2021 13:47:05 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-cv-zack-snyders-justice-league-yoOfxn6K Episode CV - Zack Snyder's Justice League Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:16:03 Did you really think we wouldn't do an episode about Zack Snyder's Justice League? It's the directors cut of the century! We had to talk about it at least for a little bit. Ok, at least for an hour. Ok, its an hour and sixteen minutes. But there is way too much to talk about. Listen up! Did you really think we wouldn't do an episode about Zack Snyder's Justice League? It's the directors cut of the century! We had to talk about it at least for a little bit. Ok, at least for an hour. Ok, its an hour and sixteen minutes. But there is way too much to talk about. Listen up! no full 105 c491facb-f8e4-498d-91b0-bd6260eafc7f Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:30:48 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (trevor allison, cameron slanina, jake brown) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-civ-star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-API8LnJQ Episode CIV - Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trevor allison, cameron slanina, jake brown 01:07:19 We back! Kind of. I mean, come on, you didn't think that we would miss the opportunity to talk Star Wars? The sequel trilogy has had its ups and downs depending on who you talk to but now that we have had some time to sit on it, it feels right to weigh in on whether or not the finale to the "Skywalker Saga" was a success. Listen in to our review of Episode IX of Star Wars. We back! Kind of. I mean, come on, you didn't think that we would miss the opportunity to talk Star Wars? The sequel trilogy has had its ups and downs depending on who you talk to but now that we have had some time to sit on it, it feels right to weigh in on whether or not the finale to the "Skywalker Saga" was a success. Listen in to our review of Episode IX of Star Wars. leia, lightsaber, darth vader, palpatine, star wars, skywalker, fn 2187, rey, rise of skywalker, episode ix, han solo, kylo ren, finn, poe dameron, episode 9, force, jj abrams, luke no full 104 ca8c4d7b-561a-46e0-b018-b3e221c7ecc7 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 19:47:33 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-ciii-top-10-episodes-of-the-office-the-finale-TEtjNdOg Episode CIII - The Finale (Top 10 Office Episodes) Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:46:42 After 102 episodes, our journey has come to an end. There may still be a couple of "post credits" episodes along the way (looking at you The Rise of Skywalker), but we want to end this podcast by talking about our favorite show, The Office. Over 9 seasons this show made us laugh, cry, cringe, and everything in between so what better way close this podcast than to talk about the show that we quoted and referenced more than any other. Listen in as we talk all things The Office as well as what the best movie theater snack, streaming wars, menschiest of Honorable Mensches, and end as always with our content of the week. Enjoy! After 102 episodes, our journey has come to an end. There may still be a couple of "post credits" episodes along the way (looking at you The Rise of Skywalker), but we want to end this podcast by talking about our favorite show, The Office. Over 9 seasons this show made us laugh, cry, cringe, and everything in between so what better way close this podcast than to talk about the show that we quoted and referenced more than any other. Listen in as we talk all things The Office as well as what the best movie theater snack, streaming wars, menschiest of Honorable Mensches, and end as always with our content of the week. Enjoy! steve carrell, disney+, thats what she said, optional, nbc, the office, dwight schrute, movie theater snacks, popcorn, finale, rainn wilson, jim and pam, peacock, michael scott, sitcom, netflix, apple tv+ no full 103 e8a633b3-c3ff-4a68-8d2f-6c3ee503319b Thu, 8 Aug 2019 05:49:55 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-cii-hobbs-shaw-JYOr4qrL Episode CII - Hobbs & Shaw Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:01:06 When you put Jason Statham and The Rock in a film, there are two ways the movie can go: fun, stupid action or stupid, stupid action. So which one is the newest entry in The Fast & The Furious franchise? Listen in as we review Hobbs & Shaw but before we get to that we talk the Summer Box Office Bet, nominated the 25th Class of Honorable Mensches, and talk a couple of new trailers. When you put Jason Statham and The Rock in a film, there are two ways the movie can go: fun, stupid action or stupid, stupid action. So which one is the newest entry in The Fast & The Furious franchise? Listen in as we review Hobbs & Shaw but before we get to that we talk the Summer Box Office Bet, nominated the 25th Class of Honorable Mensches, and talk a couple of new trailers. family, fast five, the fast and the furious, dwayne johnson, tenet, vin diesel, the rock, fast and furious, jon favreau, summer box office, vanessa kirby, christopher nolan, idris elba, jason statham, the lonely island no full 102 5f87b80e-9d38-4a83-b3fe-2f03fd97d406 Thu, 25 Jul 2019 13:58:14 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-ci-the-lion-king-ZySJBPXs Episode CI - The Lion King Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:01:23 Disney's live-action/computer animated remake of The Lion King has all of the right ingredients for a hit: an established and talented director, one of the most amazing voice casts ever put together, and some of the best computer generated imagery ever seen. So why did this film leave a bad taste in our mouths when the credits rolled? Listen in to hear as Jake and Cameron review the 2019 remake as well as talk all things Comic Con 2019. Disney's live-action/computer animated remake of The Lion King has all of the right ingredients for a hit: an established and talented director, one of the most amazing voice casts ever put together, and some of the best computer generated imagery ever seen. So why did this film leave a bad taste in our mouths when the credits rolled? Listen in to hear as Jake and Cameron review the 2019 remake as well as talk all things Comic Con 2019. seth rogen, theater, black widow, jon favreau, mufasa, donald glover, marvel cinematic universe, simba, the lion king, movies, scar, thor, lion king 2019, blade, childish gambino, timon, mcu, pumba, beyonce, film, movie review no full 101 3d3678d9-6142-467e-85f9-ac727bd13f5c Mon, 22 Jul 2019 02:05:06 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-c-stranger-things-3-1pZsM_i5 Episode C - Stranger Things 3 Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:10:00 Trevor. Jake. Cameron. Stranger Things 3. The three amigos are all together for the first time in almost two months to talk about those good ol' folks from Hawkins, Indiana. Season 1 was perfect. Season 2 had a few missteps but was still great. So where does season 3 fall on the spectrum? Listen in as we breakdown the highs and lows of the season as well as the trailers for IT: Chapter 2, Top Gun: Maverick, and Cats. Yes, Cats. Enjoy! Trevor. Jake. Cameron. Stranger Things 3. The three amigos are all together for the first time in almost two months to talk about those good ol' folks from Hawkins, Indiana. Season 1 was perfect. Season 2 had a few missteps but was still great. So where does season 3 fall on the spectrum? Listen in as we breakdown the highs and lows of the season as well as the trailers for IT: Chapter 2, Top Gun: Maverick, and Cats. Yes, Cats. Enjoy! billy, mind flayer, joe keery, gaten matarazzo, neverending story, hawkins, steve harrington, david habour, finn wolfard, demogorgan, dustin, eleven, 1980s, stranger things, millie bobby brown, will byers, netflix, tv show no full 100 6848626e-e0c2-4727-8ded-93324ad16679 Fri, 12 Jul 2019 14:35:12 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-xcix-spider-man-far-from-home-BltN2JdO Episode XCIX - Spider-man: Far From Home Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:55:06 With Spider-man: Far From Home being the final film of Phase 3 of the MCU, it has a lot to deal with between telling its own story while also wrapping up the franchise post Avengers: Endgame. Listen in as Jake and Trevor breakdown whether this film continues the streak of great Spider-man films after both Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse as well as the new trailer for the live action remake of Mulan and how far each are into Stranger Things 3 so far. With Spider-man: Far From Home being the final film of Phase 3 of the MCU, it has a lot to deal with between telling its own story while also wrapping up the franchise post Avengers: Endgame. Listen in as Jake and Trevor breakdown whether this film continues the streak of great Spider-man films after both Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse as well as the new trailer for the live action remake of Mulan and how far each are into Stranger Things 3 so far. tom holland, mulan, jon favreau, zendaya, stranger things 3, mysterio, far from home, stranger things, endgame, spiderman, spider-man, popcorn optional, avengers no full 99 a36a5bde-ed88-4404-961c-0760c8c2d2ef Tue, 2 Jul 2019 20:47:50 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-xcviii-toy-story-4-Qqb4iDrg Episode XCVIII - Toy Story 4 Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:57:56 We back! I mean you didn’t really think we would miss the opportunity to to talk about a Pixar film did you? After a quick summer break, Jake and Trevor are here to talk about Toy Story 4. With the success and finality of Toy Story 3, there are a lot of questions about why the studio felt the need to make one more film. So does it further the legacy of the films before it or feel like a weird epilogue on an already perfect trilogy? Listen in as they review Toy Story 4 as well as talk The Office leaving Netflix. We back! I mean you didn’t really think we would miss the opportunity to to talk about a Pixar film did you? After a quick summer break, Jake and Trevor are here to talk about Toy Story 4. With the success and finality of Toy Story 3, there are a lot of questions about why the studio felt the need to make one more film. So does it further the legacy of the films before it or feel like a weird epilogue on an already perfect trilogy? Listen in as they review Toy Story 4 as well as talk The Office leaving Netflix. pixar, toy story 4, toy story, woody, the office, buzz lightyear, summer box office, movies, movie, forky, netflix, film no full 98 84404395-2ab1-41d5-8651-84051da46fed Thu, 30 May 2019 19:46:28 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-xcvii-booksmart-5hapKWzW Episode XCVII - Booksmart Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:55:53 Superbad. The Breakfast Club. Mean Girls. Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Booksmart? How does the directorial debut of Olivia Wilde starring Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein fall in the class of all time great high school films? Listen in as Jake and Cameron review Booksmart as well as the results of the 24th class of Honorable Mensches and a new segment where Jake reads off loglines for upcoming TV shows and Cameron tries to guess if which studio picked them up. Superbad. The Breakfast Club. Mean Girls. Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Booksmart? How does the directorial debut of Olivia Wilde starring Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein fall in the class of all time great high school films? Listen in as Jake and Cameron review Booksmart as well as the results of the 24th class of Honorable Mensches and a new segment where Jake reads off loglines for upcoming TV shows and Cameron tries to guess if which studio picked them up. dwayne johnson, kaitlyn dever, the rock, thater, beanie feldstein, high school, movies, olivia wilde, cinema, superbad, jessica williams, john williams, rian johnson, high school movie, jason sudeikis, pilot season, booksmart no full 97 03435a77-88bd-483f-bc7e-d565cb01f4a0 Wed, 22 May 2019 16:50:17 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-xcvi-john-wick-chapter-3-parabe-9Dun8p2C Episode XCVI - John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:39:13 Yeah, he's back, and better then ever! John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum continues what the first two films have started and solidifies the franchise as one of the best action franchises around. Listen in as we breakdown what makes this franchise tick. Yeah, he's back, and better then ever! John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum continues what the first two films have started and solidifies the franchise as one of the best action franchises around. Listen in as we breakdown what makes this franchise tick. optional, john wick, parabellum, keanu reeves, halle berry, popcorn, summer, movies, movie, assassin, action movie, film no full 96 ebc0707f-b62e-4f57-b007-0a3a4987f1b3 Wed, 15 May 2019 19:44:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/c9610084-c9610084 Episode XCV - Holmes & Watson Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:20:54 Remember our Oscar bet where whoever lost has to watch the winner (loser?) for Worst Picture from the Razzies? Well Jake lost and had to unfortunately watch Holmes & Watson but here is where things get good: Jake has gone above and beyond and recorded a solo review. Just him. Reviewing on the the most panned movies in recent memory. You know it is going to be good so stop what you're doing and listen in now! Remember our Oscar bet where whoever lost has to watch the winner (loser?) for Worst Picture from the Razzies? Well Jake lost and had to unfortunately watch Holmes & Watson but here is where things get good: Jake has gone above and beyond and recorded a solo review. Just him. Reviewing on the the most panned movies in recent memory. You know it is going to be good so stop what you're doing and listen in now! optional, theater, review, will ferrell, popcorn, john c reilly, adam mckay, movies, cinema, how did this get made, movie theater, worst movies, sherlock holmes, popcorn optional, holmes and watson, razzies, film, movie review no full 95 13bc5ca5-47a1-4261-9c85-234309107e64 Wed, 8 May 2019 19:46:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/eae98b72-eae98b72 Episode XCIV - Avengers: Endgame Part II Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:09:48 It wouldn't be right for us to only review the biggest cinematic event of the 2010s just once right? Yeah thats what we thought which is why we are back for a more in-depth review. Whats it like seeing the movie for a second time? Do problems get worse? Does it still hold the same emotional impact? Listen in for our in-depth review where we also do our 2019 Summer Box Office Movie Draft. It wouldn't be right for us to only review the biggest cinematic event of the 2010s just once right? Yeah thats what we thought which is why we are back for a more in-depth review. Whats it like seeing the movie for a second time? Do problems get worse? Does it still hold the same emotional impact? Listen in for our in-depth review where we also do our 2019 Summer Box Office Movie Draft. optional, theater, review, tony stark, lion king, godzilla, thanos, infinity war, popcorn, captain america, movies, cinema, movie theater, far from home, thor, endgame, alladin, spider-man, popcorn optional, avengers, film, movie review, iron man no full 94 6f2f1a5e-ea02-421f-a948-389d28ad5e22 Tue, 30 Apr 2019 14:45:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/d686bcfe-d686bcfe Episode XCIII - Avengers: Endgame Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:05:08 22 movies over 11 years and the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it comes done to one film. The culmination of years of storytelling, character arcs, and hype and we are finally here. So how do you wrap up all of these storylines while still giving all of these heroes their moments? Listen in to our review of this once in a generation cinematic experience. 22 movies over 11 years and the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it comes done to one film. The culmination of years of storytelling, character arcs, and hype and we are finally here. So how do you wrap up all of these storylines while still giving all of these heroes their moments? Listen in to our review of this once in a generation cinematic experience. black panther, optional, theater, black widow, review, tony stark, thanos, popcorn, infinity stones, captain america, movies, hawkeye, cinema, movie theater, thor, endgame, popcorn optional, avengers, captain marvel, film, movie review, iron man no full 93 5af169a8-96ff-4013-936b-2d9be1640ad7 Thu, 18 Apr 2019 14:27:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/73258764-73258764 Episode XCII - Guava Island Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:56:58 Donald Glover may be one of the most talented artists working today so when he drops a movie suddenly, you drop what you are doing and watch it. With the help of director Hiro Murai and his brother Stephen Glover writing, Guava Island brings a lot of talents to the table in hopes of crafting something that is both timeless and timely. Listen in as we review this film as well as talk Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and Disney+. Donald Glover may be one of the most talented artists working today so when he drops a movie suddenly, you drop what you are doing and watch it. With the help of director Hiro Murai and his brother Stephen Glover writing, Guava Island brings a lot of talents to the table in hopes of crafting something that is both timeless and timely. Listen in as we review this film as well as talk Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and Disney+. optional, hiro murai, theater, star wars, review, donald glover, kylo, rihanna, disney, popcorn, rey, rise of skywalker, guava island, stephen glover, movies, cinema, this is america, movie theater, childish gambino, popcorn optional, film, movie review no full 92 4e2b5d6f-c67f-4b5f-9ffd-3f5c796ecea4 Tue, 9 Apr 2019 14:01:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/c39fd4f3-c39fd4f3 Episode XCI - Shazam! Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:00:41 DC seems to be headed on the right track after the success of Aquaman and the hype behind other upcoming movies like Wonder Woman 1984, so where does Shazam! fit in in all of this? Does it continue the success and build upon the existing universe or does it forge its own path in hopes of independent success? Listen in as we review DC's newest film and also talk the five most important movies to watch before Avengers: Endgame premieres. DC seems to be headed on the right track after the success of Aquaman and the hype behind other upcoming movies like Wonder Woman 1984, so where does Shazam! fit in in all of this? Does it continue the success and build upon the existing universe or does it forge its own path in hopes of independent success? Listen in as we review DC's newest film and also talk the five most important movies to watch before Avengers: Endgame premieres. guardians of the galaxy, optional, superhero, theater, review, dc, marvel cinematic universe, popcorn, shazam, dceu, movies, comics, cinema, marvel, movie theater, endgame, comic book movie, popcorn optional, avengers, comic, mcu, film, movie review no full 91 a0e9b7c1-30b3-4705-8cfe-9c197f4280b7 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 18:08:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/17ac776b-17ac776b Episode XC - Us Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:05:29 Between the hype after Get Out, the hype about this movie from SXSW, and just the general "Jordan Peel is awesome" hype train, Us has a lot to live up to. Peele's sophomore film starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Evan Alex is the first great film of 2019 and solidifies Peele as a force to be reckoned with. Listen in to hear our review of what sets this apart from other horror films as well as do another round of Impish or Admirable where we talk about everything from Toy Story 4 to Apple+ to Netflix prices. Between the hype after Get Out, the hype about this movie from SXSW, and just the general "Jordan Peel is awesome" hype train, Us has a lot to live up to. Peele's sophomore film starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Evan Alex is the first great film of 2019 and solidifies Peele as a force to be reckoned with. Listen in to hear our review of what sets this apart from other horror films as well as do another round of Impish or Admirable where we talk about everything from Toy Story 4 to Apple+ to Netflix prices. horror, optional, blumhouse, lupita nyongo, theater, monkeypaw, review, jordan peele, doppleganger, us, elisabeth moss, popcorn, movies, cinema, movie theater, tim heidecker, get out, winston duke, popcorn optional, scary, film, movie review no full 90 1393f58f-262f-4949-8ad5-65918827b26a Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:01:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/ab0505cb-ab0505cb Episode LXXXIX - Triple Frontier Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:11:10 What could go wrong with a heist movie written by Mark Boal that stars Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund, and Pedro Pascal? Well depending on which half of the movie you watch, the answer could be very little or a whole lot. Listen in as we breakdown this new movie from Netflix as well as nominate the 23rd class of Honorable Mensches. What could go wrong with a heist movie written by Mark Boal that stars Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund, and Pedro Pascal? Well depending on which half of the movie you watch, the answer could be very little or a whole lot. Listen in as we breakdown this new movie from Netflix as well as nominate the 23rd class of Honorable Mensches. optional, oscar isaac, theater, review, popcorn, ellen degeneres, movies, garrett hedlund, cinema, jack black, movie theater, mark boal, charlie hunnam, ben affleck, brad pitt, popcorn optional, triple frontier, netflix, pedro pescal, film, movie review no full 89 b7ef8113-f43a-4cad-acc9-a483397c27a3 Thu, 14 Mar 2019 02:07:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/a41e7fd8-a41e7fd8 Episode LXXXVIII - Captain Marvel Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:01:39 Captain Marvel is finally here! After years of hype, the 21st film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the first with a female lead has finally arrived. Does Marvel break new ground here or does the film fall into the same ground and tropes as previous Marvel films? Listen in as we review the final film before Avengers: Endgame and also play our own game of Impish or admirable inspired by The Office. Captain Marvel is finally here! After years of hype, the 21st film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the first with a female lead has finally arrived. Does Marvel break new ground here or does the film fall into the same ground and tropes as previous Marvel films? Listen in as we review the final film before Avengers: Endgame and also play our own game of Impish or admirable inspired by The Office. optional, superhero, theater, skrull, review, thanos, brie larson, popcorn, jude law, movies, samuel l jackson, comics, cinema, marvel, movie theater, goose, endgame, comic book, popcorn optional, avengers, captain marvel, mcu, kree, film, movie review no full 88 e71dd458-b235-470e-84c8-edbe3cd18160 Wed, 6 Mar 2019 21:32:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/5aca6082-5aca6082 Episode LXXXVII - 10 Years Later Oscars - 2008 Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:05:58 Here it is: the Second Annual 10 Years Later Academy Awards! It is that time of year where we look back at the films from 2008 and decide how the Academy Awards' decisions look now that they have had some time to breath. Did they make the right call in giving Slumdog Millionaire Best Picture or where there films not even nominated like The Dark Knight or Wall-E that were more deserving? Listen in as we travel back in time (not literally of course) and try to award the right films. Here it is: the Second Annual 10 Years Later Academy Awards! It is that time of year where we look back at the films from 2008 and decide how the Academy Awards' decisions look now that they have had some time to breath. Did they make the right call in giving Slumdog Millionaire Best Picture or where there films not even nominated like The Dark Knight or Wall-E that were more deserving? Listen in as we travel back in time (not literally of course) and try to award the right films. pixar, slumdog millionaire, optional, oscars, theater, wall-e, the dark knight, review, popcorn, awards, christopher nolan, movies, cinema, movie theater, batman, synecdoche new york, heath ledger, academy awards, popcorn optional, film, movie review no full 87 afe96f41-16a3-4098-8e12-5abf184dddb4 Fri, 1 Mar 2019 13:13:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/bf0dffed-bf0dffed Episode LXXXVI - How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:55:42 After 9 years and 3 films, it is time to say good-bye to the world of dragons. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is the final and epic conclusion to the trilogy that we have come to love and adore. Listen in as we review this final chapter and also talk the winners and losers of the 91st Academy Awards. After 9 years and 3 films, it is time to say good-bye to the world of dragons. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is the final and epic conclusion to the trilogy that we have come to love and adore. Listen in as we review this final chapter and also talk the winners and losers of the 91st Academy Awards. optional, oscars, theater, into the spider-verse, review, toothless, popcorn, roma, movies, cinema, movie theater, the hidden world, green book, spiderman, how to train your dragon, academy awards, hiccup, popcorn optional, dragons, film, movie review no full 86 809671b7-8e0d-4067-8e6d-73e74a1fda98 Thu, 21 Feb 2019 01:25:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/94e137f2-94e137f2 Episode LXXXV - Alita: Battle Angel Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:54:39 If you have listened to the podcast before then you know that we have very different opinions on James Cameron and his films. Alita: Battle Angel is no different. Listen as we break down the highs and lows of this films as well as break down our most anticipated films of 2019 and as always we end with our content of the week. If you have listened to the podcast before then you know that we have very different opinions on James Cameron and his films. Alita: Battle Angel is no different. Listen as we break down the highs and lows of this films as well as break down our most anticipated films of 2019 and as always we end with our content of the week. james cameron, robert rodriguez, optional, theater, alita, star wars, review, jordan peele, us, rosa salazar, how to train your dragon 3, popcorn, movies, battle angel, cinema, movie theater, endgame, it, popcorn optional, avengers, film, movie review no full 85 f2747729-3827-4274-8c6c-f0ef7630eaf6 Thu, 14 Feb 2019 21:31:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/779aeaf8-779aeaf8 Episode LXXXI - The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:50:48 The Lego Movie was a surprise hit. The Lego Batman Movie was one of the better Batman movies of all time. The Lego Ninjago movie was a slight misstep but still fun. So where does The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part fall? Is it above the rest or does it set a new low for the franchise? Listen in to our review where we also talk the Academy Awards the the awards that are won't be presented live, nominate the 22nd class of Honorable Mensches, and as always end with our content of the week. The Lego Movie was a surprise hit. The Lego Batman Movie was one of the better Batman movies of all time. The Lego Ninjago movie was a slight misstep but still fun. So where does The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part fall? Is it above the rest or does it set a new low for the franchise? Listen in to our review where we also talk the Academy Awards the the awards that are won't be presented live, nominate the 22nd class of Honorable Mensches, and as always end with our content of the week. chris miller, optional, phil lord, chris pratt, oscars, theater, star wars, review, justice league, popcorn, the second part, movies, cinema, movie theater, academy awards, aquaman, popcorn optional, lord and miller, legos, film, movie review, lego movie no full 84 fe5443fb-c660-405e-a139-4d22c098bf8a Fri, 8 Feb 2019 16:43:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/aebaa599-aebaa599 Episode LXXXIII - Blindspotting Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:48:08 January tends to be a slow month when it comes to new releases which is why we are going back and reviewing one of the 2018 films that we missed. This weeks film is Blindspotting which tells the story of a man, played by Daveed Diggs, who while on probation, begins to re-evaluate his relationship with his volatile best friend played by Rafael Casal. Listen in as we also talk trailers from the Super Bowl. January tends to be a slow month when it comes to new releases which is why we are going back and reviewing one of the 2018 films that we missed. This weeks film is Blindspotting which tells the story of a man, played by Daveed Diggs, who while on probation, begins to re-evaluate his relationship with his volatile best friend played by Rafael Casal. Listen in as we also talk trailers from the Super Bowl. blindspotting, optional, oscars, super bowl, theater, review, popcorn, carlos lopez estrada, 2018, movies, cinema, movie theater, endgame, academy awards, popcorn optional, avengers, rafael casal, captain marvel, film, movie review, daveed diggs no full 83 fe34e7c6-aa7c-4223-bb71-432114564ebb Wed, 30 Jan 2019 02:20:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/ba090efa-ba090efa Episode LXXXII - Minding the Gap & Three Identical Strangers Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:18:00 Another week, another double feature. This time it is back to back 2018 documentaries with Minding the Gap and Three Identical Strangers. Minding the Gap is the directorial debut from Bing Liu about three friends, skateboarding, and the issues that unfold in their lives. Three Identical Strangers tells the story of, well, three strangers who end up finding each other and come to realize they are actually triplets. Both documentaries are powerful stories and some of the best documentaries of 2018. We also get into the highs and lows of the Oscar nominations as well as the SAG awards, nominations for the 21st class of Honorable Mensches, and as always end with our content of the week. Another week, another double feature. This time it is back to back 2018 documentaries with Minding the Gap and Three Identical Strangers. Minding the Gap is the directorial debut from Bing Liu about three friends, skateboarding, and the issues that unfold in their lives. Three Identical Strangers tells the story of, well, three strangers who end up finding each other and come to realize they are actually triplets. Both documentaries are powerful stories and some of the best documentaries of 2018. We also get into the highs and lows of the Oscar nominations as well as the SAG awards, nominations for the 21st class of Honorable Mensches, and as always end with our content of the week. mensch, optional, minding the gap, oscars, theater, review, screen actors guild, skate, three identical strangers, popcorn, movies, cinema, movie theater, sag, academy awards, popcorn optional, skateboarding, skateboard, documentary, film, movie review no full 82 3fd9dfac-b4ee-43fe-8d71-31e40969e0bf Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:24:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/2b5f8eac-2b5f8eac Episode LXXXI - 2018 Top 10 Films Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:22:43 2018 was a fantastic year for movies! We had surprising big budget animations, small indies that everyone fell in love with, movies that reminded us of what is important in life, and everything in between. Listen in as we count down our top 10 films from the past year as well as a few superlatives like what was the most surprising film of 2018. 2018 was a fantastic year for movies! We had surprising big budget animations, small indies that everyone fell in love with, movies that reminded us of what is important in life, and everything in between. Listen in as we count down our top 10 films from the past year as well as a few superlatives like what was the most surprising film of 2018. optional, oscars, theater, a star is born, review, spider-verse, popcorn, annihilation, first man, movies, cinema, movie theater, a quiet place, eighth grade, spiderman, spider-man, academy awards, popcorn optional, mission impossible, film, movie review no full 81 9c3d1a50-67fd-45e2-905f-d18c7255f71a Fri, 18 Jan 2019 15:46:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/3e70bf0d-3e70bf0d Episode LXXX - Thunder Road & Won't You Be My Neighbor? Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:02:08 In one corner we have indie star Thunder Road, the directorial feature film debut of Jim Cummings about a police offer whose life spirals out of control after the passing of his mother. In the other corner we have Academy Award hopeful Won't You Be My Neighbor? about the incredible life and talent that is Fred Roger. Two films enter the ring in an epic battle. Actually, there is no battle. Just us talking about why both of these films are some of the best of 2018! Listen in! In one corner we have indie star Thunder Road, the directorial feature film debut of Jim Cummings about a police offer whose life spirals out of control after the passing of his mother. In the other corner we have Academy Award hopeful Won't You Be My Neighbor? about the incredible life and talent that is Fred Roger. Two films enter the ring in an epic battle. Actually, there is no battle. Just us talking about why both of these films are some of the best of 2018! Listen in! optional, oscars, thunder road, theater, mister rogers neighborhood, jim cummings, review, popcorn, movies, cinema, movie theater, wont you be my neighbor, fred rogers, academy awards, popcorn optional, documentary, indie films, film, movie review no full 80 5e662e64-9487-4f13-8ad2-6e84198ed5b5 Fri, 11 Jan 2019 13:02:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/302c5379-302c5379 Episode LXXIX - You Were Never Really Here Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:02:09 This week we are playing a little catch up on Oscar contenders from earlier in the year and reviewing Lynne Ramsay's newest film You Were Never Really Here starring Joaquin Phoenix. Listen in as we review this film as well as briefly talk frustrations with the Golden Globes, the top 100 shot films of the 20th century according to the American Society of Cinematographers, nominate the 20th class of Honorable Mensches, and as always end with our content of the week. This week we are playing a little catch up on Oscar contenders from earlier in the year and reviewing Lynne Ramsay's newest film You Were Never Really Here starring Joaquin Phoenix. Listen in as we review this film as well as briefly talk frustrations with the Golden Globes, the top 100 shot films of the 20th century according to the American Society of Cinematographers, nominate the 20th class of Honorable Mensches, and as always end with our content of the week. you were never really here, optional, oscars, theater, vin diesel, review, joaquin phoenix, popcorn, golden globes, lawrence of arabia, lynne ramsay, movies, cinema, movie theater, fred rogers, academy awards, popcorn optional, film, movie review no full 79 b926e7eb-4dbe-4df0-ad1e-0d8cdd6a43bd Fri, 4 Jan 2019 14:13:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/e2c41f54-e2c41f54 Episode LXXVIII.II - Aquaman Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:39:14 On part 2 of episode 78 we review the new DCEU film, Aquaman. We have been pretty hard on the DCEU in the past (with the exception of Wonder Woman) but we head into this review with clear eyes and full hearts hoping that this film doesn't lose. Listen