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The Popcorn Bucket Podcast

The Popcorn Bucket Podcast

By Ben and Rob

Hello and welcome to The Popcorn Bucket Podcast with Ben and Rob. Each week we will talk about at a film series (Franchise Fatigue?), film news (Pick ‘N Mix), or each put a standalone film on a given topic against each other (One Shot).
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Pick N’ Mix: Spider-Man: No Way Home Spoiler Special

The Popcorn Bucket PodcastDec 30, 2021

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Franchise Fatigue?: Indiana Jones (Part Two)

Franchise Fatigue?: Indiana Jones (Part Two)

Hello and welcome to this decently docent episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! This time, your professorial podbois return to the Indiana Jones franchise. This episode, Ben and Rob talk about the stuff (and staff) of kings, malicious monkey murder (or the lack thereof) and kinky octogenarian roleplay. Thanks, as always, to Laurence Owen of Long Cat Media for our theme music. Please follow us on: Instagram @popcornbucketpod, Twitter @popcornbucketpd, GoodPods @PopcornBucket or visit us at: www.thepopcornbucket.com

Mar 15, 202401:47:55
One Shot! : Leap Year Lunacy

One Shot! : Leap Year Lunacy

Hello and welcome to this rambunctious rule-breaking episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! To celebrate the quirkily quadrennial occurrence of a leap day, your podbois have decided that the gloves are off and the rules are out the window. This means that as long as it was released in a leap year, anything goes. No film is off-limits, be it part of a franchise, something we've covered before or something else entirely.

This ain't your normal One Shot - these are street rules, baby! You can find us on Instagram @popcornbucketpod, on X @popcornbucketpd, or via email podcast@thepopcornbucket.com, and please subscribe and share the episode if you like it. With thanks as always to Laurence Owen of longcatmedia.com for the theme music

Mar 07, 202401:07:22
Pick ‘n Mix: February 2024 - Film News, Trailers, and Chat

Pick ‘n Mix: February 2024 - Film News, Trailers, and Chat

Hello and welcome to our Pick N Mix episode for February 2024! This time we have the usual mix of film news, trailers (listed below), and Robservations & RecoBendations (links below), but not necessarily in the usual order. With mini-reviews of Migration, The Marvels, and Society of the Snow, amongst others. Also a bit of chat about cinematic expectations and Gladiators. Please rate and review on your podcast app of choice, and share on your social network of choice. We are on Instagram and Threads @popcornbucketpod, and on Twitter @popcornbucketpd. With thanks as always to Lawrence Owen of Longcat Media for the theme music. Links to the trailers discussed: Deadpool and Wolverine Twisters Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Horizon An American Saga Back to Black Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Wicked Borderlands Late Night With The Devil Robservations and RecoBendations Game https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/games/rollerdrome/ Book https://www.waterstones.com/book/tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow/gabrielle-zevin/9781529115543
Mar 01, 202401:04:29
One Shot! : Romantic Films
Feb 14, 202401:00:57
Franchise Fatigue?: Indiana Jones (Part One)
Feb 10, 202401:30:23
Pick ‘N Mix: January 2024 - Film News, Trailers, and More
Feb 02, 202401:12:30
One Shot! : Feel Good Films IV
Jan 27, 202401:05:33
Pick ‘N Mix: 2024 Preview, AKA A Look Through The Door at 2024
Jan 16, 202456:40
Pick ‘n Mix: 2023 - A Cultural Review (AKA What Did We See in 2023?)
Jan 08, 202401:35:56
Pick N Mix: December 2023 - Film News, Trailers, & Chat

Pick N Mix: December 2023 - Film News, Trailers, & Chat

Hello and welcome to our final Pick N Mix episode of 2023! This time we are looking at the various film trailers and news that snuck into December 2023, as a sort of cinematic house clearing before we look at the whole of 2023 in our forthcoming Cultural Review. In the meantime, we sincerely wish you all the best for the New Year, whatever you are doing, and that you have a super 2024. See you next year! Ben & Rob x
Dec 31, 202348:04
One Shot! Christmas Films 2023

One Shot! Christmas Films 2023

Hello and welcome to a firmly festive filled episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast.

In a temporary pause from our Blight Before Christmas series, here is our annual Christmas One Shot episode, featuring a menagerie of podcast animals, and two classic Christmas choices.

