Peanuts & Popcorn

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, in Popcorn, we start with the Popcorn and our last two choices for the calendar year, Brooklyn (2004) and Still Crazy (1998).

In Peanuts, the Classic Era Committee meets to re-consider the cases of a small group of potential Hall of Famers, and Lou Whitaker is not one of them. The World Series has ended and no one is surprised to see the Dodgers reach the top of the mountain. How significant is it to see Shohei Otani win a title?

Next Week, the 2nd Annual Poppies.

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we open a steaming bag of Popcorn, as we start with Mel Brooks’, Young Frankenstein (1974), while pivoting to a newer work, How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022).

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Leo's Pick: Still Crazy (1998)

Tom's Pick: Brooklyn (2015)

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we open the bag of Popcorn with Leo's selection, Road to Perdition (2002) and we close out with Tom's pick, The Last Detail (1973).

In Peanuts, we say good bye to Pete Rose and Luis Tiant. Detroit's Cinderella story comes to an end in Cleveland. Bob Uecker gets emotional in final Brewer game of the season.

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Leo's Pick:  How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022)

Tom's Pick: Young Frankenstein (1975)

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we begin

In Peanuts, we salute the Detroit Tigers, their excellent fans and their first-rate broadcaster. The Chicago White Sox are now the worst team of the modern era and Shohei Otani has possibly the greatest day of any hitter ever.

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Leo's Pick: The Road to Perdition (2002)

Tom's Pick: The Last Detail (1973)

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we open the Popcorn bag with Tom's pick, Ghost World (2001). Then we discuss Leo's selection Terry Gilliam's, Time Bandits (2001).

We then pivot to the Peanuts. We mourn the

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Leo's Pick: Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001)

Tom's Pick: Atlantic City (1980)

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we start

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Leo's Pick: Time Bandits (2019)

Tom's Pick: Ghost World (2001)

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we start with the big bag of Popcorn with Tom’s  selection, Terrence Malick’s Days of Heaven (1978). We then break down Leo's choice, Brian De Palma's Blow Out (1981).

This week in Peanuts we discuss the pending 6 Inning rule which will change MLB Pitching. We look at the future of the Tigers which could spell the end of the Javy Baez Project. Jason Benetti comes back to Chicago and the Tigers and Yankees square of in the Little League Classic.

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Leo's Pick: A Rainy Day in New York (2019)

Tom's Pick: Run Lola Run (1998)

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we start with the popcorn with Leo’s  selection, Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West (1968). Then we will break down Tom’s choice for this week, the Coen Brothers’ Miller’s Crossing (1990).

In Peanuts, the Hall of Fame induction ceremony is this weekend. Congratulations to Adrian Beltre, Todd Helton, Joe Mauer and Jim Leyland. How do new Hall of Famers react when they meet with the older ones?

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Leo's Pick: Blow Out (1981)

Tom's Pick: Days of Heaven (1978)

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we discuss our recent trips to Panama, Ireland and Spain during our summer break. We mourn the passing of the immortal Willie Mays and in Popcorn, we discuss The Outfit (1973) and Breaking Away (1979).