in as we talk all things Aquaman from Jason Mamoa to characters hair to charks with laser beams on their heads. On part 2 of episode 78 we review the new DCEU film, Aquaman. We have been pretty hard on the DCEU in the past (with the exception of Wonder Woman) but we head into this review with clear eyes and full hearts hoping that this film doesn't lose. Listen in as we talk all things Aquaman from Jason Mamoa to characters hair to charks with laser beams on their heads. dc comics, optional, superhero, theater, review, james wan, wonder woman, popcorn, amber heard, jason mamoa, black manta, dceu, movies, cinema, pitbull, movie theater, superman, batman, aquaman, popcorn optional, film, movie review, comic book film no full 78 2fdd3de5-4cd3-49c0-b3fb-34d7f730e7bb Fri, 4 Jan 2019 14:05:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/4ab422bd-4ab422bd Episode LXXVIII.I - Roma Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:45:16 Its a two parter this week to make up for time off over the holiday. On part 1, we review Roma, the new film from Honorable Mensch Alfonso Cuaron, director of Gravity and Children of Men. Listen in as we reivew what Cuaron has called his most personal film to date. Its a two parter this week to make up for time off over the holiday. On part 1, we review Roma, the new film from Honorable Mensch Alfonso Cuaron, director of Gravity and Children of Men. Listen in as we reivew what Cuaron has called his most personal film to date. foreign film, optional, oscars, yalitza aparicio, theater, best picture, review, popcorn, academy award, roma, movies, cinema, movie theater, alfonso cuaron, popcorn optional, cuaron, film, movie review no full 78 da26dce8-fa68-40f5-903b-e13c894745b8 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 21:30:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/7fbe814d-7fbe814d Episode LXXVII - Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:57:00 Animation + Spider-man + Miles Morales + Phil Lord and Christopher Miller = One of the best movies of the year. Who would have thought that the creative team behind Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and The Lego Movie would be able to take one of the most beloved superheroes and make something this visually amazing. Listen in to our review where we also talk the let down of Avengers: Endgame as well as thoughts on Star Wars: The Last Jedi now that it has been out for a year. Animation + Spider-man + Miles Morales + Phil Lord and Christopher Miller = One of the best movies of the year. Who would have thought that the creative team behind Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and The Lego Movie would be able to take one of the most beloved superheroes and make something this visually amazing. Listen in to our review where we also talk the let down of Avengers: Endgame as well as thoughts on Star Wars: The Last Jedi now that it has been out for a year. gwen stacy, optional, phil lord, animated, theater, review, miles morales, animated movie, spider man, popcorn, into the spider verse, movies, cinema, movie theater, kingpin, spiderman, spider-man, peter parkers, popcorn optional, film, movie review no full 77 da9fff77-4526-49f8-bd2e-dddf467ae88d Tue, 4 Dec 2018 13:07:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/9a7d6b26-9a7d6b26 Episode LXXVI - Elf Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:38:30 For 15 Christmas' now we have got to enjoy Will Ferrell as the always joyful Buddy the Elf. From snowball fights to candied spaghetti to decorations that rival the best of the best, Buddy captures the hope and wonder that surrounds Christmas. Listen in as we review this movie, talk Christmas movies in general and as always, end with our content of the week. For 15 Christmas' now we have got to enjoy Will Ferrell as the always joyful Buddy the Elf. From snowball fights to candied spaghetti to decorations that rival the best of the best, Buddy captures the hope and wonder that surrounds Christmas. Listen in as we review this movie, talk Christmas movies in general and as always, end with our content of the week. optional, elf christmas, theater, review, jon favreau, will ferrell, christmas movies, popcorn, elf, movies, cinema, movie theater, die hard, creed 2, popcorn optional, buddy the elf, zooey deschanel, whats your favorite color?, film, movie review no full 76 4bf64c10-726c-4fac-b662-1e09f240d261 Wed, 28 Nov 2018 19:05:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/4e05def0-4e05def0 Episode LXXV - Widows Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:05:11 With one of the most impressive casts this year and a director whose last film won Best Picture in 2013, there is a lot of hype for Widows to live up to. Listen in as Jake and Cameron review Steve McQueen's new heist film starring Viola Davis, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Rodriguez, Cynthia Erivo, Liam Neeson, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya, Collin Farrell, and many more (see, I told this cast was impressive). The guys also talk the new trailer for the live action/CGI Lion King movie as well as do the trendy thing and run down their favorite film from each year of the decade so far. With one of the most impressive casts this year and a director whose last film won Best Picture in 2013, there is a lot of hype for Widows to live up to. Listen in as Jake and Cameron review Steve McQueen's new heist film starring Viola Davis, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Rodriguez, Cynthia Erivo, Liam Neeson, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya, Collin Farrell, and many more (see, I told this cast was impressive). The guys also talk the new trailer for the live action/CGI Lion King movie as well as do the trendy thing and run down their favorite film from each year of the decade so far. viola davis, steve mcqueen, optional, heist, brian tyree henry, theater, elizabeth debicki, review, michelle rodriguez, widows, popcorn, movies, cinema, movie theater, daniel kaluuya, liam neeson, cynthia erivo, popcorn optional, film, movie review no full 75 a112c5d7-90ff-43d5-b901-241f917788a4 Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:47:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/fad781c5-fad781c5 Episode LXXIV - Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:12:33 We were all fans of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as a movie. It was fun, mysterious, and a pleasure to be back in the Wizarding World. With Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, J.K. Rowling and company look to take the success and aesthetic and once again expand upon this beloved world. So to ask the obvious question, does this sequel once again capture that magic or does this film over complicate this universe? Listen in for our review as well as the nominations for the 19th class of Honorable Mensches and our content of the week. We were all fans of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as a movie. It was fun, mysterious, and a pleasure to be back in the Wizarding World. With Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, J.K. Rowling and company look to take the success and aesthetic and once again expand upon this beloved world. So to ask the obvious question, does this sequel once again capture that magic or does this film over complicate this universe? Listen in for our review as well as the nominations for the 19th class of Honorable Mensches and our content of the week. wizarding world, optional, dumbledore, fantastic beasts, harry potter, theater, review, aurelius, grindelwald, next scamander, popcorn, movies, wizard, cinema, movie theater, the crimes of grindelwald, popcorn optional, film, movie review, johnny depp no full 74 5d5447e5-c6a4-4c4f-86d4-6d4354625a3f Thu, 15 Nov 2018 20:47:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/9d1f7f7a-9d1f7f7a Episode LXXIII - Overlord Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:42:33 Bad Robot? WWII? Nazi Zombies? Seems like a pretty killer formula for a movie. So do JJ and folks over at Bad Robot deliver on the goods or does the movie end up being the worst of all the elements? Listen in as Jake and Trevor review this new movie and finish off the episode with content of the week. Bad Robot? WWII? Nazi Zombies? Seems like a pretty killer formula for a movie. So do JJ and folks over at Bad Robot deliver on the goods or does the movie end up being the worst of all the elements? Listen in as Jake and Trevor review this new movie and finish off the episode with content of the week. world war ii, bad robot, optional, overlord, cloverfield, theater, review, popcorn, movies, world war 2, cinema, j.j. abrams, war movie, movie theater, zombies, popcorn optional, jj abrams, detective pikachu, film, movie review no full 73 4a83f0d3-c826-44df-922b-6d6a93882fbb Thu, 8 Nov 2018 20:59:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/06766948-06766948 Episode LXXII - Harry Potter Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:34:38 The time is here for us to travel back to our childhoods and talk about the magic (you know it had to be used) of the world of Harry Potter. We give our thoughts on each of the movies from the highlights to the cheesy moments, we talk all eight of the original movies and give our thoughts on why this is not only a great story, but one of the best franchises of all time. Listen in and enjoy! The time is here for us to travel back to our childhoods and talk about the magic (you know it had to be used) of the world of Harry Potter. We give our thoughts on each of the movies from the highlights to the cheesy moments, we talk all eight of the original movies and give our thoughts on why this is not only a great story, but one of the best franchises of all time. Listen in and enjoy! wizarding world, daniel radcliffe, optional, fantastic beasts, harry potter, theater, review, severus snape, popcorn, emma watson, movies, wizard, cinema, movie theater, weasley, quidditch, deathly hallows, popcorn optional, hermione, film, movie review no full 72 ea951445-034b-41ca-b755-480b74b314b6 Thu, 1 Nov 2018 19:36:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/7a42ac68-7a42ac68 Episode LXXI - First Man & Bad Times at the El Royale Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:21:04 We've been gone for a little bit but thats why we are playing catch-up this week and do two reviews in one episode. First up is First Man, the new film from Damien Chazelle (La La Land, Whiplash) starring Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong. We then transition into Bad Times at the El Royale, the new film from Drew Goddard (Cabin in the Woods) and whether or not this is a worthy sophomore film for the director. As always, we end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! We've been gone for a little bit but thats why we are playing catch-up this week and do two reviews in one episode. First up is First Man, the new film from Damien Chazelle (La La Land, Whiplash) starring Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong. We then transition into Bad Times at the El Royale, the new film from Drew Goddard (Cabin in the Woods) and whether or not this is a worthy sophomore film for the director. As always, we end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! neil armstrong, drew goddard, optional, oscars, theater, review, popcorn, ryan gosling, first man, movies, damien chazelle, cinema, movie theater, jeff bridges, academy awards, bad times at the el royale, popcorn optional, film, movie review no full 71 c37f1b2d-a6db-4566-bd54-8780aa60720d Thu, 11 Oct 2018 18:38:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/2c09e21c-2c09e21c Episode LXX - A Star Is Born Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:16:35 Who would have ever thought that we would be here with Bradley Cooper directing a movie like A Star Is Born? There is a lot to talk about with this film between the performances from Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper to the music to the story to the advertising so listen in as we breakdown why everyone is freaking out about Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut. We also talk about James Gunn being hired to write (and possibly direct) Suicide Squad 2 as well as answer the impossible question of is Netflix really worth it? At the end of it all we put a nice little bow on top of it all with our content of the week. Who would have ever thought that we would be here with Bradley Cooper directing a movie like A Star Is Born? There is a lot to talk about with this film between the performances from Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper to the music to the story to the advertising so listen in as we breakdown why everyone is freaking out about Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut. We also talk about James Gunn being hired to write (and possibly direct) Suicide Squad 2 as well as answer the impossible question of is Netflix really worth it? At the end of it all we put a nice little bow on top of it all with our content of the week. optional, shallow, bradley cooper, theater, a star is born, jackson maine, review, james gunn, popcorn, lady gaga, suicide squad 2, hair body face, movies, cinema, movie theater, popcorn optional, netflix, film, movie review no full 70 7ad05455-4354-4ca2-b89a-e014d175685d Thu, 4 Oct 2018 20:53:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/6d7d6e9c-6d7d6e9c Episode LXIX - Set It Up Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:03:57 After the results of our Summer Box Office Bet, Cameron chose to make Jake and Trevor watch Set It Up, the delightful romantic comedy now on Netflix. Listen in as we discuss the key components of a good romantic comedy as well as The Last Jedi vs Russia, Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker, nominations for the 17th class of Honorable Mensches, and as always end with our content of the week. After the results of our Summer Box Office Bet, Cameron chose to make Jake and Trevor watch Set It Up, the delightful romantic comedy now on Netflix. Listen in as we discuss the key components of a good romantic comedy as well as The Last Jedi vs Russia, Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker, nominations for the 17th class of Honorable Mensches, and as always end with our content of the week. zoey deutch, viola davis, optional, tina fey, theater, star wars, review, joaquin phoenix, popcorn, glen powell, movies, cinema, movie theater, greg daniels, the last jedi, set it up, popcorn optional, the joker, the last jedi russia, film, movie review no full 69 bfabcd7b-3866-49b0-adc2-900a85b86a06 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 15:55:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/6e63b47f-6e63b47f Episode LXVIII - The Predator Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:59:41 The original Predator film has got everything you could want out of an 1980s action film including Schwarzenegger, intense fights, cheesy one-liners, and an iconic monster. But what worked in the 80s doesn't always work in the 2010s. So with the new Predator lega-sequel, is Shane Black and his cast able to breath new life into this franchise? Listen in for our review as well as our thoughts on Henry Cavill being done playing Superman, the Captain Marvel trailer, the Emmy's, and as always we end with our content of the week. The original Predator film has got everything you could want out of an 1980s action film including Schwarzenegger, intense fights, cheesy one-liners, and an iconic monster. But what worked in the 80s doesn't always work in the 2010s. So with the new Predator lega-sequel, is Shane Black and his cast able to breath new life into this franchise? Listen in for our review as well as our thoughts on Henry Cavill being done playing Superman, the Captain Marvel trailer, the Emmy's, and as always we end with our content of the week. boyd halbrook, optional, sterling brown, monster movie, theater, review, brie larson, popcorn, monster, movies, emmy, cinema, movie theater, superman, the predator, olivia munn, popcorn optional, captain marvel, predator, shane black, film, movie review no full 68 4fc00489-7034-49fe-9109-d70ea129f932 Wed, 12 Sep 2018 14:01:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/21b75d77-21b75d77 Episode LXVII - Crazy Rich Asians Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:01:29 A couple of times a year a film comes along that seems to spread through culture and when it happens you got to make a trip to see what all the hype is about. Well we are here to report the hype is real and Crazy Rich Asians delivers one heck of a fun time. So what separates this film from other romantic-comedies? Listen in to here our review but before that we talk the Oscar’s cancelling their Popular Film category, play a game of Movie Cast Mad Libs, and as always end with our content of the week. A couple of times a year a film comes along that seems to spread through culture and when it happens you got to make a trip to see what all the hype is about. Well we are here to report the hype is real and Crazy Rich Asians delivers one heck of a fun time. So what separates this film from other romantic-comedies? Listen in to here our review but before that we talk the Oscar’s cancelling their Popular Film category, play a game of Movie Cast Mad Libs, and as always end with our content of the week. jon chu, awkwafina, optional, romantic, theater, the dark knight, review, ken jeong, popcorn, comedy, movies, cinema, henry golding, movie theater, michelle yeoh, crazy rich asians, batman, popcorn optional, gemma chan, constance wu, film, movie review no full 67 3ebc3e18-2bcb-438c-8b8e-378cf581b87f Wed, 5 Sep 2018 14:34:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/7bf58772-7bf58772 Episode LXVI - Searching Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:10:37 In an age where movies seem to be following a formula, it is always a breath of fresh air whenever something comes along to breath new air into Hollywood. But does Searching provide more than just a new twist on a similar formula? Listen in as we review this new film from Aneesh Chaganty starring John Cho as well as do a wrap up of the summer box office bet and really the