The Stale Popcorn Podcast

2026 is HERE and this week we’re talking our Most Anticipated Movies of 2026 on a tier list. But we’re also talking, Stranger Things fans not being able to move on, Marty Supreme, Primate and much more! (00:00) Start (00:34) Stranger Things Conformitygate (03:35) Top 10 Highest Grossing Movies of 2025 (04:34) GLEN’S CORNER (05:39) Shrinking Season 2 (08:07) Marty Supreme Review (12:13) The Plague...

New Year, Same Us! We’re Talking Stranger Things Season 5! We’ve waited 9 years for Netflix’s Stranger Things to finish and that is what we’re talking about. Listen as 2 guys who have no skin in the game try to remember a TV that started a lifetime ago. We’re also talking Avatar Fire and Ash, The Housemaid, Pluribus and more! (00:00) Start (01:05) Zootopia 2 Box Office (02:18) We Bury the Dead Rev...

What a year! For this episode we thought we'd put together some of our favorite moments from 2025. Hope you enjoy and here's to 2026! (00:00) Intro (00:39) 28 Years Later (01:18) Vantage Point (02:40) Anaconda 2025 (03:06) Don’t Make Keanu Reeves Mad (07:18) Chris’s Top Tier Joke (07:50) 2 Hands 2 Cocks (09:11) Captain America Brave New World (10:00) Peaky Blinders (10:29) Chris Nolan Bond Movie (...

Behold our 2025 award show! On this episode of the Stale Popcorn Podcast, we’re giving out some awards with categories that we’re proud to say nobody will have (mostly because some of the categories will make some people go like….what?) But that's what we’re doing!  We’re also talkin, Avengers Doomsday and Spiderman leaks, Train Dreams, Fallout Season 2 and more! (00:00) Start (01:32) Avengers Doo...

Wake Up Dead Man! I don’t know if they actually say “Wake Up Dead Man” in the movie Wake Up Dead Man …BUTT that’s what we’re talking about on this episode! Directed by Rian Johnson and with a STAR STUDDED CAST featuring Daniel Craig, who reprises his role as master detective Benoit Blanc. The ensemble cast also includes Josh O'Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Wash...

In this episode of The Stale Popcorn Podcast, we’re talking Five Nights at Freddy’s 2! Listen as two men come to the realization that they are no longer hip to it with the youths of the nation.  Butt we’re also talkin’ Neflix and Warner Bros merger, Quentin Tarantino’s beef for Paul Dano for some reason, The Chair Company and much more! Like, share, follow! Or don’t I’m not your boss…. (00:00) Sta...

On this episode we’re talkin’ Eternity. From A24, directed by David Freyne and starring Miles Teller; Elizabeth Olsen; Callum Turner. In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with, and her first love, who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive. But we’re also talkin’ Smallvi...

On this episode of The Stale Popcorn Podcast, we’re talkin’ Wicked: For Good! The anticipated sequel to Wicked. Starring Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum. But we’re also talking, Smallville, Sisu 2, Now You See Me Now You Don’t and MORE! Like and Sub…or don’t. I’m not your boss… (00:00) Start (01:07) GLEN’S CORNER (02:02) Rev...

On the 100th episode of The Stale Popcorn Podcast, we're talkin' The Running Man! Edgar Wright, Glen Powell, and Running! What more could you want?! BUTT we also got a special Glen's Corner, we're talkin' Frankenstien, Nuremberg, and much more! (00:00) Intro (02:05) Pluribus (04:20) Netflix’s UNTAMED Followup (08:23) Alien: Earth Followup (10:03) Nuremberg Review (18:35) Frankenstein Review (25:10...

The Predator is BACK! From Dan Trachtenberg and starring Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi. Cast out from its clan, an alien hunter and an unlikely ally embark on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary. But we’re also talkin’ the new MUMMY movie, Violent Ends review and more! #moviereview #podcast #moviepodcast #moviepodcasts (00:00) Intro (00:49) New MUMMY Movie...

Emma Stone and Jesse Plemmons star in Bugoina! That’s what we’re talking about on this week’s episode of The Stale Popcorn Podcast. When 2 conspiracy theorists kidnap a CEO, thinking she’s an alien, shenanigans ensue!  BUTT we’re also talking about the Sydney Sweeny boxing movie, Black Phone 2, Love is Blind Season 9 and more! (00:00) Intro (02:22) Neo Robot (04:29) GLEN’S CORNER (07:39) Christy M...

It’s Spoooky Season! And to celebrate, we’re watching Shelby Oaks! From directorial debut, Chris Stuckman, a woman's search for her long-lost sister becomes an obsession when she realizes a demon from their childhood may have been real, not imaginary. BUTT we’re also talking, CHAD POWERS, Smallville and more! (00:00) Intro (00:47) Scariest Movies of All Time (04:23) Jack Black Oscar Contender (05:...

On this episode of The Stale Popcorn Podcast, wer’re talking Good Fortune. Written and directed by Aziz Ansari, starring Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen, Ansari, Keke Palmer, and Sandra Oh.  A well-meaning but inept angel named Gabriel meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker and a wealthy venture capitalist. We’re also talking, CHAD POWERS, Good Boy, & The Chair Company! (00:00) Start (01:16)...

