Punches and Popcorn

The Couch Potato Ninja crew kicks off our 2023 season the way we started 2022, and the way all seasons should start, with a little BRUCE LEE. Listen in as we dive into this furious 1972 classic! Check out Punches and Popcorn on social media: Twitter: @punchesnpopcorn Instagram: @punchesnpopcorn And if you like what you hear, don't forget to rate, review and subscribe! Mentioned in this episode: Jo...

As a bonus , check out the latest ep of Mike and Jay's new limited series "We Need to Talk About the Oscars!" Co-hosted by one of our all-time favorite guests Jackie McGriff (The Raid), it's a fantastic deep dive into the films and sometimes the politics of how the Oscar sausage will be made this year. Check out Punches and Popcorn on social media: Twitter: @punchesnpopcorn Instagram: @punchesnpop...

Mike, Dom, Jay and Matt talk about the highlights of starting the podcast, favorite fight scenes of the year, recognize some of the heroes we've lost and talk a bit about what's to come for Punches and Popcorn in 2023. Check out Punches and Popcorn on social media: Twitter: @punchesnpopcorn Instagram: @punchesnpopcorn And if you like what you hear, don't forget to rate, review and subscribe! Menti...

Santa came early and he brought a Klassic! Enjoy our deep dive into everyone's favorite video game movie, 1995's Mortal Kombat! Mentioned in this episode: Joe Bean Roasters Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. https://shop.joebeanroasters.com

The couch potato ninjas strike again in the final episode of Ninja November! The boys are lucky enough to be joined by the current writer of IDW's main Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic, Sophie Campbell to talk everything TMNT, from the early days when the turtles all wore red masks and were kinda menacing to today's pop cultural phenomenon. 1990's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was a touchpoint in...

Our friends Randy and Jason Sklar invited us on their podcast View from the Cheap Seats to talk about My Bodyguard, the unsung Chris Makepiece/Matt Dillon classic. This is a special episode they recorded with us at the Food About Town studios. Don't miss out the next time they're in your town, they put on a great show! Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving! Mentioned in this episode: Joe Bean Roasters Joe...

Here it is, the epic culmination of the Ninja trilogy: Ninja III: The Domination . What happens when an aerobics enthusiast/lineswoman is possessed by the spirit of an evil ninja? Sho Kosugi comes to the rescue in a completely implausible mashup that answers the question "What happens when you combine The Exorcist with kung fu movies, and also Flashdance? And then add V8?" It's a rollercoaster rid...

Ninja November continues with our friends Grady Hendrix and Chris Poggiali returning to take a deep dive into ninja culture and Sho Kosugi's classic Ninja II! All of your questions about one of the wildest trilogies in martial arts film history will be answered! Mentioned in this episode: Joe Bean Roasters Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. https://shop.joebeanroasters.com

Punches and Popcorn family, it's time! It's Ninja November, and to celebrate we're talking the Cannon Films classic Enter the Ninja with our friend, comic artist/writer Kyle Starks! (Rick & Morty, 6 Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton, Sexcastle, and more!) We talk about Franco Nero's believability as a ninja, the amazing vision of director Menachem Golan, and this film being the launchpad for the obs...

Special guest MIKE CAMERLENGO of 60SecondClassics.com joins us to break down the most violent GoFundMe of all time- the #VanDamme classic, LIONHEART! Mentioned in this episode: Joe Bean Roasters Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. https://shop.joebeanroasters.com

Food About Town's Chris Lindstrom joins us to discuss Steven Seagal's debut outing, Above the Law! We tackle everything from how Italian Seagal is, to how good of an explosives expert Seagal is, to why everyone Seagal fights looks like an offensive lineman for the Chicago Bears. It's a fun dive into the genesis of everyone's least favorite egomaniac action star. If Judo Gene Lebell was still with...

On this episode we break down Karate Kid with the Sklar Brothers! Fresh off of their appearance on What We Do in the Shadows and the premiere of their new show on UFC Fight Pass The Nosebleeds , Randy and Jason Sklar take us through the 80s classic, The Karate Kid! We talk dirt bikes, the notoriety of the All Valley Karate Tournament, father/son relationships, parenting in the 80s, and tons more i...

McKenneth Blue from the Beer Reviewed Journal officially becomes a master of couch potato style on this episode! This one goes all over the place. We talk about Jackie Chan, comedy in martial arts films, beer, and so much more...it's full on BRJ/PnP mayhem. Check out the Beer Reviewed Journal where ever you pod! Mentioned in this episode: Joe Bean Roasters Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts every...

We know, we know. The title. Beyond that, you get a cracking martial arts comedy with Lau Kar Leung, Gordon Liu, and Lo Lieh at the top of their games. This film launched an offshoot of lighthearted but still action packed kung fu movies. Another classic from the iconic Shaw Brothers studio. We take a deep dive into it, and Dom kicks some science right off the top of the dome. It's impressive stuf...

Who's the master? SHO NUFF! Who's the masters of Couch Potato Style? PUNCHES & POPCORN! The boys dig into the Berry Gordy/Taimak/Vanity/Michael Schultz/Ron Van Clief epic THE LAST DRAGON. We love this movie so much. We talk Vanity, Michael Schultz's career, Berry Gordy's genius in marketing the film and the classic soundtrack and so much more. This is an all time classic film, and we're beyond...

The episode with Grady and Chris was so jam packed it was hard to fit in a Science Corner. So we decided to give it to you on its own, in a handy fun-sized package. Enjoy Dr. Dom talking the science of rats, bags, and bags of rats on heads as a potential tool of violence as seen in Death Promise! Mentioned in this episode: Joe Bean Roasters Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. https://sho...

Grady Hendrix and Chris Poggiali, the authors of These Fists Break Bricks, the definitive book about kung fu movies in the United States, join us to discuss the films of producer Serefim Karalexis, and actor/martial artists Ron Van Clief and Charles Bonet. Chris and Grady tell an incredible story about the heyday of 1970s-1980s independent film distribution, the rise of martial arts in New York Ci...

Jackie McGriff joins the masters of couch potato style as they break down the national treasure of Indonesia, The Raid. We discuss the impact The Raid had on action films, martial arts on screen, and really geek out on the revolutionary style and performances. Mentioned in this episode: Joe Bean Roasters Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. https://shop.joebeanroasters.com

Cementing our legacy as the premier Bolo Yeung podcast, we take a deep dive into the film that launched Jean Claude Van Damme into super-stardom: Bloodsport! We talk Stan Bush's classic synth-rock masterpieces, the art of the nut punch, and so much more, including another edition of Dr. Dom's Science Corner! Mentioned in this episode: Joe Bean Roasters Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone....

The Masters of Couch Potato Style take on the Lo Lieh classic, KING BOXER. We dip into a bit of the legend of Shaw Brothers Studio, discuss fighting styles, that iconic siren noise, our patron saint Bolo Yeung, and get into the science of eye gouges (and headbutts, briefly.) Grab a box of popcorn and enjoy! Mentioned in this episode: Joe Bean Roasters Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone....

Join the Punches and Popcorn Crew on their debut episode! We take a deep dive into the Bruce Lee masterpiece Enter the Dragon! Jeet Kune Do, herpetology, Bolo Yeung, what more could you want from the masters of Couch Potato Style? Mentioned in this episode: Joe Bean Roasters Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. https://shop.joebeanroasters.com