summer box office season as a whole, talk early reviews from the Toronto International Film Festival, and end with our content of the week. In an age where movies seem to be following a formula, it is always a breath of fresh air whenever something comes along to breath new air into Hollywood. But does Searching provide more than just a new twist on a similar formula? Listen in as we review this new film from Aneesh Chaganty starring John Cho as well as do a wrap up of the summer box office bet and really the summer box office season as a whole, talk early reviews from the Toronto International Film Festival, and end with our content of the week. the incredibles, optional, john cho, theater, a star is born, review, infinity war, popcorn, roma, high school, movies, cinema, aneesh chaganty, searching, movie theater, set it up, suspiria, mystery, popcorn optional, avengers, film, movie review no full 66 c9f704dd-1cfe-489e-90d8-16cd961a3673 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 11:45:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/bde5ce85-bde5ce85 Episode LXV - The Godfather Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:26:38 Welcome to the second edition of Ketchup! A member to the Popcorn Optional family where we go back and review classic films that none of us have ever seen. Yes I know, how have we never seen The Godfather? Better late than never right? Listen in as we review the film as well as talk the Bond 25 director shakeup, the Roma trailer, nominate the 17th class of Honorable Mensches, and as always end with our content of the week. Welcome to the second edition of Ketchup! A member to the Popcorn Optional family where we go back and review classic films that none of us have ever seen. Yes I know, how have we never seen The Godfather? Better late than never right? Listen in as we review the film as well as talk the Bond 25 director shakeup, the Roma trailer, nominate the 17th class of Honorable Mensches, and as always end with our content of the week. james caan, optional, danny boyle, theater, the godfather, marlon brando, james bond, review, kathryn bigelow, popcorn, robert duvall, movies, cinema, movie theater, francis ford coppola, academy awards, popcorn optional, film, movie review, al pacino no full 65 4298fe43-ab39-4799-87d0-e306d43c280b Fri, 24 Aug 2018 13:30:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/e423a910-e423a910 REPOST - Episode XLIX - Marvel Ranked Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:24:33 We are taking a week off but decided to repost our Marvel Cinematic Universe Ranked episode in honor of Avengers: Infinity War coming out on blu-ray. We will be back next week with an all new episode! We are taking a week off but decided to repost our Marvel Cinematic Universe Ranked episode in honor of Avengers: Infinity War coming out on blu-ray. We will be back next week with an all new episode! black panther, guardians of the galaxy, optional, theater, review, thanos, infinity war, popcorn, captain america, movies, cinema, marvel, movie theater, thor, hulk, the avengers, spider-man, popcorn optional, mcu, film, movie review, iron man no bonus 09c897fc-8903-42c2-bc70-052cfbb69502 Thu, 16 Aug 2018 11:00:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/ee12d153-ee12d153 Episode LXIV - The Meg Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:08:43 The Meg, or Megan, as she is fondly referred to on this podcast, is just a friendly shark trying to find her place in the world...until mean old Jason Statham comes in. This harrowing tale about a prehistoric shark raises one simple question, how bad does a movie have to be in order to be good? Listen in as we review this new monster film as well as talk some news including changes to the Academy Awards, cook up some movie hot takes, and as always end with our content of the week. The Meg, or Megan, as she is fondly referred to on this podcast, is just a friendly shark trying to find her place in the world...until mean old Jason Statham comes in. This harrowing tale about a prehistoric shark raises one simple question, how bad does a movie have to be in order to be good? Listen in as we review this new monster film as well as talk some news including changes to the Academy Awards, cook up some movie hot takes, and as always end with our content of the week. dinosaur, optional, star trek, monster movie, theater, shark week, james bond, review, megan, the meg, popcorn, shark, best movies of 2018, movies, cinema, movie theater, jason statham, academy awards, popcorn optional, megalodon, film, movie review no full 64 f8185c23-d7c1-4583-bfae-6d3b6593018f Wed, 8 Aug 2018 12:00:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/cc6deb57-cc6deb57 Episode LXIII - Eighth Grade Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:12:17 Middle school is awkward for everyone right? Well if you don't have a perfect memory of how cringy middle school is than you should check out Bo Burnham's new film Eighth Grade that perfectly captures that awkward time in one young girls life. Listen in for our review of this film to find out if Trevor's undying love for high school movies also translates to middle school movies as well as a movie cast mad libs for Top Gun and our content of the week. Middle school is awkward for everyone right? Well if you don't have a perfect memory of how cringy middle school is than you should check out Bo Burnham's new film Eighth Grade that perfectly captures that awkward time in one young girls life. Listen in for our review of this film to find out if Trevor's undying love for high school movies also translates to middle school movies as well as a movie cast mad libs for Top Gun and our content of the week. optional, bo burnham, elsie fisher, top gun, theater, review, tom cruise, maverick, popcorn, making it, middle school, high school, movies, cinema, cringe, movie theater, eighth grade, awkward, popcorn optional, amy poehler, film, movie review no full 63 b1a80d6a-4850-47cb-8235-8212727daebb Thu, 2 Aug 2018 15:00:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/343b26aa-343b26aa Episode LXII - Mission: Impossible - Fallout Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:28:59 We are now at a point now where the Mission: Impossible films are consistently some of the most entertaining big blockbuster films being released. So what exactly makes these films tick? Is it the cast? The action and stunts? All of it? Listen in as we breakdown the newest film in the franchise while also discussing the death of Moviepass, Star Wars Episode 9 cast announcement, Andy Serkis' Mowgli moving to Netflix, nominate the 16th class of Honorable Mensches, and as always end with our content of the week. We are now at a point now where the Mission: Impossible films are consistently some of the most entertaining big blockbuster films being released. So what exactly makes these films tick? Is it the cast? The action and stunts? All of it? Listen in as we breakdown the newest film in the franchise while also discussing the death of Moviepass, Star Wars Episode 9 cast announcement, Andy Serkis' Mowgli moving to Netflix, nominate the 16th class of Honorable Mensches, and as always end with our content of the week. optional, rebecca ferguson, theater, review, tom cruise, popcorn, fallout, movies, cinema, movie theater, mission, action movie, henry cavill, alec baldwin, popcorn optional, mission impossible, impossible, simon pegg, film, movie review no full 62 da944e5b-9538-49fa-8bb4-c834bbc22ef5 Wed, 25 Jul 2018 13:56:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/faea9d10-faea9d10 Episode LXI - Die Hard Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:59:48 It is hard to believe that Die Hard is turning 30 this year. 30 years of Alan Rickman being the best villain, 30 years of Yippee ki-yay, and 30 years of debating whether or not this is a Christmas movie. So listen on in as we travel to Nakatomi Plaza to review Die Hard as well as talk Comic Con news and trailers including Aquaman, Shazam, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Godzilla 2, and Glass, James Gunn being fired from Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3, and as always end with our content of the week. It is hard to believe that Die Hard is turning 30 this year. 30 years of Alan Rickman being the best villain, 30 years of Yippee ki-yay, and 30 years of debating whether or not this is a Christmas movie. So listen on in as we travel to Nakatomi Plaza to review Die Hard as well as talk Comic Con news and trailers including Aquaman, Shazam, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Godzilla 2, and Glass, James Gunn being fired from Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3, and as always end with our content of the week. optional, fantastic beasts, theater, review, godzilla, james gunn, popcorn, shazam, comic con, bruce willis, movies, cinema, movie theater, glass, die hard, guardians, alan rickman, aquaman, popcorn optional, film, movie review no full 61 a2b45929-2b18-4963-9426-05d5748971e7 Wed, 18 Jul 2018 23:47:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/11bc7a94-11bc7a94 Episode LX - Sorry to Bother You Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:10:29 After tons of hype from the Sundance Film Festival back in January, it is finally time for Boots Riley's directorial debut, Sorry to Bother You. Listen in as we review this film as well as talk a couple of casting announcements and trailers, announce our favorite movies of the year so far, do another edition of hot takes, and as always end with our content of the week. After tons of hype from the Sundance Film Festival back in January, it is finally time for Boots Riley's directorial debut, Sorry to Bother You. Listen in as we review this film as well as talk a couple of casting announcements and trailers, announce our favorite movies of the year so far, do another edition of hot takes, and as always end with our content of the week. sorry to bother you, optional, tessa thompson, theater, review, popcorn, saoirse ronan, lakeith stanfield, ironman, movies, tarantino, cinema, mary queen of scots, movie theater, popcorn optional, boots riley, dune, film, movie review no full 60 764919d5-f66e-422d-9bd7-71ab28497dbb Wed, 11 Jul 2018 14:24:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/c2e0caa6-c2e0caa6 Episode LIX - Ant-Man and the Wasp Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:09:24 Infinity War sure was a doozy. So how does Marvel decide to follow up their biggest film to date? By making a sequel for their smallest characters (sorry, I had to). Ant-Man and the Wasp is the 20th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe but the question is does this film provide a nice palate cleanser or does it feel anti-climactic after Infinity War? Listen in to hear our review as well as a check in on the Summer Box Office Fantasy Bet, a couple of casting announcements, the 15th class of Honorable Mensches, and as always we end with our content of the week. Infinity War sure was a doozy. So how does Marvel decide to follow up their biggest film to date? By making a sequel for their smallest characters (sorry, I had to). Ant-Man and the Wasp is the 20th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe but the question is does this film provide a nice palate cleanser or does it feel anti-climactic after Infinity War? Listen in to hear our review as well as a check in on the Summer Box Office Fantasy Bet, a couple of casting announcements, the 15th class of Honorable Mensches, and as always we end with our content of the week. wasp, ant-man and the wasp, optional, theater, review, marvel cinematic universe, paul rudd, infinity war, popcorn, ant-man, movies, cinema, ant man, movie theater, ghost, popcorn optional, evangeline lilly, avengers, mcu, film, movie review no full 59 c16c1329-a218-4095-b70f-21576db0b063 Tue, 3 Jul 2018 13:45:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/d10de4d4-d10de4d4 Episode LVIII - Sicario: Day of the Soldado Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:01:41 With Taylor Sheridan (Wind River) returning to once again write the script as well as Josh Brolin and Benicio del Toro reprising their roles, does Sicario: Day of the Soldado conjure up the same magic as Sicario or does the film miss the presence of Denis Villenueve, Emily Blunt, and Roger Deakins? Listen in as we review the new sequel as well as hit on Jared Leto playing Morbius, discuss a couple of new trailers, play a game of Movie Cast Mad Libs where Jake and Trevor are given character descriptions and must recast a famous movie, and as always end with our content of the week. With Taylor Sheridan (Wind River) returning to once again write the script as well as Josh Brolin and Benicio del Toro reprising their roles, does Sicario: Day of the Soldado conjure up the same magic as Sicario or does the film miss the presence of Denis Villenueve, Emily Blunt, and Roger Deakins? Listen in as we review the new sequel as well as hit on Jared Leto playing Morbius, discuss a couple of new trailers, play a game of Movie Cast Mad Libs where Jake and Trevor are given character descriptions and must recast a famous movie, and as always end with our content of the week. the princess bride, benicio del toro, optional, theater, review, popcorn, stefano sollima, roger deakins, josh brolin, movies, cinema, sicario, movie theater, day of the soldado, denis villenueve, popcorn optional, film, movie review, taylor sheridan no full 58 b05f6943-50c5-4185-964f-731d331b453a Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:00:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/3534a19a-3534a19a Episode LVII - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:59:12 Good? Bad? Illogical? Boring? Who cares? Dinosaurs are one the big screen! But in all seriousness, the reviews for Jurassic World were wildly mixed with everything from people praising it to people not understanding why it even was made in the first place. Will the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom be as polarizing or does this film send audiences back to the 1993 to make us once again feel the same wonder we did when watching Jurassic Park? Listen in as we review Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, do a recap/review of Jurassic World, and also talk the Star Wars story films being put on hold and people trying to remake Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Good? Bad? Illogical? Boring? Who cares? Dinosaurs are one the big screen! But in all seriousness, the reviews for Jurassic World were wildly mixed with everything from people praising it to people not understanding why it even was made in the first place. Will the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom be as polarizing or does this film send audiences back to the 1993 to make us once again feel the same wonder we did when watching Jurassic Park? Listen in as we review Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, do a recap/review of Jurassic World, and also talk the Star Wars story films being put on hold and people trying to remake Star Wars: The Last Jedi. bryce dallas howard, dinosaur, jurassic park, optional, chris pratt, theater, review, t-rex, popcorn, velociraptor, indoraptor, fallen kingdom, steven spielberg, movies, cinema, movie theater, jurassic world, popcorn optional, film, movie review no full 57 9889cfa1-ae3d-4c4e-ac27-049edb6c122b Sat, 23 Jun 2018 01:23:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/3b4c31c1-3b4c31c1 Episode LVI - The Incredibles 2 Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:15:35 When The Incredibles came out in 2004, the superhero movie landscape was radically different than it is today. So what happens when Pixar releases a sequel to the beloved movie 14 years later? Listen in as we review the new film from Pixar as well as debut a new segment where we give hot takes on movies! When The Incredibles came out in 2004, the superhero movie landscape was radically different than it is today. So what happens when Pixar releases a sequel to the beloved movie 14 years later? Listen in as we review the new film from Pixar as well as debut a new segment where we give hot takes on movies! pixar, the incredibles, optional, superhero, mr incredible, theater, jack jack, review, elastigirl, disney, popcorn, bao, violet, movies, cinema, animation, movie theater, the incredibles 2, popcorn optional, screenslaver, dash, film, movie review no full 56 baed7fb4-c69e-482a-a41b-db4ba1ffb4e6 Thu, 14 Jun 2018 18:49:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/f8cc7029-f8cc7029 Episode LV - Ocean's 8 Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:16:17 Ocean's 8 is not a sequel, not a reboot, but more of a rebootquel with familiar names and faces to pair with a new crew and heist. Does this film live up to the legacy of Ocean's 11 or does the series end up missing the style and visual flair of original director, Steven Soderbergh? Listen in as we review the film as well as talk more new trailers (Seriously movie studios?! Why are you releasing so many major trailers back to back?), who is the best actor to ever play Batman and who should be the new Batman, and as always end with our content of the week. Ocean's 8 is not a sequel, not a reboot, but more of a rebootquel with familiar names and faces to pair with a new crew and heist. Does this film live up to the legacy of Ocean's 11 or does the series end up missing the style and visual flair of original director, Steven Soderbergh? Listen in as we review the film as well as talk more new trailers (Seriously movie studios?! Why are you releasing so many major trailers back to back?), who is the best actor to ever play Batman and who should be the new Batman, and as always end with our content of the week. awkwafina, optional, heist, ocean's 8, theater, review, anne hathaway, cate blanchett, rihanna, popcorn, sarah paulson, movies, cinema, robbery, mindy kaling, movie theater, oceans 11, popcorn optional, oceans 8, sandra bullock, film, movie review no full 55 9a7dff8d-85de-40a0-8186-375fb6b150a8 Wed, 6 Jun 2018 15:00:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/a910d537-a910d537 Episode LIV - The Truman Show Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:16:14 