Large Popcorn: A Movie Podcast

Text us your movie thoughts! The One-Inch Barrier: An International Summer Movie Series | Immigration Cinema 096: This week at Large Popcorn, we conclude our international movie summer series with a month dedicated to immigration cinema. As our final episode, the tragic 1920's period piece from James Gray, THE IMMIGRANT . Plus: a mini review of Pedro Almodóvar 's STRANGE WAY OF LIFE. Nex...

Text us your movie thoughts! 095: This week at Large Popcorn, we're joined by returning guest and independent filmmaker, Mark Moreno, to discuss the horror classic from John Carpenter, The Thing . Plus: Mark answers questions on his forthcoming project, EL CHUPACABRAS. Next episode: The Immigrant | Immigration Cinema Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Show Start 00:04:09 - Director's Chair 00:45:07...

Text us your movie thoughts! The One-Inch Barrier: An International Summer Movie Series | Immigration Cinema 094:  This week at Large Popcorn, we conclude our international movie summer series with a month dedicated to immigration cinema, starting with the heartbreaking directorial debut from Celine Song, PAST LIVES . Plus: Hugo returns from Venice International Film Festival to give his spoiler-f...

Text us your movie thoughts! The One-Inch Barrier: An International Summer Movie Series | BRAZIL 093: This week at Large Popcorn, we continue our international movie summer series with the mystery thriller from Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles , BACURAU. Plus: Hugo and Cristian discuss the ever-underappreciated Steven Soderbergh and their love for the Ocean's series. Movie news inc...

Text us your movie thoughts! The One-Inch Barrier: An International Summer Movie Series | GERMANY 092: TWO HOSTS. TWO COUNTRIES. TWO TAKES. ONE PODCAST. This week at Large Popcorn, we continue our international movie summer series with the one take crime thriller from Sebastian Schipper, VICTORIA .   Plus: Hugo shares his completed Studio Ghibli Complete Ranking Letterboxd list. Movie news include...

Text us your movie thoughts! 091: We come with a very special double feature episode of Large Popcorn, the cinematic event known as BARBENHEIMER. Yes, not one, but TWO reviews this week, Greta Gerwig's BARBIE, and Christopher Nolan's OPPENHEIMER The One Inch Barrier Series returns next week Next episode: Victoria | Germany Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Show Start 00:04:17 - Barbie 00:59:29 - Gu...

Text us your movie thoughts! The One-Inch Barrier: An International Summer Movie Series | FRANCE 090: This week at Large Popcorn, we continue our international movie summer series with the whimsical yet extremely tragic musical drama from Jacques Demy, THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG   MINI REVIEW: Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 Movie news includes: Barbie and Oppenheimer rotten tomatoes scor...

Text us your movie thoughts! The One-Inch Barrier: An International Summer Movie Series | JAPAN 089: This week at Large Popcorn, we continue our international movie summer series with the harrowing and brilliant  crime drama from director Takeshi Kitano:  HANA-BI or FIREWORKS.   MINI REVIEW: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny For movie news we go over casting news for Deadpool 3 (thanks Hugo),...

Text us your movie thoughts! The One-Inch Barrier: An International Summer Movie Series | SOUTH KOREA 088: This week at Large Popcorn, we continue our international movie summer series with the heart breaking Korean drama, directed by Lee Chang-dong: SECRET SUNSHINE . Plus: we discuss the new Flash movie, go over the brand new Letterboxd Top 250, give our disdain for Secret Invasion's AI intr...

Text us your movie thoughts! The One-Inch Barrier: An International Summer Movie Series | IRAN 087: This week at Large Popcorn, we're kicking off our international movie summer series with the first Iranian vampire western, directed by Ana Lily Amirpour: A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT . Plus: we discuss the the possible Zelda movie by Illumination, encourage everyone to go see Past Lives, a...

Text us your movie thoughts! 086: Movie Club returns to discuss Steven Soderbergh's directorial debut and Palme d'Or winner SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE .  Plus: we go over the Cannes 76 winners and debuts, discuss Oppenheimer's 70mm IMAX screenings, and Across the Spider-Verse's opening weekend box office. INTERNATIONAL SUMMER BEGINS THIS MONTH Next episode: A Girl Walks Home at N...

Text us your movie thoughts! 085:  Do it for Zikril On this episode of Large Popcorn, Canadian filmmaker and special guest Hannah Grace Nicholls joins to discuss Ernesto Contreras' stunning queer film Sueño en otro idioma , or, I Dream in Another Language.  Let's talk about religious guilt, academic colonization, language, and, of course, relationships. This month's Movie Club theme...

Text us your movie thoughts! 084: Cristian and Hugo sat down to record a new episode of Movie Club. They laughed. Then got a little emotional. Movie Club returns to discuss Don Hertzfeldt's animation masterpiece, IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY .  Plus: we go over our recent watches and the newest addition to the Letterboxd app and website: sharable private lists! Next episode: TBA via twitter...