TRON is BACK in the form of TRON: ARES! Listen as two dudes who didn't take any notes accidentally repeat the premise of the movie on 3 separate occasions. We're also talkin' CHAD POWERS and Smallville!. (00:00) Start (01:02) Stranger Things Season 5 (03:53) GLEN’S CORNER - Chad Powers Episode 3 (07:11) Roofman (08:29) Revisiting Smallville (13:18) TRON: Ares - No Spoilers (21:22) Spoilers

This week we’re talking about The Smashing Machine! Directed by Benny Safdie, starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, the movie follows pioneer MMA fighter Mark Kerr as he reaches the peak of his career but faces personal hardships along the way. We’re also talking CHAD POWERS, The Strangers Chapter 2, and A Big Bold Beautiful Journey! (00:00) Start (00:48) AI Actress Infiltrating Hollywood (03:1...

On this week’s episode, we’re talking One Battle After another, Paul Thomas Anderson’s newest movie. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti. We’re also talking Dead of Winter, Task, Succession & Chief of War! (00:00) Start (00:42) Weapons Prequel (01:20) GLEN’S CORNER (04:12) Dead of Winter Review (06:21) Task & Succession (0...

On this episode of The Stale Popcorn Podcast, we’re talking Aztec Batman! You know Batman? Have you seen an Aztec version of him?!? Well we have!  We’re also talking 2025 Emmy Winners, Netflix wanting to buy Warner Brothers and more! #Batman #DC #DCanimation #Moviereview (00:00) Start (00:42) The Long Walk Box Office (01:53) The 2025 Emmys (07:27) Netflix Bid for Warner Bros (11:06) GLEN’S CORNER...

This week on The Stale Popcorn Podcast, we’re talking about The Long Walk. Adapted from Stephen King's book, 50 boys be walkin’ and most of them…all but one…die horrifically.  Butt we’re also talking about The Conjuring: Last Rites, Blackberry Movie and more! If you’re reading this, I hope you’re having a good day and if you’re feeling sad or alone, just know you’re not alone. Keep going. Keep try...

This week on The Stale Popcorn Podcast, we are talking about The Office Spin-off show; The Paper. Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Nuñez, Chelsea Frei, and Tim Key.  We’re also talkin’ The Toxic Avenger and The Roses! Follow us if you want...idk my knee hurts. (00:00) Start (02:07) Sophie Turner Tomb Raider (03:04) GLEN’S CORNER (04:35) The Toxic Avenger Review (06:57) The Roses Review (08:01) The...

This week on The Stale Popcorn Podcast we’re talkin’ the newest movie from Darren Aronofsky, Caught Stealing. Starring Austin Butler, Zoe Kravitz, Matt Smith, and more!  But we’re also talkin’ Will Smith’s recent use of AI, we’re answering some listener questions, Eden, Ne Zha 2, It’s Always Sunny seasons 17 and more!! If you’re still reading this, I hope you have a good week!  (00:00) Start (00:5...

There are SO MANY TV shows starting this summer so we thought we'd start 3 of our most anticipated series; Untamed, Alien: Earth, and Chief of War.  Listen to our thoughts of the first few episodes of each and which ones we recommend you watch and which ones you can skip. (00:00) Start) (01:54) Summer TV Show Lineup (03:39) Untamed (10:32) Alien: Earth (17:33) Chief of War

This week on The Stale Popcorn Podcast we’re talkin’ Nobody 2 with Bob Odenkirk! Listen as 2 guys talk about the newest movie Starring Bob Odenkirk, Christopher Lloyd, Connie Nelson, and Bob Odenkirk. It also has Bob Odenkirk AND Bob Odenkirk. (00:00) Start (01:07) Rambo Prequel Movie (02:17) GLEN’S CORNER (03:04) Citizen Cane vs Human Centipede  (05:09) Keith’s Cove (08:29) Strange Harvest (10:15...

For the first time on The Stale Popcorn Podcast, we have an ACCIDENTAL Double-Header! We’re talking about the highly anticipated WEAPONS from Director Zach Cregger starring Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, and Benedict Wong. BUTT we’re also talking FREAKIER FRIDAY with Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan! Tune in and listen as two dudes who should know how to communicate effectively…simply don’t. It's a...

On this week’s episode we’re talkin’ a couple of the silliest movies we’ve seen in a while! The Naked Gun and Happy Gilmore 2. We’re also talkin’ Glen Powell news, Sketch movie review, and Smallville! (00:00) Start (00:45) New Bond Writer (01:53) Robert Downey Jr. Dr. Doom (02:56) The Social Network 2 (04:16) GLEN’S CORNER (06:54) Sketch Review (10:24) Revisiting Smallville #2 (16:38) July Movie R...

Fantastic Four: First Steps, one of the most anticipated movies of 2025 is here and you can bet we’re talkin about it. The good, the bad, and everything in between. We also have a special guest joining us about all things Fantastic Four! We’re also talking about the new season of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Smallville, and more!(00:00) Start(00:59) Pluribus Trailer(02:05) Clayface Movie Plo...