Another week, another anniversary to celebrate. This week we get celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Truman Show, the incredible movie starring Jim Carrey that is more relevant now than ever. Listen in as we review this classic as well as talk Star Wars fandom being out of control, tons of movie trailers including Wreck it Ralph 2, Bumblebee, The LEGO movie: The Second Part, Widows, and Mortal Instruments, nominate the 14th class of Honorable Mensches, and as always end with our content of the week. Another week, another anniversary to celebrate. This week we get celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Truman Show, the incredible movie starring Jim Carrey that is more relevant now than ever. Listen in as we review this classic as well as talk Star Wars fandom being out of control, tons of movie trailers including Wreck it Ralph 2, Bumblebee, The LEGO movie: The Second Part, Widows, and Mortal Instruments, nominate the 14th class of Honorable Mensches, and as always end with our content of the week. the truman show, optional, truman, theater, star wars, review, mortal instruments, wreck it ralph, popcorn, movies, jim carrey, cinema, movie theater, the last jedi, reality tv, ed harris, throwback, popcorn optional, film, movie review, lego movie no full 54 8a051418-5b78-469b-9f2f-0a9a9824a286 Wed, 30 May 2018 19:58:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/8ed4e343-8ed4e343 Episode LIII - Solo: A Star Wars Story Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:20:44 Regardless of whether or not Solo: A Star Wars Story should have or needed to be made, it's here, it's in theaters, so lets enjoy it! After all of the behind the scenes drama with the directors switch, does the movie feel like a jumbled mess or does the cast, crew, and origin explanations rise beyond our expectations? Listen in to find out that as we also talk a couple of news items, what is the best order to watch the Star Wars movies, and as always end with our content of the week. Regardless of whether or not Solo: A Star Wars Story should have or needed to be made, it's here, it's in theaters, so lets enjoy it! After all of the behind the scenes drama with the directors switch, does the movie feel like a jumbled mess or does the cast, crew, and origin explanations rise beyond our expectations? Listen in to find out that as we also talk a couple of news items, what is the best order to watch the Star Wars movies, and as always end with our content of the week. chewbacca, optional, solo, maul, theater, darth maul, star wars, review, donald glover, popcorn, emilia clarke, han solo, movies, alden ehrenreich, cinema, movie theater, lando, a star wars story, popcorn optional, chewie, film, movie review no full 53 bdcf2e23-55b3-472a-bf18-f61565f26ce3 Tue, 15 May 2018 14:29:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/d85060cf-d85060cf Episode LII - 2001: A Space Odyssey Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:06:10 Welcome to our first edition of Ketchup! A new member to the Popcorn Optional family where we go back and review classic films that none of us have ever seen. This week we are kicking things off by celebrating the 50th anniversary of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Does the film live up to the legacy it has left on the film industry and 50 years of praise or does it fall short? Listen in as we review the film as well as talk the new Predator trailer, directors we would like to see be involved in Star Wars, films that should never be rebooted or remade, and as always end with our content of the week. Welcome to our first edition of Ketchup! A new member to the Popcorn Optional family where we go back and review classic films that none of us have ever seen. This week we are kicking things off by celebrating the 50th anniversary of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Does the film live up to the legacy it has left on the film industry and 50 years of praise or does it fall short? Listen in as we review the film as well as talk the new Predator trailer, directors we would like to see be involved in Star Wars, films that should never be rebooted or remade, and as always end with our content of the week. optional, star gate, theater, stanley kubrick, review, science fiction, hal 9000, popcorn, classic, christopher nolan, baby, movies, a space odyssey, cinema, 2001: a space odyssey, movie theater, 2001, monolith, popcorn optional, film, movie review no full 52 a72f6526-49c2-4a08-9fab-80161b391cf2 Wed, 9 May 2018 14:30:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/2478db2d-2478db2d Episode LI - Jurassic Park Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:52:33 Can you really blame studios for being scared to have their films be released the weekend after Avengers: Infinity War? No, but because of the post Infinity War lull in movies, we decided to do a throwback and honor the 25th anniversary of the one of the greatest blockbusters of all time, Jurassic Park. Listen in as we get into what makes this film stand the test of time as well as nominate the 13th class of Honorable Mensches and as always end with our content of the week.  Can you really blame studios for being scared to have their films be released the weekend after Avengers: Infinity War? No, but because of the post Infinity War lull in movies, we decided to do a throwback and honor the 25th anniversary of the one of the greatest blockbusters of all time, Jurassic Park. Listen in as we get into what makes this film stand the test of time as well as nominate the 13th class of Honorable Mensches and as always end with our content of the week.  dinosaur, jurassic park, optional, theater, review, matt damon, donald glover, life finds a way, popcorn, fallen kingdom, steven spielberg, movies, cinema, movie theater, jurassic world, michael schur, popcorn optional, jess goldblum, film, movie review no full 51 f62875e2-6237-433d-a24b-335843d93392 Tue, 1 May 2018 18:55:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/9d7974c6-9d7974c6 Episode L - Avengers: Infinity War Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:13:29 After 10 years and 18 movies, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has finally reached the point it has been building to for all this time, the release of Avengers: Infinity War. This is the film that they have been setting up for since the post credits scene of 2012's The Avengers and is really the culmination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far. Listen in as we review one of the most hyped and anticipated films of the past decade.  After 10 years and 18 movies, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has finally reached the point it has been building to for all this time, the release of Avengers: Infinity War. This is the film that they have been setting up for since the post credits scene of 2012's The Avengers and is really the culmination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far. Listen in as we review one of the most hyped and anticipated films of the past decade.  black panther, guardians of the galaxy, optional, theater, review, thanos, infinity war, popcorn, captain america, movies, cinema, marvel, movie theater, thor, hulk, the avengers, spider-man, popcorn optional, mcu, film, movie review, iron man no full 50 5faf1885-26d9-4ece-b86c-1df15abf1243 Wed, 25 Apr 2018 19:38:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/7ea0a4f8-7ea0a4f8 Episode XLIX - Marvel Cinematic Universe Ranked Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:23:42 The Marvel Cinematic Universe has accomplished things that no other film series has ever done before. They have been building towards Avengers: Infinity War for 10 years now and in honor of their accomplishments we are here to rank all 18 films from the MCU so far. Which film is the best? Which one is the worst? Which Phase of the MCU has featured the best films? Listen in as we get into all of these and more! The Marvel Cinematic Universe has accomplished things that no other film series has ever done before. They have been building towards Avengers: Infinity War for 10 years now and in honor of their accomplishments we are here to rank all 18 films from the MCU so far. Which film is the best? Which one is the worst? Which Phase of the MCU has featured the best films? Listen in as we get into all of these and more! black panther, guardians of the galaxy, optional, theater, review, marvel cinematic universe, infinity war, popcorn, captain america, movies, cinema, marvel, movie theater, thor, hulk, popcorn optional, avengers, mcu, film, movie review, iron man no full 49 2413891d-7295-41db-9eec-ad7efb55388f Mon, 23 Apr 2018 13:30:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/8de09f35-8de09f35 Fantasy Summer Box Office Draft Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:29:40 Who would be the best studio executive? It is time to find out as we do our draft for the summer box office season and see whose films have the highest domestic box office gross. Is Avengers: Infinity War the number one pick? Does anyone draft Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again? Find out on this bonus episode! Who would be the best studio executive? It is time to find out as we do our draft for the summer box office season and see whose films have the highest domestic box office gross. Is Avengers: Infinity War the number one pick? Does anyone draft Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again? Find out on this bonus episode! the incredibles, avengers: infinity war, optional, solo, draft, theater, review, popcorn, summer box office, summer, fantasy, movies, cinema, movie theater, jurassic world, fantasy draft, popcorn optional, uncle drew, deadpool, film, movie review no bonus 05088050-3596-4898-b705-fbf33fb82aa1 Thu, 19 Apr 2018 17:30:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/bebde2eb-bebde2eb Episode XLVIII - Isle of Dogs Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:00:29 The Man. The Honorable Mensch. Wes Anderson is back with a new stop motion animation movie and Jake and Trevor are here to tell you whether or not it lives up to the excellence of his previous movies. We also talk trailers for The Incredibles 2, Ocean's 8, the idea of crowdfunding a movie, and as always end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! The Man. The Honorable Mensch. Wes Anderson is back with a new stop motion animation movie and Jake and Trevor are here to tell you whether or not it lives up to the excellence of his previous movies. We also talk trailers for The Incredibles 2, Ocean's 8, the idea of crowdfunding a movie, and as always end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! optional, frances mcdormand, theater, review, isle of dogs, popcorn, jeff goldblum, movies, cinema, movie theater, greta gerwig, bill murray, wes anderson, edward norton, stop motion, bryan cranston, popcorn optional, dogs, japan, film, movie review no full 48 dac63452-1919-4480-b9d7-f0d8b552183c Wed, 11 Apr 2018 18:04:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/fc39e5ea-fc39e5ea Episode XLVII - A Quiet Place Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:20:35 Who ever thought that John Krasinski, the lovable Jim Halpert from The Office, would deliver one of the best films of the year so far? Well this week we are here to talk about the greatness of A Quiet Place and why John Krasinski is director to keep an eye on in the years to come. We also talk the new Solo: A Star Wars trailer, The Meg trailer, how in the world The Accountant was the most rented movie of 2017, mention some underrated movies, and as always end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! Who ever thought that John Krasinski, the lovable Jim Halpert from The Office, would deliver one of the best films of the year so far? Well this week we are here to talk about the greatness of A Quiet Place and why John Krasinski is director to keep an eye on in the years to come. We also talk the new Solo: A Star Wars trailer, The Meg trailer, how in the world The Accountant was the most rented movie of 2017, mention some underrated movies, and as always end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! horror, noah jupe, optional, suspense, theater, deaf, review, popcorn, john krasinski, monster, millicent simmonds, movies, cinema, emily blunt, movie theater, a quiet place, sound, popcorn optional, michael bay, film, movie review no full 47 a82227a3-c7a5-47b0-a346-07b75a980f64 Wed, 4 Apr 2018 22:21:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/ab050897-ab050897 Episode XLVI - Ready Player One and Fight Club 002 Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:27:52 We had some technical difficulties this week but thanks to Jake being an editing wizard, we are able to bring you some thoughts on Ready Player One, a new edition of The Popcorn Optional Fight Club including the T-800 Terminator, King King, The Joker, and the Master Chief, and as always we end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! We had some technical difficulties this week but thanks to Jake being an editing wizard, we are able to bring you some thoughts on Ready Player One, a new edition of The Popcorn Optional Fight Club including the T-800 Terminator, King King, The Joker, and the Master Chief, and as always we end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! t-800, optional, king kong, the oasis, fight club, theater, master chief, review, wonder woman, popcorn, video game, ready player one, steven spielberg, movies, cinema, movie theater, terminator, popcorn optional, halo, the joker, film, movie review no full 46 1cfcddfe-3648-41b5-8311-6ca853f2096f Tue, 27 Mar 2018 14:30:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/2a01d7a2-2a01d7a2 Episode XLV - Pacific Rim: Uprising Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:18:43 This week we get to review the sequel to one of our favorite action of recent years, Pacific Rim: Uprising. With the ground work set by Guillermo del Toro in the 2013 film Pacific Rim, does this film continue that trajectory or end up falling more into the Transformers realm of movies? Hear our review while we also talk Black Panther breaking box office records, Chris Evans leaving Captain America, underrated monster movies, and as always end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! This week we get to review the sequel to one of our favorite action of recent years, Pacific Rim: Uprising. With the ground work set by Guillermo del Toro in the 2013 film Pacific Rim, does this film continue that trajectory or end up falling more into the Transformers realm of movies? Hear our review while we also talk Black Panther breaking box office records, Chris Evans leaving Captain America, underrated monster movies, and as always end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! battle, transformers, pacific rim, optional, john boyega, theater, uprising, review, jaeger, popcorn, monster, movies, cinema, movie theater, kaiju, robot, guillermo del toro, rinko kikuchi, fight, popcorn optional, scott eastwood, film, movie review no full 45 a74a9be1-7426-4b8b-bca7-910dda2ea151 Thu, 22 Mar 2018 20:00:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/ac735378-ac735378 Episode XLIV - Tomb Raider Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:31:39 Video game movies in the past do not have a good record of translating well from the console to the big screen. Does the new Tomb Raider starring Alicia Vikander continue that same trend or carve a new path as a successful video game movie? Listen in to hear Cameron and Trevor's review on the new movie. Video game movies in the past do not have a good record of translating well from the console to the big screen. Does the new Tomb Raider starring Alicia Vikander continue that same trend or carve a new path as a successful video game movie? Listen in to hear Cameron and Trevor's review on the new movie. optional, theater, review, video game movie, lara croft, video games, himiko, popcorn, video game, movies, cinema, movie theater, tomb raider, dominic west, walton goggins, daniel wu, popcorn optional, alicia vikander, film, movie review no full 44 81c5329e-ef1f-44ff-804d-829ae4e9ee86 Fri, 16 Mar 2018 19:33:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/fb81c581-fb81c581 Mini-episode: The Popcorn Optional Fight Club 001 Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:16:54 We are introducing a new segment as a mini-episode! The new segment is our very own Fight Club where we take characters and debate about which ones would win if they ever faced off. In this episode, we put Wonder Woman vs. Indiana Jones and Lara Croft vs. Darth Vader. The winners of those fights faces off in a championship so listen in to find out who is our very first Fight Club Champion! We are introducing a new segment as a mini-episode! The new segment is our very own Fight Club where we take characters and debate about which ones would win if they ever faced off. In this episode, we put Wonder Woman vs. Indiana Jones and Lara Croft vs. Darth Vader. The winners of those fights faces off in a championship so listen in to find out who is our very first Fight Club Champion! optional, fight club, theater, darth vader, star wars, review, lara croft, wonder woman, popcorn, dceu, movies, cinema, movie theater, batman, indiana jones, popcorn optional, film, movie review no bonus 62bd57a1-0407-4ee7-9e79-4de0fd725ad4 Tue, 13 Mar 2018 17:00:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/3d07be12-3d07be12 Episode XLIII - A Wrinkle in Time Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:19:42 This week we review Ava DuVernay's new adaption of Madeleine L'Engle's 1962 novel, A Wrinkle in Time. With a top notch director, all-star cast, and beloved source material, does this film deliver on what all the parts are capable of? We talk just that as well as Kristen Wiig being cast as Cheetah in Wonder Woman 2, Jon Favreau working on the new Star Wars TV show, the Obamas developing content for Netflix, Moviepass tracking our locations, the trailers for The Grinch and Christopher Robin, nominate the 11th class of Honorable Mensches, and end as always