Before all that though, we settle the matter of who won the last Christmas One Shot…

Please rate and review on your podcast app of choice, and share on your social network of choice. We are on Instagram and Threads @popcornbucketpod, and on Twitter @popcornbucketpd.

With thanks as always to Lawrence Owen of Longcat Media for the theme music.
Dec 24, 202346:51
Franchise Fatigue?: Home Alone (Part One)
Dec 22, 202359:24
Franchise Fatigue?: Jingle All the Way
Dec 15, 202358:10
One Shot! Tearjerkers

One Shot! Tearjerkers

Hello and welcome to a rather emotional episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast.


This time around we are talking about the films that move us and why. Old man Ben shouts at a cloud, and then lays down a challenge that will definitely not be picked up on, Rob brings up fencing (so tick that off your Popcorn Bucket Podcast bingo card, if you’re playing along at home), and a long running feature is finally named. You also get a museum recommendation thrown in too!

Please rate and review on your podcast app of choice, and share on your social network of choice. We are on Instagram and Threads @popcornbucketpod, and on Twitter @popcornbucketpd.

With thanks as always to Lawrence Owen of Longcat Media for the theme music.
Dec 08, 202301:10:52
Pick N Mix : November 2023 - Film News, Trailers, and Opinions

Pick N Mix : November 2023 - Film News, Trailers, and Opinions

Hello and welcome to our monthly Pick N Mix episode, this time about that month what just done finished, November 2023.

This episode, there's some Swift chat we take our time with, a film that may or may not be seen starring a man you definitely can't see, a moratorium on running jokes that will probably go nowhere and Rob heads south for the winter.

Please rate and review on your podcast app of choice, and share on your social network of choice. We are on Instagram and Threads @popcornbucketpod,
and on X (but still Twitter, really) @popcornbucketpd.

With thanks as always to Laurence Owen of Long Cat Media for the theme music
Dec 01, 202301:29:44
Pick N Mix : Loki Season 2

Pick N Mix : Loki Season 2

Hello and welcome to a format free Pick N Mix episode, this time all about the God of Mischief and his recently completed second series.

This episode, your anything but low-key hosts timeslip in Loki Season 2 and have a good ol' chinwag about the goodness to be found within. They also chat up a storm about Marvel in general as well as The Marvels in particular. What brave pioneers they are.

Please rate and review on your podcast app of choice, and share on your social network of choice. We are on Instagram and Threads
@popcornbucketpod, and on X @popcornbucketpd.

With thanks as always to Lawrence Owen of Longcat Media for the theme music
Nov 17, 202344:51
Franchise Fatigue?: Zombieland
Nov 10, 202301:05:08
Pick N Mix: October 2023 - Film News, Trailers, and Chat

Pick N Mix: October 2023 - Film News, Trailers, and Chat

Hello and welcome to a slightly delayed look back at October 2023 from The Popcorn Bucket Podcast.

We talk trailers, we talk delays, we talk intermissions, and we talk about swiftly completing a video game, and Swift as well.

Please rate and review on your podcast app of choice, and share on your social network of choice. We are on Instagram and Threads @popcornbucketpod, and on Twitter @popcornbucketpd.

With thanks as always to Lawrence Owen of Longcat Media for the theme music.
Nov 03, 202356:09
One Shot! : Horror Films Part II
Oct 31, 202348:52
Franchise Fatigue? Fear Street Trilogy

Franchise Fatigue? Fear Street Trilogy

Hello and welcome to another ‘Franchise Fatigue?’ episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast. This time we are taking three spooky trips to Fear Street, as we look at Netflix’s trilogy based on the R L Stine series. Expect terrible accents (sorry), terrific bakery puns, and a story about being in fear of a different street entirely.

Please rate and review on your podcast app of choice, and share on your social network of choice. We are on Instagram and Threads @popcornbucketpod, and on Twitter @popcornbucketpd.

With thanks as always to Lawrence Owen of Longcat Media for the theme music.
Oct 25, 202301:07:11
Pick N Mix : Star Wars: Ahsoka

Pick N Mix : Star Wars: Ahsoka

Hello and welcome to a format free Pick N Mix episode, this time all about the recently completed series Ahsoka

This episode, your motherflippin' Starbois chat about the latest entry in the Star Wars canon. Expect talk of Jizz (with a capital "J"), the probability of no-one being able to fill the boots (or cloak) of Ray Stevenson and a visit to the wretched hive of scum and villainy that is r/saltierthancrait.

