Punches and Popcorn

Once Upon A Time In The 80s is coming to a close soon, but before it does, the guys visit a movie that would influence action film in the decades beyond the 80's - John Woo's 1986 classic, A BETTER TOMORROW! Friend of the show and Lunchador Podcast Network family member, CHRIS LINDSTROM, joins us to talk about why this movie is so important, and why Chow Yun-fat's Mark is SO DANG C

We're BACK with ROUND TWO of NO HOLDS BARRED action! Thought Part One of our discussion of this landmark professional wrestling movie was wild? You aren't ready for what the boys and our buddy and pro wrestling genius CHAD YOUNG of HORROR MOVIE BBQ are clotheslining you with in Part Two!! We get deep into the greatness of ZEUS, the brilliance of KURT FULLER, and don't worry- we won

PART ONE! Once Upon A Time In The 80's reaches the pinnacle of 80's sports entertainment- Professional Wrestling! We take on NO HOLDS BARRED and we're tagging in our buddy, CHAD YOUNG, of Horror Movie BBQ to drop a leg on this hammy classic! Will Hulkamania run wild on us, or will the cream of the fight movie podcasting world rise to the top? That's a question so big it's gonna tak

Once Upon A Time In The 80's Bonus Episode! After talking POLICE STORY with the boys, ROB HUNTER, Chief Film Critic and Associate Editor for FILM SCHOOL REJECTS stuck around to chat with us about his career, his love of movies and more! Rob shares his thoughts on writing about film, why action movies matter, and more! Enjoy the extra bit of awesome from one of our FAVORITE writers!

Once Upon A Time In The 80s returns to Hong Kong with a true GOAT of action film - Jackie Chan's POLICE STORY (1985)!!! We are joined in this celebration by the great ROB HUNTER, Chief Film Critic and Associate Editor for FILM SCHOOL REJECTS! The boys have been big fan's of Rob's writing for years- will this collaboration on this Jackie Chan classic officially make Robn a friend of

ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 80'S is throwing a 1-2 punch of Corey Yuen, with our second feature in a row brought to you by this legendary Hong Kong director, who this time around is introducing the world to one of our favorite stars, The Muscles From Brussels, JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME! We promise as good a time as eating a while Sara Lee cake with your bare hands, with a box of Ding Dongs

Once Upon A Time In The 80's BONUS EPISODE: While legendary Hong Kong movie expert FRANK DJENG joined us to discuss YES MADAM, we took some time to discuss Frank's love of movies, his career, his commentary work, and current foray into the world of movie producing, and more! Hope you enjoy this fascinating discussion with one of the greatest minds in the world of martials arts cine

ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 80'S heads to Hong Kong to take on the legendary film YES MADAM - the 80s classic that introduced the world to MICHELLE YEOH and CYNTHIA ROTHROCK! To properly honor this massively influential film the boys brought in a heavy hitter- Hong Kong movie expert FRANK DJENG!!! Frank, frequent kung fu movie commentary creator and now Producer of the upcoming Brucepl

Season 1: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 80'S makes a stop at the Double Deuce! Your Couch Potato Ninja crew hangs out with comic creator KYLE STARKS to appreciate one of the best damn movies of the 80's, ROAD HOUSE! Kyle and the boys take a deep dive into the Legend of SWAYZE and explain why this unicorn of a film is smarter than anyone wants to give it credit for, just like the DALTON h

Season 1: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 80'S continues as the Punches & Popcorn Express makes it first stop to the magical land of John Carpenter and our old pal Matt Austin(Knotts) is along for the ride! We STORM through one of our all time favorites from the '80s- and any decade, BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA! Are we up to this monumental task? Can the boys honor the awesomeness of K