Large Popcorn: A Movie Podcast

Text us your movie thoughts! 022:  On today's episode, the host of Just Koryzma, Brayden Koryzma, joins to talk about the 2012 Happy Gilmore movie, That's My Boy. Join us as we talk about what works and what doesn't in the movie, how this ranks among Sandler films, and, of course, Vanilla Ice! Maybe one day we can finally bring back WAAAZZZUUUUUUP! Reel Round-Up Items Knives Out 2 c...

Text us your movie thoughts! 021:  On this week's episode, the co-host of Point in Progress, Frank V, joins the show to talk Sam Raimi's horror classic, Evil Dead II. Get ready for our GROOVIEST episode yet! Reel Round-Up Items Chloe Zhao to direct new Dracula film for Universal A new Muppets Haunted Mansion will release on Disney+ this Fall The new Superman film will have a black actor...

Text us your movie thoughts! 020:  Our collaborative journey to Mordor sadly comes to a close with our final film in Peter Jackson 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy. Returning for today's show, we're joined by Pod-ket Monsters' Dustin Cunningham and Disney+ Us' Griffin Thenell to discuss the final film in the series: The Return of the King. One long-time super fan; One fran...

Text us your movie thoughts! 019:  Wake up, Samurai! It's time to talk about our favorite Cyberpunk movies when the hosts of I'm So Tired return to make a first-time appearance together here on the show! Let's talk about sad but cool sci-fi films together. Reel Round-Up Items Chloe Zhao wins two oscars Another Round/Druk to get an American remake Paddington 2 becomes the top-rated f...

Text us your movie thoughts! 018:  On this special interview episode of Large Popcorn, I'm joined by the host of Awesomely Average and Speaking of Stadia, Aaron Seaney, as we interview actor/screenwriter Scott Kruse on the making of his Indie Comedy film, Man Camp! Are you MAN enough to handle the episode?? New Segment Director's Chair Timestamps 00:00:00 - show start 00:02:39 - director...

Text us your movie thoughts! 017:  Mr. Matrix Italiano himself, Hugo Pinai, returns to the show to talk our 10 Favorite Sci-Fi films. Note that the lists aren't a list of "top" films but our "favorites" to keep lists fresh and interesting! Come find out what cool sci-fi movies make our favorites! New Segment The Storyboards Timestamps 00:00:00 - show start 00:02:40 - the s...

Text us your movie thoughts! Episode 016:  The European guest train continues when Johanne Kirkeby joins to talk Denis Villeneuve's critically acclaimed sci-fi film, Arrival. Join us as we discuss the film in tandem with Jo's linguistics background and how it changes the way we read the film! Reel Round-Up Items Netflix buys Knives Out sequels Pixar employees demoralized by Disney+ premi...

Text us your movie thoughts! Episode 015:  On Large Popcorn everything is fine - especially when we talk about the madman David Lynch! This week's episode we're joined by our Italian cinephile friend, Hugo Pinai, from Remember the Film. Join us as we talk absurdism, dreams, velvet motifs, and more! Reel Round- Up items include: More 2021 movie delays Black Widow to premier on Disney+ Pre...

Text us your movie thoughts! Episode 014:  We continue our collaborative journey to Mordor to bring you our first film series with Peter Jackson's 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy - with a twist!  Returning for today's show, we're joined by Pod-ket Monsters' Dustin Cunningham and Disney+ Us' Griffin Thenell to discuss the second film in the series: The Two Towers. One...

Text us your movie thoughts! Episode 013:  Look out! It's our 13th episode and we've got a spooktacular of a show today! Our Ohioan friend and humble comedian Eric Lewis joins for a terrifyingly good time as we share our favorite list of horror movies. What scary movies top your list? No Reel Round-Up this week. We go straight into our discussion of horror films! Timestamps 00:00:00 - sh...

Text us your movie thoughts! Episode 012: Are you ready for our wackiest show yet?? On today's episode, Denmarks #1 streamer, Islam Dibaje, joins us to talk Danish film The Green Butchers featuring an absurd hairline from Mads Mikkelsen. Seriously, it's wild how well Islam balances intellectual conversation while be an absolute joker. Listen for yourself!! Reel Round- Up items include: S...

