The Popcorn Bucket Podcast

Hello and welcome to this murderously musical episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast!This time, Ben and Rob grab their suspiciously heavy guitar cases and hunt down Robert Rodriguez's Mexico trilogy, starting with El Mariachi, moving on to Desperado and finishing with a spicy Once Upon a Time in Mexico chaser.Expect attempts at speaking Spanish, fanboying and vague memories of i

Hello and welcome to a happily haphazard episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast!In this first momentous PnM episode of 2025, Ben and Rob get all loosey goosey with it and present a grab bag of movie morsels. There's trailer teardowns all the way from the Super to the Puppy Bowls. For all you thirsty types who hang on their every word, there are some fresh, hot recoBendations for

‘Tis Us! Hello and welcome to a delectably detectable Franchise Fatigue episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast!This week, we once again look for clues in Victorian London as we look at the Enola Holmes films, in a companion piece to our recent Sherlock episode.Expect skill, sleuthing, and derring do, and that’s just from your hosts!Please rate and review on your podcast app of c

Hello and welcome to this ludicrously lovey-dovey episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast!Another Valentine's Day is upon us and that means that Ben and Rob must once more teach the world how to love again. Rather than online courses or one-to-one mentorship, they've chosen the laziest thing possible and have suggested a few romantic movies that might possibly get you in the

Hello and welcome to this curious and cobblestoned episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! This time, Ben and Rob don deerstalkers and immediately cast them aside before being rocked by a slow motion explosion with the Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes films. Expect mystery, intrigue and, yes, frank discussion of ejaculation and refrigeration as we revisit 221b Baker Street and tranquili

Hello and welcome to this holistically wholesome episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! The start of any new year sucks, but this one especially so. However, don't abandon all hope, because your trusted movie physicians, Ben and Rob, are here with their annual sparring match over films that make them (and hopefully you) get a heaping helping of the warm fuzzies. If niceness is

Hello and welcome to a hesitantly hopeful episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! As is dictated on the ancient Tablet of Podcast Prophecy, we spend the first month of a new calendar year getting all excited an' that for whatever exciting treats the fresh 365 days have to offer. There's chat about forthcoming TV that has us on tenterhooks, books that have us breathless, gam

Hello and welcome to the first episode of a fresh new year! And what better way to start off the proper space age sounding year of 2025, than by looking back at the recently completed 2024? As is traditional in our Cultural Review episodes (this year; 2024 - What Did We Adore?), we don’t just stick with our usual topic of film, but take on books, music, games, and podcasts.

Hello and welcome to a wonderfully wintery episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! This week, Ben and Rob return to tradition, embarking on their fourth Christmas head-to-head to find out who has the superior seasonal sense. They may be at odds with each other, but like nearly all Christmas fights, they'll calm down once they've eaten an ungodly amount of food and passed out in fr

Hello and welcome to a feverishly festive Franchise Fatigue episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast!This week, due to no demand whatsoever, we return to the Home Alone series, to finish what we started last year, as we look at the (at time of podcasting and writing), most recent three films in the cinematic universe of Christmas child misplacing. The short version; your two ghosts of