with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! This week we review Ava DuVernay's new adaption of Madeleine L'Engle's 1962 novel, A Wrinkle in Time. With a top notch director, all-star cast, and beloved source material, does this film deliver on what all the parts are capable of? We talk just that as well as Kristen Wiig being cast as Cheetah in Wonder Woman 2, Jon Favreau working on the new Star Wars TV show, the Obamas developing content for Netflix, Moviepass tracking our locations, the trailers for The Grinch and Christopher Robin, nominate the 11th class of Honorable Mensches, and end as always with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! optional, theater, review, a wrinkle in time, reese witherspoon, storm reid, popcorn, lengle, gugu mbatha-raw, movies, cinema, mindy kaling, movie theater, oprah, novel, madeleine l'engle, popcorn optional, ava duvernay, chris pine, film, movie review no full 43 7f162db9-27c0-4404-aec9-128a6a5bd415 Wed, 7 Mar 2018 23:28:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/4ffd9a2b-4ffd9a2b Episode XLII - 10 Years Later Academy Awards - 2007 Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:27:03 In a special Academy Awards episode we get take a look back at the 80th Academy Awards honoring the films from 2007 and re-award the films based on how the films have held up 10 years later. Did No Country for Old Men deserve to win Best Picture? Should Ellen Page have won Best Actress for her role in Juno? We answer these and so much more in this episode while also breaking down the wins and snubs from this past weekends 90th Academy Awards. Listen in and enjoy! In a special Academy Awards episode we get take a look back at the 80th Academy Awards honoring the films from 2007 and re-award the films based on how the films have held up 10 years later. Did No Country for Old Men deserve to win Best Picture? Should Ellen Page have won Best Actress for her role in Juno? We answer these and so much more in this episode while also breaking down the wins and snubs from this past weekends 90th Academy Awards. Listen in and enjoy! the shape of water, transformers, optional, oscars, theater, review, zodiac, popcorn, no country for old men, ratatouille, 2007, movies, cinema, movie theater, there will be blood, juno, academy awards, get out, popcorn optional, film, movie review no full 42 2da503dc-7cf1-49dd-b67d-4bf37738fe87 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 20:45:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/cebc8987-cebc8987 Episode XLI - Annihilation Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:30:22 Annihilation is a film that no matter how you feel about it deserves to be talked about simply for all the different ways that you can interpret the meaning of what is on screen. It is a film with layers upon layers waiting to be unfolded and that is what we are here to try and do. Annihilation is the new film from writer and director Alex Garland, based on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer, and stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, and Oscar Isaac in a film about a lot of different things. Before we talk Annihilation though we get into what we feel should win at this Sunday's 90th Academy Awards ceremony. Listen in and enjoy! Annihilation is a film that no matter how you feel about it deserves to be talked about simply for all the different ways that you can interpret the meaning of what is on screen. It is a film with layers upon layers waiting to be unfolded and that is what we are here to try and do. Annihilation is the new film from writer and director Alex Garland, based on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer, and stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, and Oscar Isaac in a film about a lot of different things. Before we talk Annihilation though we get into what we feel should win at this Sunday's 90th Academy Awards ceremony. Listen in and enjoy! alex garland, optional, jennifer jason leigh, oscar isaac, area x, theater, review, gina rodriguez, southern reach, tess thompson, popcorn, annihilation, movies, the shimmer, cinema, movie theater, popcorn optional, natalie portman, film, movie review no full 41 dc193b41-bd07-40ee-ab8d-d82040755a42 Tue, 20 Feb 2018 15:54:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/1628be4b-1628be4b Episode XL - Black Panther Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:28:15 Our first review of a 2018 movie just so happens to be one of the most hyped movies in recent memory, Black Panther. The 18th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is directed by Ryan Coogler with an all star cast, including Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, and Letita Wright. The big question though is after all the hype, praise, and box office records broken, does the film live up to the hype? Listen in to find out just that as well as to hear us talk about the new Incredibles 2 trailer, nominate another class of Honorable Mensches, and end as always with our content of the week.  Our first review of a 2018 movie just so happens to be one of the most hyped movies in recent memory, Black Panther. The 18th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is directed by Ryan Coogler with an all star cast, including Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, and Letita Wright. The big question though is after all the hype, praise, and box office records broken, does the film live up to the hype? Listen in to find out just that as well as to hear us talk about the new Incredibles 2 trailer, nominate another class of Honorable Mensches, and end as always with our content of the week.  black panther, optional, superhero, theater, danai gurira, review, letita wright, lupita nyong'o, popcorn, michael b. jordan, wakanda, movies, cinema, marvel, movie theater, chadwick boseman, popcorn optional, avengers, geek, mcu, nerd, film, movie review no full 40 65e44707-9c4f-42fb-a651-e09a84049307 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 01:37:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/e8f6dc17-e8f6dc17 Episode XXXIX - Phantom Thread Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:13:36 Another week, another Best Picture nominated film and this week it happens to be Phantom Thread. Does Daniel Day Lewis continue his streak of amazing performances in what might be his last time acting on the big screen? Listen in to find out just that as well as to hear us talk about Joaquin Phoenix playing the Joker, the trailers for Venom, Uncle Drew and Rampage, and as always out content of the week. Another week, another Best Picture nominated film and this week it happens to be Phantom Thread. Does Daniel Day Lewis continue his streak of amazing performances in what might be his last time acting on the big screen? Listen in to find out just that as well as to hear us talk about Joaquin Phoenix playing the Joker, the trailers for Venom, Uncle Drew and Rampage, and as always out content of the week. optional, theater, phantom thread, review, popcorn, paul thomas anderson, movies, cinema, movie theater, daniel day lewis, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, film, movie review no full 39 05cb9e0f-63fd-414d-bf43-57ba38e9e687 Wed, 7 Feb 2018 17:11:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/2bdf64dc-2bdf64dc Episode XXXVIII - The Post Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:05:27 Leading up to the Oscars we decided it was time to catch up on some of the Best Picture nominees. This week Jake and Trevor review Steven Spielberg's new film The Post starring Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, and a whole cast of other amazing actors and actresses. We also get into Super Bowl movie trailers, which ones were hits and which ones were complete misses, talk about a round of movies we feel are underrated, and end as always with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! Leading up to the Oscars we decided it was time to catch up on some of the Best Picture nominees. This week Jake and Trevor review Steven Spielberg's new film The Post starring Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, and a whole cast of other amazing actors and actresses. We also get into Super Bowl movie trailers, which ones were hits and which ones were complete misses, talk about a round of movies we feel are underrated, and end as always with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! optional, super bowl, theater, review, ben bradlee, drama, spielberg, pentagon papers, popcorn, tom hanks, the post, movies, washington post, cinema, movie theater, meryl streep, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, film, movie review no full 38 c391ab77-52b3-484f-8a27-823ce91b065d Wed, 31 Jan 2018 17:50:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/a1955fb4-a1955fb4 Episode XXXVII - Top 10 Films of 2017 Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:44:58 We are finally ready. We have watch dozens of films and are now hear to talk about our favorite movies of 2017. We hit what made our lists, what was just on cusp, and what should have never been made. Listen in as we put a stamp on 2017 and move on to 2018! We are finally ready. We have watch dozens of films and are now hear to talk about our favorite movies of 2017. We hit what made our lists, what was just on cusp, and what should have never been made. Listen in as we put a stamp on 2017 and move on to 2018! wind river, optional, blade runner, theater, star wars, review, three billboards, wonder woman, popcorn, movies, cinema, movie theater, baby driver, the last jedi, top 10, 2017, spider-man, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, the big sick, film, movie review no full 37 124a484e-066e-4add-9c14-7f7f7eee0515 Thu, 25 Jan 2018 13:00:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/745c5bfd-745c5bfd Episode XXXVI - Oscar Nominations and I, Tonya Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:02:39 It is officially Oscar season and with the announcement of the 90th Academy Award nominations, we took time to break down the surprises, snubs, and historical moments from the list of nominees. We also review Craig Gillespie's new film I, Tonya about figure skater Tonya Harding and her relationships with those around her leading up to the 1994 incident with Nancy Kerrigan. We go through our thoughts on the real life events, what the movie is trying to accomplish, and the amazing performances given by everyone involved. Listen in and enjoy! It is officially Oscar season and with the announcement of the 90th Academy Award nominations, we took time to break down the surprises, snubs, and historical moments from the list of nominees. We also review Craig Gillespie's new film I, Tonya about figure skater Tonya Harding and her relationships with those around her leading up to the 1994 incident with Nancy Kerrigan. We go through our thoughts on the real life events, what the movie is trying to accomplish, and the amazing performances given by everyone involved. Listen in and enjoy! nancy kerrigan, margot robbie, optional, oscars, tonya harding, nominations, theater, review, popcorn, allison janney, movies, cinema, movie theater, academy awards, i tonya, craig gillespie, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, film, movie review no full 36 864b2d24-ffde-4fe1-a907-dfc17e72298a Tue, 16 Jan 2018 18:50:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/1e0db76c-1e0db76c Episode XXXV - The Shape of Water Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:07:06 With all the hype and the amount awards that it has received so far, it was only a matter of time until we got around to reviewing The Shape of Water. From director Guillermo del Toro comes an adult fairytale about an amphibian man and a mute woman falling in love during the Cold War in the early 1960s. So does this film deserve the hype or does this film ultimately fall flat? We also review why 2017 was a good year for movies and as always end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! With all the hype and the amount awards that it has received so far, it was only a matter of time until we got around to reviewing The Shape of Water. From director Guillermo del Toro comes an adult fairytale about an amphibian man and a mute woman falling in love during the Cold War in the early 1960s. So does this film deserve the hype or does this film ultimately fall flat? We also review why 2017 was a good year for movies and as always end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! the shape of water, richard jenkins, optional, theater, review, popcorn, sally hawkins, michael shannon, movies, cinema, octavia spencer, movie theater, amphibian, guillermo del toro, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, doug jones, film, movie review no full 35 757ca3f2-ebf7-4b5a-ae6e-f7579eed62cc Thu, 11 Jan 2018 13:00:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/fbe0eabf-fbe0eabf Episode XXXIV - Molly's Game Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:09:19 Hit script after hit script, Aaron Sorkin has delivered some of the most memorable scripts of the past decade and now, he is here with his directorial debut. How does this story about an Olympic skier who ended up running a multi million dollar poker game measure up against past Sorkin scripts? Listen in to hear our review of Molly's Game as well as a conversation about the 2018 Golden Globes, the 9th Class of Honorable Mensches, and our content of the week. Hit script after hit script, Aaron Sorkin has delivered some of the most memorable scripts of the past decade and now, he is here with his directorial debut. How does this story about an Olympic skier who ended up running a multi million dollar poker game measure up against past Sorkin scripts? Listen in to hear our review of Molly's Game as well as a conversation about the 2018 Golden Globes, the 9th Class of Honorable Mensches, and our content of the week. optional, molly's game, theater, review, popcorn, poker, aaron sorkin, jessica chastain, movies, cinema, movie theater, idris elba, molly bloom, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, film, movie review no full 34 0294c973-649c-4280-9075-e5429060cf68 Thu, 4 Jan 2018 20:39:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/075f3ac3-075f3ac3 Episode XXXIII - Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:11:07 We're back after taking a short break and are here to not only breakdown the surprising sequel Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, but also look forward to our most anticipated movies of 2018. We get into why Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is surprising from the performances to the comedy and also talk about where the movie falls short. Somehow we also managed to squeeze in a little conversation about Netflix's first big budget film Bright at the beginning. Listen in and enjoy! We're back after taking a short break and are here to not only breakdown the surprising sequel Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, but also look forward to our most anticipated movies of 2018. We get into why Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is surprising from the performances to the comedy and also talk about where the movie falls short. Somehow we also managed to squeeze in a little conversation about Netflix's first big budget film Bright at the beginning. Listen in and enjoy! welcome to the jungle, kevin hart, optional, dwayne johnson, theater, jumanji, action, review, popcorn, rock, comedy, movies, karen gillan, cinema, jack black, movie theater, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, film, movie review no full 33 18cf715a-9172-4a15-bc3b-76de4e5ac0cb Wed, 20 Dec 2017 17:32:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/ca55c314-ca55c314 Episode XXXII - Star Wars: The Last Jedi Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:43:39 It is finally here! After two years of waiting, thousands of fan theories and expectations, Rian Johnson delivers one of the most polarizing and shocking films to date. Did the gamble payoff though? Well, we are here to answer just that question and along the way we breakdown most of our favorite moments, analyze the twists, and try to make sense of everything that happens. Listen in and enjoy! It is finally here! After two years of waiting, thousands of fan theories and expectations, Rian Johnson delivers one of the most polarizing and shocking films to date. Did the gamble payoff though? Well, we are here to answer just that question and along the way we breakdown most of our favorite moments, analyze the twists, and try to make sense of everything that happens. Listen in and enjoy! leia, optional, lightsaber, theater, star wars, review, skywalker, popcorn, rey, movies, cinema, kylo ren, movie theater, the last jedi, daisy ridley, the force, finn, rian johnson, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, snoke, luke, film, movie review, poe no full 32 433a0bda-a077-4b8d-9aab-04a5f3a17109 Wed, 6 Dec 2017 14:30:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/678e61cf-678e61cf Episode XXXI - Star Wars: The Force Awakens Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:32:24 Seeing as we are less than two weeks away from the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, we figured it was time to do a deep dive into Star Wars: The Force Awakens and review the film while also theorizing about way more things than we intended to. We also talk Olaf's Frozen Adventure being removed from Coco, the most rented Redbox movies, induct the 8th class of Honorable Mensches, breakdown the Avengers: Infinity War trailer, and end as always with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! Seeing as we are less than two weeks away from the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, we figured it was time to do a deep dive into Star Wars: The Force Awakens and review the film while also theorizing about way more things than we intended to. We also talk Olaf's Frozen Adventure being removed from Coco, the most rented Redbox movies, induct the 8th class of Honorable Mensches, breakdown the Avengers: Infinity War trailer, and end as always with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! leia, mark