The Popcorn Bucket Podcast

Hello and welcome to this cartoonishly chaotic Franchise Fatigue? episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! In the fourth and final part of their Bat-marathon, Ben and Rob get animated and more than a little silly with their final stops on the Bat-train. Are we Bat-overusing the Bat-prefix joke? You'd Bat-tell us right? Please follow us on: Instagram @popcornbucketpod, Twitter @popcornbucketpd, GoodP...

Hello and welcome to this violently vacillating Franchise Fatigue? episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! In the third part of their tireless trek through all things Batman, Ben and Rob take on er... Ben and Rob. This episode, it's the turn of Messrs Affleck and Pattinson to don the cowl and serve up piping bowls of street justice. With this look at what is tentatively titled the "Modern Batman" e...

Hello and welcome to this gloriously gritty Franchise Fatigue? episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! This week, Ben and Rob continue their hurried, trying-to-not-make-eye-contact-with-anyone walk through the dark, scary streets of Gotham City as they move on to the Christopher Nolan trilogy. Expect a losing battle against the urge to do terrible impressions, a rare Podcat appearance and lashings...

Hello and welcome to this Pick ‘N Mix Episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast. This time we are looking back to the heady days of May 2023, as opinions are opined, trailers are trailed, and reviews are revised. In a wide ranging conversation, we get animated over AI, stroppy about streaming, and supportive of strikes. Ben gets butterflies, and Rob has a favourite new villain. Plus there are some Rob...

Hello and welcome to this curiously chiropteran Franchise Fatigue? episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! This week, Ben and Rob begin their journey through the dark alleys and imposing statues of Gotham City as they tackle the films of the Caped Crusader himself, Batman. Gasp as Rob admits his unfamiliarity with the first few Batfilms! Chortle as Ben's nipples are deemed too controversial for mai...

Hello and welcome to this accidentally avian episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! In this week's One Shot, Ben and Rob delve deep into the archives to rustle up two movies that celebrate their tenth anniversary this year. Do the doofus duo discuss your decade-old darling? You know what you have to do to discover those delectable details... With thanks as always to Laurence Owen of longcatmedia.c...

Hello and welcome to this Franchise Fatigue? Episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast. This week we return (for the final time!), and go back further than before, to talk about Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and the sequels. Three wizarding films in one episode?! It’ll never catch on. This time we search for the gold within the franchise, like a pair of podcasting Nifflers, and, like Bowtru...

Hello and welcome to this month's hot, heaped serving of the Pick N Mix Popcorn Bucket Podcast!  This episode, ya bois cast their eyes and brains over the past month of movie news and do a talking about it with their mouths. Expect trailer talk, soul-cleaving screams and a nostalgic trip back to sausage school. The Wilhelm scream article can be found right here : https://blog.freesound.org/?p=1515...

Hello and welcome to this suitably stormy episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! In this week's One Shot, Ben and Rob look skyward for inspiration and pick two movies related to weather. Expect patches of light drivel and high pressure competition as your blustering buddies aim to be your personal barometers for quality meteorological movie magic. With thanks as always to Laurence Owen of longcatm...

Hello and welcome to The Popcorn Bucket Podcast. This week we once again (once again) return to the Wizarding World, as we look at the finale to Harry Potter, with the two part Deathly Hallows films. This episode, we take a rambling look at rambling through a forest, talk about the appropriate British curse word to use under duress, and plus there are a few laughs along the way. And, as an evergre...

Hello and welcome to this month's serving of the Pick N Mix Popcorn Bucket Podcast!  In this enticing episode the Oscars are opined, vampires are valued, asteroids ascertained and the dickpic dichotomy is dissected. With thanks as always to Laurence Owen of longcatmedia.com for the theme music. Please rate us on your podcast app of choice! Follow us on Instagram @popcornbucketpod, on Twitter @popc...

Hello and welcome to this wonderfully Willis-y episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! This episode, your die-hard duo Ben and Rob celebrate legendary actor Bruce Willis and pick their favourite Brucey blockbusters and pit them against each other. Expect chat of raspberry rudeness, shocking sporting slaughters, dank dungeon discomfort and practically everything in between - the whole nine yards (bu...

Hello and welcome to The Popcorn Bucket Podcast. This week we once again return to the Wizarding World, as we look at Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. This time, we are wowed by set design, moved by montages, and thrilled by tunes. There is more shouty Gambeldore, Ben gets a bit handsy, and Rob makes at least three jokes that Ben does not enjoy...