Please rate and review on your podcast app of choice, and share on your social network of choice. We are on Instagram and Threads
@popcornbucketpod, and on X @popcornbucketpd.

With thanks as always to Lawrence Owen of Longcat Media for the theme music
Oct 19, 202357:37
Franchise Fatigue? Trainspotting & T2: Trainspotting
Oct 10, 202301:05:41
Pick N Mix : September 2023 - Film News, Trailers, and Opinions

Pick N Mix : September 2023 - Film News, Trailers, and Opinions

Hello and welcome to our monthly Pick N Mix episode, this time all about the month historians will refer back to as "September 2023"

This episode, your favourite members of the Shelf Preservation Society talk about everything from creators, court cases and controversies to calamitous content and cute cats. Plus, we have the usual trailer talk and some spicy Reccobendations. Join us, won't you?

Please rate and review on your podcast app of choice, and share on your social network of choice. We are on Instagram and Threads
@popcornbucketpod, and on X (but still Twitter, really) @popcornbucketpd.

With thanks as always to Lawrence Owen of Longcat Media for the theme music
Oct 05, 202350:16
One Shot! : "Classics"
Sep 28, 202301:00:39
Franchise Fatigue? Jurassic World
Sep 14, 202301:49:06
Franchise Fatigue? Jurassic Park Part One (1993-2001)
Sep 07, 202301:38:17
Pick N Mix : August 2023 - Film News, Trailers, and Opinions
Sep 01, 202359:21
One Shot: Movies with a Twist
Aug 22, 202301:01:19
Franchise Fatigue?: John Wick
Aug 10, 202301:29:34
Pick ‘n Mix: July 2023 - Film News, Trailers, and Opinions

Pick ‘n Mix: July 2023 - Film News, Trailers, and Opinions

Hello and welcome as we say goodbye to another month of 2023, and this time it was July.

We start off quite fruity, remain cantankerous, once again get stressed over streaming, and have a passionate plea for physical media.

Please rate and review on your podcast app of choice, and share on your social network of choice. We are on Instagram and Threads @popcornbucketpod, and on Twitter @popcornbucketpd.

With thanks as always to Lawrence Owen of Longcat Media for the theme music.
Aug 01, 202353:59
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (Franchise Fatigue?)

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (Franchise Fatigue?)

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to listen to the third part of our Mission: Impossible episodes, as we look at the latest release, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One. There are masks, stunts, cars, and steps, and this marks the first time we have returned to a ranking, to see where this fits in with the other films in the franchise.

Please rate and review on your podcast app of choice, and share on your social network of choice. We are on Instagram and Threads @popcornbucketpod, and on Twitter @popcornbucketpd.

With thanks as always to Lawrence Owen of Longcat Media for the theme music.
Jul 25, 202301:05:29
One Shot! : Driving Movies
Jul 13, 202301:18:04
Pick ‘N Mix: June 2023 - Trailers, News, & Chat
Jul 05, 202301:00:18
Franchise Fatigue? Batman : Part Four (Batman: The Movie, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm and The Lego Batman Movie)
Jun 29, 202301:16:51
Franchise Fatigue? Batman : Part Three (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and The Batman)
Jun 20, 202301:20:41
Franchise Fatigue? Batman : Part Two (2005-2012)
Jun 13, 202301:43:47
Pick ‘n Mix: May 2023 - News, Trailers, & Opinions
Jun 06, 202301:12:44
Franchise Fatigue? Batman : Part One (1989-1997)
May 31, 202301:48:32
One Shot! : 2013 films
May 23, 202358:27
Franchise Fatigue? Fantastic Beasts (Harry Potter and the Wizarding World Part 5)
May 08, 202301:41:20
Pick N Mix : April 2023
May 02, 202343:18
One Shot! : Weather Movies
Apr 19, 202301:15:46
Franchise Fatigue? Harry Potter Part 4
Apr 11, 202301:22:27
Pick N Mix : March 2023
Apr 04, 202348:12
One Shot! : Bruce Willis
Mar 28, 202301:21:00
Franchise Fatigue? Harry Potter Part 3
Mar 14, 202301:21:37
Pick N Mix : February 2023
Mar 07, 202301:03:58
His Dark Materials (A Robservation Special)
Mar 04, 202332:42
One Shot! : Box Office Bombs
Feb 28, 202301:16:36
Franchise Fatigue? Harry Potter Part 2
Feb 15, 202301:14:11