hamill, optional, theater, star wars, review, carrie fisher, bb-8, the force awakens, popcorn, rey, harrison ford, movies, cinema, movie theater, daisy ridley, finn, han, popcorn optional, jj abrams, geek, nerd, luke, film, movie review no full 31 500ad1c6-e5ce-4b3f-8015-6d80b1f579bc Thu, 30 Nov 2017 14:00:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/5570fd6a-5570fd6a Episode XXX - Coco Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:08:15 This week we review the new Pixar's wonderful new film Coco about family, music, and the adventure of a lifetime. We go through all the ups and downs of the film and also the insane frustration of having to sit through 22 minutes of a mediocre Frozen short film before getting to the feature film. We also get into the Independent Spirit Award nominations, Lady Bird being the highest rated film of all time on Rotten Tomatoes, November results of our Rotten Tomatoes predictions as well as our December predictions, and end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! This week we review the new Pixar's wonderful new film Coco about family, music, and the adventure of a lifetime. We go through all the ups and downs of the film and also the insane frustration of having to sit through 22 minutes of a mediocre Frozen short film before getting to the feature film. We also get into the Independent Spirit Award nominations, Lady Bird being the highest rated film of all time on Rotten Tomatoes, November results of our Rotten Tomatoes predictions as well as our December predictions, and end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! pixar, optional, theater, review, land of the dead, dia de muertos, coco, disney, popcorn, musical, movies, cinema, poco loco, remember me, movie theater, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, film, movie review no full 30 82ffbb5d-f236-438f-bd0d-120c67325ce8 Wed, 22 Nov 2017 14:00:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/f55ae975-f55ae975 Episode XXIX - Justice League Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:17:53 It's here. The make it or break it film of the DC Cinematic Universe. Did they hit a home run of strike out looking? Listen in to see as we break down the new film from Zach Snyder (and partially from Joss Whedon) starring Gal Gadot, Ben Affleck, Ezra Miller, Jason Mamoa, Ray Fisher, and plenty of others at some of the most iconic figures in comic books. We also break down some trailers from the past week including Rampage, The Incredibles 2, A Quiet Place, and a Wrinkle in Time, while ending as always with our content of the week. It's here. The make it or break it film of the DC Cinematic Universe. Did they hit a home run of strike out looking? Listen in to see as we break down the new film from Zach Snyder (and partially from Joss Whedon) starring Gal Gadot, Ben Affleck, Ezra Miller, Jason Mamoa, Ray Fisher, and plenty of others at some of the most iconic figures in comic books. We also break down some trailers from the past week including Rampage, The Incredibles 2, A Quiet Place, and a Wrinkle in Time, while ending as always with our content of the week. optional, superhero, flash, theater, review, justice league, dc, wonder woman, popcorn, dceu, movies, cinema, movie theater, superman, batman, gal gadot, comic book, ben affleck, aquaman, cyborg, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, film, movie review no full 29 e3c92127-c5d4-4d68-bd4e-5af84c45c08b Wed, 15 Nov 2017 20:31:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/fa2335ce-fa2335ce Episode XXVIII - Murder on the Orient Express Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:22:48 What do you get when you mix an all star packed cast with a talented director and a classic, beloved story from Agatha Christie? Well I think we were all surprised by the end result so listen in as we review Murder on the Orient Express directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring way too many talented actors and actresses. We also talk Rian Johnson's new Star Wars trilogy, Blade Runner 2049 losing $80 million at the box office, the 7th edition of Honorable Mensches, The Post trailer, and as always ended with our content of the week.  What do you get when you mix an all star packed cast with a talented director and a classic, beloved story from Agatha Christie? Well I think we were all surprised by the end result so listen in as we review Murder on the Orient Express directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring way too many talented actors and actresses. We also talk Rian Johnson's new Star Wars trilogy, Blade Runner 2049 losing $80 million at the box office, the 7th edition of Honorable Mensches, The Post trailer, and as always ended with our content of the week.  optional, theater, review, popcorn, train, murder on the orient express, movies, cinema, movie theater, kenneth branagh, daisy ridley, mystery, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, film, movie review, johnny depp no full 28 1d9ba849-2cf6-4f48-9bdb-61d84c94026a Thu, 9 Nov 2017 03:00:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/fb0d8f30-fb0d8f30 Episode XXVII - Thor: Ragnarok Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:20:30 This week we reviewed the new Marvel Cinematic Universe film directed by Taika Waititi, Thor: Ragnarok. At 17 films in the MCU, Marvel is bound to run into some problems but despite the usual issues, Taika Waititi manages to inject some of his much needed humor into the third Thor film. We also get into the possible Lord of the Rings tv series, the live action Lion King cast announcement, a whole lot of Disney news including their ban on the LA Times, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and their possible purchase of Fox, all while rounding out the episode with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! This week we reviewed the new Marvel Cinematic Universe film directed by Taika Waititi, Thor: Ragnarok. At 17 films in the MCU, Marvel is bound to run into some problems but despite the usual issues, Taika Waititi manages to inject some of his much needed humor into the third Thor film. We also get into the possible Lord of the Rings tv series, the live action Lion King cast announcement, a whole lot of Disney news including their ban on the LA Times, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and their possible purchase of Fox, all while rounding out the episode with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! optional, tom hiddleston, tessa thompson, ragnarok, theater, review, cate blanchett, popcorn, odin, movies, hela, cinema, marvel, movie theater, thor, chris hemsworth, popcorn optional, loki, geek, valkyrie, mcu, nerd, film, movie review no full 27 94a61fbb-d3e1-4644-afa4-74c2cb07faed Tue, 31 Oct 2017 21:42:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/91b0bebf-91b0bebf Episode XXVI - Stranger Things: Season 2 Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:23:15 It's here! Stranger Things 2! We binge watched the entire second season of Netflix's hit show in order to bring you this episode as soon as possible. Things get strange on this episode as we do everything backwards starting with our content of the week, then our review of Stranger Things 2, and end with Honorable Mensches. You don't want to miss this one as we breakdown this season and whether or not it lived up to the hype of the first season. Listen in and enjoy! It's here! Stranger Things 2! We binge watched the entire second season of Netflix's hit show in order to bring you this episode as soon as possible. Things get strange on this episode as we do everything backwards starting with our content of the week, then our review of Stranger Things 2, and end with Honorable Mensches. You don't want to miss this one as we breakdown this season and whether or not it lived up to the hype of the first season. Listen in and enjoy! optional, theater, upside down, hawkins, review, popcorn, eleven, demodogs, movies, cinema, movie theater, stranger things, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, film, movie review no full 26 a2eee58e-157c-40a8-967a-40bbe1402035 Wed, 25 Oct 2017 14:51:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/35b93917-35b93917 Episode XXV - Only the Brave Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:03:49 This week, Trevor and Cameron sit down to talk the Only the Brave, the new film from Joseph Kosinski that is based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots. We breakdown the accuracy the story, the emotional weight of the performances from Josh Brolin, Jennifer Connelly, and Miles Teller, and also get into our varying opinions on the films successes. Trevor also give us his thoughts on Stranger Things season one, we talk the Dora, The Explorer-Michael Bay movie news, guess Rotten Tomatoes' ratings, give our opinions on the Phantom Thread trailer, and end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! This week, Trevor and Cameron sit down to talk the Only the Brave, the new film from Joseph Kosinski that is based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots. We breakdown the accuracy the story, the emotional weight of the performances from Josh Brolin, Jennifer Connelly, and Miles Teller, and also get into our varying opinions on the films successes. Trevor also give us his thoughts on Stranger Things season one, we talk the Dora, The Explorer-Michael Bay movie news, guess Rotten Tomatoes' ratings, give our opinions on the Phantom Thread trailer, and end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! optional, theater, jennifer connelly, review, miles teller, popcorn, josh brolin, taylor kitsch, movies, cinema, movie theater, granite mountain hotshots, only the brave, firefighters, jeff bridges, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, film, movie review no full 25 dadbc760-0feb-47e8-b32b-2557ef3a8018 Wed, 18 Oct 2017 17:00:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/5826cdab-5826cdab Episode XXIV - Stranger Things: Season One Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:52:23 Are you one of the millions of people eagerly awaiting season two of Stranger Things? Yeah, us too. We are so ready for the season two to air on October 27th that we decided it was about time for us to review season one. We also talk Netflix spending $8 billion on original content, Star Wars: the Last Jedi, Black Panther, and The New Mutants trailers, and as always end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! Are you one of the millions of people eagerly awaiting season two of Stranger Things? Yeah, us too. We are so ready for the season two to air on October 27th that we decided it was about time for us to review season one. We also talk Netflix spending $8 billion on original content, Star Wars: the Last Jedi, Black Panther, and The New Mutants trailers, and as always end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! demogorgon, optional, theater, upside down, review, popcorn, eleven, movies, cinema, movie theater, stranger things, will byers, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, netflix, film, movie review no full 24 5b285b6a-531d-4269-95a5-8804e92b8541 Wed, 11 Oct 2017 19:59:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/0d9456e6-0d9456e6 Episode XXIII - Blade Runner 2049 Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:25:45 Denis Villeneuve + Ryan Gosling + Harrison Ford + Blade Runner = Blade Runner 2049, a visual masterpiece that everyone should see as soon as possible. We also talk Netflix prices, Creed 2, do another edition of Honorable Mensches, Pacific Rim Uprising and Justice League trailers, and end as always with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! Denis Villeneuve + Ryan Gosling + Harrison Ford + Blade Runner = Blade Runner 2049, a visual masterpiece that everyone should see as soon as possible. We also talk Netflix prices, Creed 2, do another edition of Honorable Mensches, Pacific Rim Uprising and Justice League trailers, and end as always with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! mensch, optional, blade runner, theater, review, sci-fi, denis villeneuve, popcorn, ryan gosling, harrison ford, 2049, movies, cinema, movie theater, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, film, movie review no full 23 eb53ca52-ea81-4796-9d58-cb8d9554f1cc Wed, 4 Oct 2017 17:30:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/cce6b55f-cce6b55f Episode XXII - Blade Runner Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:57:26 In honor of Blade Runner 2049 coming out this Friday, October 6, we decided it was time to review one of the most praised sci-fi movies of all time, Blade Runner. We get into all the specifics on the different versions, why this movie is so loved, and that question on everyone's mind: is Deckard a replicant? We also talk about the DC universe, acknowledge some underrated sci-fi movies, breakdown the trailer for Alex Garland's new film Annihilation, and end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! In honor of Blade Runner 2049 coming out this Friday, October 6, we decided it was time to review one of the most praised sci-fi movies of all time, Blade Runner. We get into all the specifics on the different versions, why this movie is so loved, and that question on everyone's mind: is Deckard a replicant? We also talk about the DC universe, acknowledge some underrated sci-fi movies, breakdown the trailer for Alex Garland's new film Annihilation, and end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! optional, blade runner, theater, review, sci-fi, science fiction, replicant, popcorn, harrison ford, movies, cinema, movie theater, ridley scott, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, film, movie review no full 22 386eb514-606a-40fd-b837-2b088450257e Tue, 26 Sep 2017 14:30:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/8e01aed3-8e01aed3 Episode XXI - The Princess Bride Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 00:57:28 In honor of the 30th anniversary, this week we are reviewing the classic and beloved film The Princess Bride. Directed by Rob Reiner and starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Andre the Giant, Peter Falk, and Fred Savage, this film is one that has stood the test of time and continues to be one of the most quoted films. So what makes this movie great and why has it stuck around? We get into that and also talk some film news, nominate some more people for Honorable Mensches, breakdown some trailers, and end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! In honor of the 30th anniversary, this week we are reviewing the classic and beloved film The Princess Bride. Directed by Rob Reiner and starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Andre the Giant, Peter Falk, and Fred Savage, this film is one that has stood the test of time and continues to be one of the most quoted films. So what makes this movie great and why has it stuck around? We get into that and also talk some film news, nominate some more people for Honorable Mensches, breakdown some trailers, and end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! the princess bride, 1980, optional, theater, cary elwes, review, inigo montoya, inconceivable, robin wright, popcorn, andre the giant, rob reiner, movies, cinema, movie theater, mandy patinkin, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, film, movie review no full 21 9f0364f3-7d32-46dc-8279-115cdc99ebf5 Wed, 20 Sep 2017 13:45:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/26e020f7-26e020f7 Episode XX - Top 5 High School Movies Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:07:55 For our 20th episode we decided to talk about each of our Top 5 High School movies of all time. There are some surprising choices, some predictable ones, but a lot of fun had along the way. We also talk the JJ Abrams directing Star Wars Episode IX, the trailers for Downsizing and The Disaster Artist, and end as always with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! For our 20th episode we decided to talk about each of our Top 5 High School movies of all time. There are some surprising choices, some predictable ones, but a lot of fun had along the way. We also talk the JJ Abrams directing Star Wars Episode IX, the trailers for Downsizing and The Disaster Artist, and end as always with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! breakfast club, optional, theater, back to the future, review, popcorn, high school, movies, cinema, john hughes, movie theater, ferris, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, film, movie review no full 20 916c84d2-9011-4e98-bf65-3e68de50cf7a Wed, 13 Sep 2017 13:35:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/68a1c57f-68a1c57f Episode XIX - It Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:19:53 You know those movies that are able to transcend genre and entertain all audiences? It is one of those movies. Directed by Andres Muschietti, It has a fantastic cast all around with a story that will continually draw you in from beginning to end. We also talk a Rotten Tomatoes, underrated movies, trailers, movie grills, and end with out content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! You know those movies that are able to transcend genre and entertain all audiences? It is one of those movies. Directed by Andres Muschietti, It has a fantastic cast all around with a story that will continually draw you in from beginning to end. We also talk a Rotten Tomatoes, underrated movies, trailers, movie grills, and end with out content of the week. Listen in and enjoy! horror, optional, stephen king, theater, review, muschietti, clowns, popcorn, pennywise, movies, the loser's club, cinema, clown, movie theater, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, losers, film, movie review no full 19 6ddf4a92-c2fc-4a0e-aec2-1eda8f596be4 Wed, 6 Sep 2017 16:30:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/c306092b-c306092b Episode XVIII - Wind River Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:09:57 Taylor Sheridan (writer of Sicario and Hell or High Water) makes his directorial debut in one of our favorite movies of the year so far! Wind River stars Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Graham