Hello and welcome to this month's edition of the patented (not legally binding) Pick N Mix Popcorn Bucket Podcast!  This episode, your felicitous film fellows figure out their feelings about February and all the movie and TV topics held within. Censorship is scrutinised, trailers are taken to task and pancakes are pondered about. Please rate us on your podcast app of choice, follow us on Instagram...

Hello and welcome to this inaugural Robservation episode! Freed from the confines of our normal strictly adhered to episode formats, for this bonus episode Rob is, as promised, going a little dark, as he talks to himself about His Dark Materials, and how much he enjoys the series of books and the recently completed television series. You can find us on Instagram @popcornbucketpod, on Twitter @popc...

Hello and welcome to this fantastically floppy episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! This week, Ben and Rob talk turkeys as they compete over films that failed financially. In this exciting episode, Ben uses artificial intelligence as an excuse for laziness and Rob gets lost in the Digression Woods, with only righteous indignation and an auric atrocity to guide him. Ben also wishes to apologise f...

Hello and welcome to this Franchise Fatigue? Episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast. This week we return (for the first time, to be absolutely clear) to the Wizarding World, and talk about Harry Potters 3 and 4. There is a lot of ‘Robification’ of the titles, and Ben gets very sporty. Please rate us on your podcast app of choice, and please follow us on Instagram @popcornbucketpod, on Twitter @popc...

Hello and welcome to this month's Pick N Mix retrospective! This episode, your lovable lads talk about Oscar and Bruno, as well as laying out a lecture on lackadaisical lists. Also, is the Paw Patrol Movie secretly good? Just what is Rob trying to hide? Ben finds out how deep the conspiracy goes. The Guardian article about the lost art of DVD menus is to be found here.  Please rate us on your podc...

Hello and welcome to this Franchise Fatigue? Episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast. This week we dive straight into the Wizarding World, and talk about the Harry Potter films. Plus, Ben is on his best and most polite behaviour. Please rate us on your podcast app of choice, and please follow us on Instagram @popcornbucketpod, on Twitter @popcornbucketpd, or on www.popcorn bucket.com. Email us at po...

Hello and welcome to The Popcorn Bucket Podcast. This week we take an unprecedented third go at Feel Good Films. In this episode Rob gets flustered, Ben has a realisation, and there is a bit of job seeking. But have we run out of films to meet the topic, or run out of topics in general? Tune in to find out! You can find us on Instagram @popcornbucketpod, on Twitter @popcornbucketpd, or via email p...

Hello and welcome to another Pick ‘N Mix episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast. We are sticking with the rhyming titles again this episode as we look ahead at the new(ish) year of 2023 and talk about the films which we are most looking forward to. You can find us on Instagram @popcornbucketpod, on Twitter @popcornbucketpd, or via email podcast@popcornbucket.com, and please subscribe and share the...

Hello and welcome the giant-sized, holographic, glow in the dark variant issue of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast!  This time, ya personable podbois look back at the year that was and pick their favourites from 2022. Rest assured- you, the listeners, remain top of their overall list of awesome for an unprecedented second year in a row. Congratulations.  Please rate us on your podcast app of choice, and...

Ho ho ho and welcome to this One Shot episo-ho-ho-hode Tis the season of joy and goodwill, and to reuse topics (and jokes) from last year. But which seasonal cinematic selections have our two pod elves chosen for this wonderful wintery One Shot? There is only one way to find out! Please rate us on your podcast app of choice, and please follow us on Instagram @popcornbucketpod, on Twitter @popcornb...

Hello and welcome to this Franchise Fatigue?episode! This week we jump around, go undercover, and look at 21 & 22 Jump Street (but not the many, many sequels), by way of chicken salad and craft shops. Please rate us on your podcast app of choice, and please follow us on Instagram @popcornbucketpod, on Twitter @popcornbucketpd, or on www.popcorn bucket.com. Email us at podcast@popcornbucket.com. Wi...

Hello and welcome to another Pick N Mix episode! This week we look at the recently released Black Panther Wakanda Forever, the 30th film in the MCU, and the final film of Phase Four. Expect a spoiler filled dive into the film, and the Phase in general, along with the famous and standard Popcorn Bucket Podcast digressions, this time to pre-internet methods of information delivery. Plus stick around...