Popcorn and Pop Culture Podcast

My wife’s favorite show is Felicity, so I decided to finally give it a shot. Created by J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves, it’s a show about a college student, Felicity Porter, and her journey to self-disc…

This episode, I recap and review the new film Crazy Rich Asians. Starring Constance Wu and Henry Golding, this is the first Hollywood film since 1993’s The Joy Luck Club, to have an all Asian cast. N…

This episode, Mike and Rob discuss their favorite items as we hit the halfway point of 2018. Find out what their favorite movies, television seasons/episodes, and sports moments are!

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This episode, we discuss and debate Spielberg’s feelings towards Netflix films and their eligibility at the Academy Awards. Do you believe that Netflix films should be allowed to be nominated at the …

In Part 2, we conclude our Movie March Madness bracket consisting of Best Picture winners since 2000! We start out with the Elite 8 movies and narrow it down until we declare what film is the Popcorn…

We have caught the March Madness fever along with the rest of the country! In honor of the excitement the college basketball games brings us, we have compiled our own Movie March Madness bracket, con…

The Oscar Doctor gives his takeaways and lessons learned from the 90th Academy Awards. The Shape of Water won Best Picture, and the Oscar Doctor predicted it correctly, despite Three Billboards Outsi…

This episode, we recap the 90th Academy Awards. We give our takeaways from the ceremony and discuss how we might improve the show if we could. Finally, we talk about some of our favorite moments and …

This episode, we induct a new movie to our Hall of Fame! Back to the Future Part II is our selection from the year of 1989. Learn why we picked this film as we get nostalgic and pinpoint our favorite…

This episode, we talk about movies that are created for the sole purpose of entertainment versus movies created as a piece of art. We attempt to break down some specific superhero films and we debate…

The Oscar Doctor takes a look at all nine Best Picture nominees and tells you why you should NOT bet on them to win Best Picture. Of course, there has to be a winner, but the Doctor makes his case ag…

This episode, Mike and Rob rank their favorite Black Mirror episodes from Season 4, and then dive into a discussion about the technology used, the characters they loved, and the overarching themes fr…

What a year it was for movies in 2017! This episode, we talk about the nominees for Best Director and if Guillermo del Toro is a lock to win. We also mention a number of directors that we feel were s…

This episode, Rob and Mike talk about the lead acting categories. They make their predictions for Best Leading Actress and Bead Leading Actor, and also discuss some performances they wish were nomina…

Rob and Mike discuss the categories for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor. They make their predictions, comment on their favorite performances of the year, and provide insight on some…

This episode, Mike and Rob try to predict what movies they are looking forward to the most in 2018. Last year, Rob went 0-for-3 in his guesses and Mike went 1-for-3. Can they improve on their disastr…

This episode, Rob and Mike react to the Oscar nominations that were announced on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. They go over the surprises and snubs from the nominations and they give some of their biggest …

The Oscar Doctor is here to give his reaction to the Oscar nominations, which were announced on the morning of January 23, 2018. He goes through the biggest snubs and surprises from the announcement …

Rob recaps the latest episodes from The Fosters, The Good Place, and The Good Doctor.

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The Oscar Doctor reviews all of the latest winners and nominations that play into predicting the Best Picture winner at the Oscars. He still has Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri at his #1 sp…