Greene, and many other fantastic actors and actresses. Honestly, this whole cast is great. We also talk big news from the Star Wars universe, do another class of Honorable Mensches, and give you our content of the week at the end. Listen in and enjoy! Taylor Sheridan (writer of Sicario and Hell or High Water) makes his directorial debut in one of our favorite movies of the year so far! Wind River stars Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Graham Greene, and many other fantastic actors and actresses. Honestly, this whole cast is great. We also talk big news from the Star Wars universe, do another class of Honorable Mensches, and give you our content of the week at the end. Listen in and enjoy! mensch, optional, suspense, theater, elizabeth olsen, review, popcorn, thriller, jeremy renner, movies, cinema, movie theater, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, film, movie review, taylor sheridan no full 18 a2f42b76-77f3-478a-8252-737934a0d4c9 Thu, 24 Aug 2017 14:28:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/80fb21fd-80fb21fd Episode XVII - Logan Lucky Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:06:17 He is back! The man, the myth, the legend, Steven Soderbergh, has come back to the big screen to deliver us his new film Logan Lucky starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig, Riley Keough, and many more. Before we get to that though, we have a couple news items to talk, debut a new segment of Movie Trivia, and finish it off with our Content of the Week. Listen in and enjoy! He is back! The man, the myth, the legend, Steven Soderbergh, has come back to the big screen to deliver us his new film Logan Lucky starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig, Riley Keough, and many more. Before we get to that though, we have a couple news items to talk, debut a new segment of Movie Trivia, and finish it off with our Content of the Week. Listen in and enjoy! trivia, adam driver, optional, heist, theater, review, soderbergh, popcorn, nascar, movies, channing tatum, cinema, movie theater, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, daniel craig, riley keough, film, movie review no full 17 775e939c-0afb-4393-afed-da1c2bce3776 Thu, 17 Aug 2017 13:00:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/9a8356eb-9a8356eb Episode XVI - Get Out Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:06:51 It's August. Which means a slow time in the world of movies. Which also means it's a great time to go back and review one of the best films from this year that we missed. Get Out is the directorial debut from Jordan Peele and stars Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford, and LilRel Howery. We also also talk a couple about a couple pieces of news, how great this summer was for movies, and give our thoughts on some new trailers. Listen in and enjoy! It's August. Which means a slow time in the world of movies. Which also means it's a great time to go back and review one of the best films from this year that we missed. Get Out is the directorial debut from Jordan Peele and stars Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford, and LilRel Howery. We also also talk a couple about a couple pieces of news, how great this summer was for movies, and give our thoughts on some new trailers. Listen in and enjoy! optional, theater, review, jordan peele, popcorn, get, movies, cinema, movie theater, get out, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, out, film, movie review no full 16 d0c3321f-8fff-4b1a-bb77-3af5a409c63f Wed, 9 Aug 2017 12:30:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/15-df014823 Episode XV - Detroit Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:20:24 We've got a packed episode this week! We talk a couple news items from the past week, do a Honorable Mensches segment, breakdown a couple new trailers, and finally review the new Kathryn Bigelow film Detroit starring John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, and Anthony Mackie. Listen in! We've got a packed episode this week! We talk a couple news items from the past week, do a Honorable Mensches segment, breakdown a couple new trailers, and finally review the new Kathryn Bigelow film Detroit starring John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, and Anthony Mackie. Listen in! optional, john boyega, theater, review, kathryn bigelow, popcorn, movies, cinema, movie theater, mark boal, detroit, will poulter, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, algee smith, film, movie review no full 15 ed093b33-bfd3-4678-ba96-5c9c15985375 Wed, 2 Aug 2017 12:59:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/14-1bfe969e Episode XIV - The Big Sick Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:15:42 This week Trevor and Cameron take a break from big blockbuster films of the summer and review the delightful indie film The Big Sick which is based on the real life romance of the films writers Kumail Nanjiani (who also stars as himself) and Emily V. Gordon. We also run through the upcoming movie calendar and look at some movies that we are excited to see this fall.  This week Trevor and Cameron take a break from big blockbuster films of the summer and review the delightful indie film The Big Sick which is based on the real life romance of the films writers Kumail Nanjiani (who also stars as himself) and Emily V. Gordon. We also run through the upcoming movie calendar and look at some movies that we are excited to see this fall.  optional, romance, theater, review, emily v gordon, popcorn, comedy, movies, cinema, movie theater, stand up, kumail nanjiani, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, film, movie review no full 14 2f2440b8-c849-4d17-b34c-63e1617b873d Tue, 25 Jul 2017 12:11:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/13-e4fab438 Episode XIII - Dunkirk Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:35:48 Christopher Nolan is back with his new film Dunkirk and we are here with varying opinions on how good it actually is. We will also talk news from Comic Con including Marvel, DC, Stranger Things, and Ready Player One, we debut a new segment called Honorable Mensches, and finish up with our Content of the Week. Listen in, recommend to a friend, and enjoy! Christopher Nolan is back with his new film Dunkirk and we are here with varying opinions on how good it actually is. We will also talk news from Comic Con including Marvel, DC, Stranger Things, and Ready Player One, we debut a new segment called Honorable Mensches, and finish up with our Content of the Week. Listen in, recommend to a friend, and enjoy! hardy, optional, theater, review, nolan, popcorn, tom, movies, christopher, cinema, dunkirk, movie theater, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, film, movie review, war film no full 13 af7afe06-afc5-4b41-bb1f-02d47480cb5d Wed, 19 Jul 2017 15:47:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/12-79eb3ab8 Episode XII - War for the Planet of the Apes Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:23:30 Apes together strong! What a conclusion to the trilogy this turned out to be. This week, we review Matt Reeves' new film War for the Planet of the Apes starring the amazing Andy Serkis as Caesar. We also talk news out of Disney's D23 convention, debut a new segment where we talk about movies that are underrated, and then end with our content of the week that you should check out. Apes together strong! What a conclusion to the trilogy this turned out to be. This week, we review Matt Reeves' new film War for the Planet of the Apes starring the amazing Andy Serkis as Caesar. We also talk news out of Disney's D23 convention, debut a new segment where we talk about movies that are underrated, and then end with our content of the week that you should check out. planet of the apes, apes, caesar, optional, theater, trilogy, andy, review, popcorn, serkis, movies, cinema, war, movie theater, planet, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, film, movie review no full 12 550a0f69-9409-4b42-b456-76cfdb2993ea Tue, 11 Jul 2017 14:03:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/11-c2b3c430 Episode XI - Spider-man: Homecoming Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:23:39 Your friendly neighborhood Spider-man is back! This week we talk our history with Spider-man movies (the good and the bad), and then dig into Marvel and Sony's Spider-man: Homecoming directed by Jon Watts and starring Tom Holland as Spider-man, Michael Keaton as Adrian Toomes aka Vulture, and everyone's favorite Avenger Iron Man played by Robert Downy Jr. Your friendly neighborhood Spider-man is back! This week we talk our history with Spider-man movies (the good and the bad), and then dig into Marvel and Sony's Spider-man: Homecoming directed by Jon Watts and starring Tom Holland as Spider-man, Michael Keaton as Adrian Toomes aka Vulture, and everyone's favorite Avenger Iron Man played by Robert Downy Jr. optional, superhero, stark, theater, review, popcorn, spider, toomes, holland, man, tom, movies, cinema, marvel, movie theater, homecoming, vulture, spider-man, popcorn optional, geek, mcu, nerd, keaton, avenger, film, movie review, iron man, michael no full 11 e88c8f62-98b3-450d-bb0d-3b00ead9e886 Sun, 2 Jul 2017 16:13:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/10-bf2f6c04 Episode X - Baby Driver Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:19:31 B-A-B-Y Baby. What a breath of fresh air this movie was. Listen in as we review Edgar Wright's new film Baby Driver while also talking a couple trailers and our love of Wright's past films. B-A-B-Y Baby. What a breath of fresh air this movie was. Listen in as we review Edgar Wright's new film Baby Driver while also talking a couple trailers and our love of Wright's past films. optional, heist, elgort, theater, jamie, action, review, ansel, popcorn, car chase, spacey, baby, james, music, edgar, movies, cinema, driver, foxx, movie theater, lily, kevin, hamm, wright, popcorn optional, cars, geek, nerd, john, film, movie review no full 10 822d7a31-3e3f-45b0-a3dd-15963c2f8297 Tue, 27 Jun 2017 15:06:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/9-001ce089 Episode IX - Transformers: The Last Knight Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:13:19 We saw this movie so you don't have to. We hope that by listening to this episode that you will not make the same mistake we did and spend two and a half hours watching this. Listen in as Jake and Cameron review Transformers: The Last Knight, a movie that they both cannot believe actually got made. We saw this movie so you don't have to. We hope that by listening to this episode that you will not make the same mistake we did and spend two and a half hours watching this. Listen in as Jake and Cameron review Transformers: The Last Knight, a movie that they both cannot believe actually got made. transformers, optimus, optional, prime, bumblebee, theater, review, popcorn, last knight, movies, wahlberg, cinema, movie theater, autobot, decepticon, popcorn optional, geek, michael bay, nerd, film, movie review no full 9 dbee096f-a542-4918-8de5-9b7aac8a3acc Tue, 20 Jun 2017 13:43:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/8-734589e9 Episode VIII - Pixar Ranked Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:50:27 We love Pixar and hope you do too because we ranked all 17 Pixar movies and are running through them. From the highs of the highs (of which there are a lot) to the lows of the lows (Cars 2, which is not unwatchable but is nowhere near as good as the rest of the Pixar filmography), we talk through our combined list to bring you what we think are the best to still-great-but-not-as-highly-ranked Pixar films.  We love Pixar and hope you do too because we ranked all 17 Pixar movies and are running through them. From the highs of the highs (of which there are a lot) to the lows of the lows (Cars 2, which is not unwatchable but is nowhere near as good as the rest of the Pixar filmography), we talk through our combined list to bring you what we think are the best to still-great-but-not-as-highly-ranked Pixar films.  pixar, up, optional, good dinosaur, toy story, theater, wall-e, toy, finding nemo, brave, ranked, incredibles, monsters inc, popcorn, a bug's life, ratatouille, inside out, ranking, movies, nemo, story, finding dory, popcorn optional, cars, dory, film no full 8 343652cd-0998-4115-8372-b6ea26d14b4f Wed, 14 Jun 2017 12:46:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/7-6a1c9e58 Episode VII - It Comes At Night Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:00:32 It may come at night but we wish the "it" would have been far more horrifying than what it ended up being. Listen in as we breakdown the highs and lows of Trey Edward Shults' new movie It Comes at Night on this weeks episode of Popcorn Optional. It may come at night but we wish the "it" would have been far more horrifying than what it ended up being. Listen in as we breakdown the highs and lows of Trey Edward Shults' new movie It Comes at Night on this weeks episode of Popcorn Optional. horror, optional, carmen ejogo, theater, review, popcorn, thriller, movies, cinema, trey edward shults, movie theater, joel edgerton, it comes at night, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, film, movie review no full 7 974f249f-84d4-4c8e-a936-20828bb55b7d Tue, 6 Jun 2017 14:00:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/6-844af251 Episode VI - Wonder Woman Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:09:08 The DC Cinematic Universe has their first hit on their hands! This week we review director Patty Jenkins' new film Wonder Woman starring the insanely talented Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. The DC Cinematic Universe has their first hit on their hands! This week we review director Patty Jenkins' new film Wonder Woman starring the insanely talented Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. woman, optional, gadot, theater, dc, wonder, gal, popcorn, dcu, movies, comics, cinema, movie theater, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, chris pine, film no full 6 d14e53eb-9f1c-4968-a168-68599d20469a Tue, 30 May 2017 13:29:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/5-829c9edd Episode V - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Vs Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:06:42 It's a showdown! Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl vs Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (sort of). We review both movies (one we liked, one we didn't. I'll let you guess) and compare them along the way. It's a showdown! Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl vs Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (sort of). We review both movies (one we liked, one we didn't. I'll let you guess) and compare them along the way. optional, caribbean, theater, black pearl, depp, disney, popcorn, pirates, movies, cinema, dead men, movie theater, johnny, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, film no full 5 5198b653-f060-476f-a342-2dbece29379f Wed, 24 May 2017 15:40:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/4-98c5cb98 Episode IV - The Dark Knight Trilogy Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:21:15 This week, we dig deep into our love for Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises). We break down everything from our favorite moments to the best actors to even the things we didn't enjoy (looking at you, The Dark Knight Rises). This week, we dig deep into our love for Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises). We break down everything from our favorite moments to the best actors to even the things we didn't enjoy (looking at you, The Dark Knight Rises). rises, optional, dark knight, theater, bale, nolan, popcorn, joker, knight, dark, movies, cinema, dunkirk, movie theater, batman, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, film no full 4 d2f32fe2-47ce-4a6a-bc10-4b6fda28f50d Tue, 16 May 2017 16:13:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/3-358fc732 Episode III - King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:09:14 Week 2 of the summer box office season and we have our first box office bomb of the summer. This week we are reviewing Guy Ritchie's newest film, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword and getting into why we think this movie failed. Week 2 of the summer box office season and we have our first box office bomb of the summer. This week we are reviewing Guy Ritchie's newest film, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword and getting into why we think this movie failed. optional, theater, popcorn, movies, cinema, movie theater, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, film no full 3 68d0867a-8a21-4614-b0f8-6db299ffa33b Wed, 10 May 2017 15:00:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/2-3bc4e357 Episode II - Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:16:20 Join us for our first official review as we breakdown Marvel's 15th film in their cinematic universe, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 directed by James Gunn. Join us for our first official review as we breakdown Marvel's 15th film in their cinematic universe, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 directed by James Gunn. guardians of the galaxy, optional, chris pratt, theater, rocket, groot, popcorn, movies, cinema, vol 2, marvel, movie theater, raccoon, guardians, popcorn optional, geek, mcu, nerd, film no full 2 3516b3b6-c8fd-432c-82e5-de36a1fee47f Fri, 5 May 2017 15:19:00 +0000 popcornoptional@gmail.com (Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison) https://popcornoptional.simplecast.com/episodes/1-7822076f Episode I - Top 10 Movies Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor Allison 01:49:07 Welcome to Popcorn Optional! To help get to know us, we run through each of our Top 10 movies of all time! Welcome to Popcorn Optional! To help get to know us, we run through each of our Top 10 movies of all time! optional, lord of the rings, harry potter, theater, the dark knight, star wars, popcorn, movies, cinema, movie theater, 10, batman, top, popcorn optional, geek, nerd, film no full 1