Text us your movie thoughts! Episode 011:  On today's episode, filmmaker Mark Moreno RETURNS to talk one of the coolest sequels  ever made: Blade Runner 2049. Is Villeneuve's film better than the original?? Let's discuss. Reel Round-Up items include: iCarly revival at Paramount+ District 10 news Alan Kim interview from Minari Timestamps 00:00:00 - show start 00:02:11 - reel round-up...

Text us your movie thoughts! Episode 010:  We collaborated to bring you our first film series with Peter Jackson's 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy - with a twist! We're joined by Pod-ket Monsters' Dustin Cunningham and Disney+ Us' Griffin Thenell to discuss the first film in the series: The Fellowship of the Ring. One long-time super fan; One franchise newcomer; One ring...

Text us your movie thoughts! Episode 009: On today's epically long episode of Large Popcorn, Jackson and Palmer Wells return to talk to us about the best films of 2020, each bringing their own list of 10 films to discuss in an alternating roundtable. We also have Large Popcorn's Official Top Films of 2020 (as voted on by myself and each of our guests) as well as the Community Top Films o...

Text us your movie thoughts! Episode 008: Get ready for the most laid back and comfortable episode of Large Popcorn yet as Ruben Guerrero from The Penultimate Conquest joins to gush over Disney's Tron: Legacy. We also polled our listeners to ask whether or not they thought this sequel film was a good movie. Get ready to enter the grid! Reel Round-Up items include: New films regarding the r/Wa...

Text us your movie thoughts! Episode 007: On today's episode of Large Popcorn, Cristian is joined by film student Benjamin Weeks from South Carolina to talk about all things A24: from their history with the studio to forthcoming projects as well as their current top 5 A24 films. It's a doozy of a show! Reel Round-Up items include: Willy Wonka prequel with Paddington director and numerous...

Text us your movie thoughts! Today's episode of Large Popcorn is a very exciting interview with Canadian student/director, Palmer Wells, and actor/streamer Austin Rubio, about what it was like to work on their debut film, A Sadness I Chose (Wells, 2020) Reel Round-Up items on the show include: Wonder Woman 1984's potential Oscar's campaign, Darren Aronofsky's new film with Bren...

Text us your movie thoughts! Episode 005: On 2021's first recorded episode of Large Popcorn, guest Jackson Wells virtually joins Cristian all the way from the great, white north to talk what four movies grace the spots of their Letterboxd profiles. This week's movie news includes: Roger Deakins being knighted, Chloe Zhao's Eternals script, Michael B. Jordan in the director's ch...

Text us your movie thoughts! This week's show sees The Penultimate Conquest Podcast's  Ryan Smith join Cristian to discuss their history with anime, both shows and films, as well as their favorite anime movies and how those have impacted their lives, respectively. Reel Round-Up items on today's show include: a new character in the Sonic sequel, another Dune delay?, and the marginali...

Text us your movie thoughts! Episode 003: Guest Spencer Lane joins Cristian to tackle a close reading of Clint Eastwood's 1992 film 'Unforgiven' in this quieter, introspective episode of Large Popcorn. We also talk about the new films added to the National Film Registry, the cultural importance of Shrek, and Spencer's paper on 'Mulholland Drive.' 00:00:00 - show start...

Text us your movie thoughts! Episode 002: Los Angeles filmmaker Mark Moreno joins Cristian to talk about the foreign entities that influence Hollywood, specifically China and the censorship that has spread into many medium across the world. We also geek out about how cool Godzilla: King of the Monsters is. 00:00:00 - show start 00:03:30 - reel round-up 00:22:00 - topic of the show Socials: Large P...

Text us your movie thoughts! Episode 001: The inaugural show sees guest Eric Ginn and host Cristian Macias discuss the "best blockbuster ever made," Spielberg's Jurassic Park (1993). This week's movie news includes items from Disney Investor Day as well as Christopher Nolan's and Denis Villeneuve's response to WB + HBO Max's 2021 streaming partnership. 00:00:00 -...

Text us your movie thoughts! A movie podcast hosted by Cristian Macias . Elevated discussions without being pretentious. From movie news, single film discussions, director discographies, and more. We hope you enjoy the show! Bookmark our letterboxd list to keep up with all the marquee films discussed on the show: https://letterboxd.com/cosmiccristian/ Helpful Links Large Popcorn linktree Large Pop...