Just Here for the Popcorn

For our returning episode, we are reflecting on the Disney + release of WandaVision (first two episodes) and discuss -

Season Two of Just Here for the Popcorn premieres January 16th! We're talking the first episode of Wandavision which premieres Friday on Disney +. 

Stay tuned for a full season featuring Marvel shows, DC movies, Marvel Phase 1, and more! 

We're ending up season one and gearing up for season 2. Hear the details of what's in store for January! 

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Today we're reflecting on Roald Dahl's the Witches (2020). It wasn't quite what we expected when we sat down to watch the movie and we're sharing all of that in today's episode including: 

Why we love Octavia Spencer

What actors were wasted in this film 

Our thoughts on this one versus the 1990 original movie

Why movies for kids don't need to be "dumbed down" 

And so much more! 

Join us for the thirteenth episode of Just Here for the Popcorn! 

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This week we're reflecting on the sequel to the Shining, Doctor Sleep. We talk everything from our desire to read the Stephen King novel to all the comparisons to Mike Flannigan's The Haunting of Hill House Series. 

Tune in next week for The Witches reflection. 

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Kylie and Tom, as part of their first Halloween series, reflect on the 1980 horror / psychological thriller The Shining, how we were always the podcasters for the Overlook Hotel, and discuss:

 - The effect of isolation on the human mind and how this story, regardless of its paranormal aspects, succeeds as a suspenseful story on cabin fever

 - How this film was not respected upon release

 - How Wendy ends up fulfilling Jack's duties as caretaker for the hotel while sleeps in, works on his "novel", and shares drinks with the ghosts of the hotel. In addition, Jack failure in the role of husband and father existing before  his violent tendencies consumed him. 

 - What is Jack's relation to the Hotel and how the Overlook collects the souls of its occupants

 - The pivotal bathroom scene and the use of red in the film adaptation

 - What is the deal with the woman in Room 237?

 - Stephen King's disdain for the first adaptation of his 1977 novel 

Join us next week for the sequel, Dr. Sleep, set and released nearly 40 year later. 

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Intro music:

Gothamlicious by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5741-gothamliciousLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In our eighth and final episode of the Harry Potter series, we say goodbye to Hogwarts and the witches and wizards that held their own protecting it against the Death Eaters. We discuss:

 - What happens to the trio after the Battle of Hogwarts.

 - Harry's bizarre usage of the Imperius Curse on goblins and resulting destruction of Gringotts with the Ukrainian Ironbelly

 - How the Gringotts segment feels detached from the rest of the story taking place at Hogwarts 

 - Wand allegiances and how they play into Voldemort's defeat

 - The mystery of Dumbledore's backstory and relation to his goat-loving brother, Aberforth, and his deceased kid sister

 - The return of many fan favorite characters / musical themes and crowd-pleasing moments in this final installment

 - Snape's enduring love for Harry's mother and all the knowledge he held onto all those years

- the mastery or acceptance of death with the Horcruxes and Deathly Hallows

- Neville's glow up journey

Please come back next week for the first of a two-part Halloween-themed reflection of the Shining!

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Intro music:

Gothamlicious by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5741-gothamliciousLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this penultimate chapter of the Harry Potter series, we discuss:

- The decision by Warner Brothers to split the last book of the saga into two films, starting a trend in Hollywood

- Why Sorcerer's Stone beats all the other Harry Potter films, except the final installment

- How this film is unlike any other in the series by skipping Hogwarts and instead focusing on a character-focused road trip for the trio 

- The hilarity of the Seven Potters plan and the shared father-son moment of sorts with Bill Weasley and his real life dad, Mad Eye Moody

- Hermione's grief reflected in where she chooses to hide with Ron and Harry from the Death Eaters

- Visiting almost every main character home: The Dursleys, The Burrow, The Granger residence, Malfoy Manor, Godric's Hollow, and the Lovegood residence

- Ron finally showing he is not as worthless as many think him to be

- Why we should have seen more of Dobby the House-Elf

The Harry Potter movies get increasingly darker and the Order of the Phoenix is no exception. We loved this movie and we were so excited to review this one that we watched it immediately after recording the fourth episode.

In this episode we discuss:

Tune in next week for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince…one of us actually may not have enjoyed that one.