Popcorn Takes

Mike and Marcia discuss the world-wide phenomenon that is BARBIE! The comedy starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling about the iconic doll.

Marcia and Mike discuss the 1976 thriller starring Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Schieder and William Devane. The movie is about a man who begins to be followed by shadowy men in suits after the death of his brother.

Mike and Marcia discuss the Jordan Peele horror about a family who own and train horses for Hollywood movies and shows. The movie stars Keke Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya.

Marcia and Mike discuss the 1980s cult classic Heathers. Starring Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, and Shannen Doherty. This movie is billed as a teenage dark comedy.

Mike and Marcia discuss the 2015 film Joy. The movie was nominated for Best Motion Picture at the Golden Globes, and won the Best Actress category. It stares Jennifer Lawerence, Bradley Cooper, Robert DeNiro, Isabella Rossellini, Edgar Ramirez, and more.

Marcia and Mike discuss the dark comedy horror film starring Pete Davidson, Lee Pace, Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Myha'la Herrold, Rachel Sennott, and Chase Sui Waters. A group of friends decide to party during a hurricane and play a game that turns deadly.

Mike and Marcia discuss the Ben Affleck (Phil Knight) and Matt Damon (Sonny Vaccaro) movie about the signing of Michael Jordan to Nike shoes. The movie stars Viola Davis as Mrs. Deloris Jordan, Michael's mother. Jason Bateman also stars as the head of Marketing for Nike, Rob Strasser.

Mike and Marcia discuss The King of Staten Island (2020), a semi-autobiographical movie written by Pete Davidson. Judd Apatow & Dave Sirus were also writers on the movie. Judd Apatow directed the movie starring Pete Davidson, Marissa Tomei, Bill Burr, and more. The movie centers around Pete Davidson's character Scott and his life in Staten Island.

Mike and Marcia discuss the third installment of the Guardians of the Galaxy movies. Spoilers abound in this Rocket-centered end to the James Gunn ran Marvel team movie.

Mike and Marcia discuss episodes 5-8 of the 2023 Amazon Prime TV show. These final episodes wrap up the trial and expose some behind the scenes secrets. Starring James Marsden.

Marcia and Mike discuss the first four episodes of Jury Duty (2023), a TV show streamed by Amazon Prime. The premise of the show is that everyone is an actor/actress except for one guy, Ronald. Ronald has no idea that this is a setup for a TV show. James Marsden plays himself, an actor trying to get out of jury duty.

Mike and Marcia discuss Knives Out: Glass Onion (2022). The movie is a follow up to the hit Knives Out (2019) and stars Daniel Craig, Kate Hudson, Edward Norton, Leslie Odom Jr., Kathryn Hanh, Dave Bautista, and more.

In this episode, Mike and Marcia discuss The Man Who Feels No Pain (2018) also known as Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota. The movie is an action movie that draws on martial arts and comedy. Filmed in India, the movie has English subtitles for the Hindi-speaking cast.

Mike and Marcia discuss the 2022 movie starring Nicolas Cage and Pedro Pascal. Spoilers abound in this fun, meta-fueled Nicolas Cage film full of Easter eggs from his filmography. Celebrity cameos from Neil Patrick Harris, Tiffany Haddish, Demi Moore and more.

In this episode, we talked about 2014's The Big Ask starring Gillian Jacobs, Zachary Knighton, David Krumholtz, Melanie Lynskey, Jason Ritter, and Ahna O'Reilly. We give a brief, spoiler-free synopsis with our ratings, and then we take a deeper dive into the plot. We discuss our own views on relationships and what parts of the movie do and don't work.

In our first episode, we talk about Roxanne (1987) starring Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah, and Shelley Duvall. We give a brief, spoiler-free synopsis with our ratings for the movie, and then we take a deeper dive into the plot. We also give a brief history on the movie's inspiration: Cyrano de Bergerac.