Burnt Popcorn

Burnt Popcorn

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Burnt Popcorn episodes

  • Episode 49 – Ghost

    Part romance, part thriller, part comedy, but does it add up to make a good movie? Join Mike and his love, his darling Laura as they try to figure out the rules that ghosts have to live by and the easiest way to tell a cop that a psychic gave you evidence (you don't). Get some hands in that spinning clay and get to listening!

    Release Date: July 13th, 1990

    Directed by:

    Jerry Zucker

    Starring: 

    Patrick Swayze
    Demi Moore
    Whoopi Goldberg

    1 hr 7 min
  • Episode 48 – Jurassic Park III

    Rounding out the original three Jurassic Park movies, we take one more trip back to Site B to see if the king of the dinosaurs can be dethroned by a new powerhouse dino, or if this pretender derails the franchise instead.

    Release Date: July 18th, 2001

    Directed by:

    Joe Johnston

    Starring: 

    Sam Neill
    William H. Macy
    Téa Leoni

    1 hr 6 min
  • Episode 47 – Friday The 13th

    Mike and Laura are back to ki ki ki ma ma ma once again! This time we're headed all the way back to 1980 to see if the original Friday the 13th holds a machete to its wacky 3D sequel that we covered all the way back at episode seven. Does the OG Friday have the guts? Or does Mrs. Voorhees fail to make the cut against her psychotic son?

    Release Date: May 9th, 1980

    Directed by:

    Sean S. Cunningham

    Starring: 

    Betsy Palmer
    Adrienne King
    Kevin Bacon
    Harry Crosby

    1 hr 8 min
  • Episode 46 – Armageddon

    Oh no, the world is ending! And the only person who can save it is.... Bruce Willis? Yup, that's right, this week we're looking at the disaster flick Armageddon. From its star studded cast to it's absolutely insane plot, we're here for every bonkers moment. But can Mike and Laura answer the biggest question of all, "Wouldn't it be easier for NASA to train astronauts how to drill rather than training drillers to be astronauts?"

    Release Date: July 1st, 1998

    Directed by:

    Michael Bay

    Starring: 

    Bruce Willis
    Billy Bob Thorton
    Ben Affleck
    Liv Tyler
    Steve Buscemi

    1 hr 14 min
  • Episode 45 – True Lies

    Tuxedo? Check! Beautiful women? Check! Government agency? Check! More guns than you can handle? Check! Wife and kid? Ah Bwuuuuuh?! Get ready for a different kind of spy than the ones you know. How long can Harry keep his double life a secret from his family, and how long can this keep Mike and Laura entertained? Take some truth serum with us, and we'll tell you how we really feel about this action comedy!

    Release Date: July 17, 1994

    Directed by:

    James Cameron

    Starring: 

    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Jamie Lee Curtis
    Tom Arnold
    Bill Paxton
    Tia Carrere

    1 hr 9 min
  • Episode 44 – Mortal Kombat

    Shout it loud and proud! MORTAL KOMBAT! This week Mike and Laura will be taking a look at the original adaption of the 90s arcade smash. Is this movie a major geek treasure, or does nostalgia blind our hosts into thinking this is a good movie? Well... at least one of our hosts. Is this flick a Flawless victory or should it be dropped into the pit?

    Release Date: June 11, 2001

    Directed by:

    Paul W.S. Anderson

    Starring: 

    Christopher Lambert
    Robin Shou
    Linden Ashby
    Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
    Bridgette Wilson

    52 min
  • Episode 43 – Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

    What would 2001 be without Angelina Jolie? We're back into the aughts with the pre-Marvel Cinematic Universe badass woman. But is Tomb Raider more eye candy than Girls Are Doing It For Themselves? Or will it hold a candle to the superheroine movies of the 2010s? Let's take a look and find out!

    Release Date: June 11, 2001

    Directed by:

    Simon West

    Starring: 

    Angelina Jolie
    Iain Glen
    Daniel Craig
    Jon Voight

    55 min
  • Episode 42 – Robocop

    It's the future of Law enforcement! Is it the bottom of the barrel of cheesy sci-fi schlock? Or is there more heart to this cold machine? Dead or alive you're coming with Mike and Laura to see if this satire is worth a dollar or not.

    Release Date: July 17, 1987

    Directed by:

    Paul Verhoeven

    Starring: 

    Peter Weller
    Nancy Allen
    Ronny Cox
    Kurtwood Smith

    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 41 – Pretty Woman

    It took 41 episodes, but we did it, we finally did it. This week, Mike and Laura are looking at their first tradition RomCom with Pretty Woman! It is the biggest box office success of any romantic comedy ever, but does it really stand the test of time. Does the "Hooker with a Heart of Gold" trope get stale real fast when looked at under a modern gaze? Or is the charm of Julia Roberts enough to draw us in? Let's listen and find out!

    Release Date: March 23, 1990

    Directed by:

    Garry Marshall

    Starring: 

    Julia Roberts
    Richard Gere
    Jason Alexander
    Héctor Elizondo

    1 hr 5 min
  • Episode 40 – X-Men

    Before Sam Raimi's Spider-Man, before Iron Man, before The Avengers, before all your Marvel Heroes controlled the box office, there was a plucky group of superheroes known as The X-Men! That's right, this week Mike and Laura tackle their first superhero movie with the one that started the modern trend of supes. But does it hold a candle to the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Or should we SNIKT it into the burnt pile?

    Release Date: July 14, 2000

    Directed by:

    Bryan Singer

    Starring: 

    Hugh Jackman
    Patrick Stewart
    Famke Janssen
    Ian McKellen

    1 hr 3 min

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