Text us your movie thoughts! 083: Mamma mia! On this episode of Large Popcorn, guest DJ Gillard returns to discuss Nintendo Productions and Illumination's THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE. Generational trauma, orchestral renditions, 30 seconds of didactic filmmaking, and peaches. This one's got it all. Let's-a-go! This month's Movie Club theme is Animation Movies -- Keep an eye on o...

Text us your movie thoughts! April Fools! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ Helpful Links Large Popcorn linktree Large Popcorn on Twitter: @ LargePopcornPod Dial-in to the show via SpeakPipe! Keep up with all the films we watch on every show at my letterboxd profile Check out our merch on bonfire!

Text us your movie thoughts! 082: The Dude abides - and by that I mean: we're back on our regular bi-weekly rotation, man! Movie Club returns to discuss the Coen Brothers' cult-classic 1998 film, THE BIG LEBOWSKI . We also discuss recent watches and give our spoiler-free thoughts on JOHN WICK CHAPTER 4 . Next episode: The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) Timestamps 00:00:00 - show start 00...

Text us your movie thoughts! 081:  Presenting -- The inaugural LARGE POPCORN MOVIE AWARDS for 2023 Ten categories. 55 Nominations. Who takes the coveted awards? This month's theme is Roger Ebert's List of Great Movies -- Keep an eye on our Twitter to vote for the next Movie Club film!  Timestamps 00:00:00 - show start 00:08:08 - LPMAs Behind the Scenes 00:14:02 - Breakout Performance 00:...

Text us your movie thoughts!  080: I'm not a dick! -- Large Popcorn returns with a special review episode of ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA. Find out how we feel about the next entry in the MCU and our excitement (or lack thereof) for the rest of phase 5.  We'll see you next episode with the LARGE POPCORN MOVIE AWARDS! Timestamps 00:00:00 - show start 00:02:49 - Topic of the Show Help...

Text us your movie thoughts!  079: Your presence itself is a gift -- Large Popcorn returns with an incredibly spicy NC-17 movie, Ang Lee's LUST, CAUTION .  We also go over the Large Popcorn Movie Awards official nominees (voting starts this week) and discuss the 95th Academy Awards nominees. We'll see you back in march with the LARGE POPCORN MOVIE AWARDS! Timestamps 00:00:00 - show start...

Text us your movie thoughts!  078: Your mission, should you choose to accept it -- It's the first Movie Club of 2023 and we return with January's theme: Movie Homework 2023 . Join Hugo and Cristian as they discuss Brian De Palma's spy action-thriller, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE. Plus, we go over some huuuge announcements for Large Popcorn in 2023 Movie Club returns in March -- stay tuned f...

Text us your movie thoughts!  077: It's the final Movie Club of the year and we return with December's theme: Letterboxd Top 250 . Join Hugo and Cristian as they discuss Isao Takahata's final movie, the 2013 Oscar nominated film, THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA. Let's discuss femininity, toxic masculinity, and the falsehood of gender roles. Plus:  we give spoiler a spoiler free...

Text us your movie thoughts! 075:  On this episode of Large Popcorn, the co-host of the Men in Gitch podcast and my co-host for Podcast PXN, Gage Dempster, returns to discuss Brad Bird's directorial debut in THE IRON GIANT. From the red scare, the family unit, grief, and sacrifice, You stay. I go. No following. The Concession Stand Andor good Does the Guardians movie  color palette look flat?...

Text us your movie thoughts! 075: Movie Club returns with November's theme of Cinema Italiano . Join Hugo and Cristian as they discuss Giuseppe Tornattore's 1988 masterpiece: CINEMA PARADISO. Let's discuss falling in love with cinema, falling in love with someone, and falling in love with life. Plus:  we give spoiler free reviews of God of War Ragnarok, Black Panther Wakanda Forever...

Text us your movie thoughts! 074:  Do you still like us, so? On this episode of Large Popcorn, the co-host of the Men in Gitch podcast and my co-host for Podcast PXN, Gage Dempster, joins us to discuss Martin McDonagh's latest endeavor and critically acclaimed dark comedy, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN. Let's talk about fears, loneliness, existentialism, and a sweet donkey named Jenny. Pour...

Text us your movie thoughts! 073: Movie Club returns with October's theme of Horror Cinema. Join Hugo and Cristian as they discuss the 1977 cult classic horror/comedy by Nobuhiko Obayashi: HOUSE. And yes, we went bananas for it. Plus:  we discuss DC's hierarchy change with BLACK ADAM, give our spoiler free mini reviews of BROKER, DECISION TO LEAVE, TAR, and TRIANGLE OF SADNESS, and discu...