Peanuts & Popcorn

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the Cubs are still scorching: 10 (11) straight wins, fifteen in a row at Wrigley, and 20 (21) of their last 24 overall. In Detroit, it’s a different story — with Skubal injured and Valdéz suspended, the Tigers have slipped under .500, leaving fans wondering what comes next.

In Popcorn, we turn to two standouts from the 1970-80's: The Stuntman (1980), starring Peter O’Toole and Barbara Hershey, and Blue Collar (1978), featuring Yaphet Kotto, Richard Pryor, and Harvey Keitel.

Next Show’s Films:

Tom's Pick: Gangs of New York (2002)

Leo's Pick: The Secrets in Their Eyes (2009)

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the Chicago Cubs are scorching hot, riding a 10‑game winning streak, while the Detroit Tigers still can’t seem to find their footing.

In Popcorn, we break down two terrific films. We open with Leo's pick, the taut thriller Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), starring Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, and Ernest Borgnine. Then we pivot to Tom’s selection, the film‑noir classic Farewell, My Lovely (1975), featuring Robert Mitchum in one of his signature hard‑boiled turns.

Next Show’s Films:

Tom's Pick: Blue Collar (1978)

Leo's Pick: The Stuntman (1980)

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we open with our Peanuts segment, where the new ABS system is quietly reshaping the game — and putting umpires on notice in ways that are anything but subtle.

In Popcorn, we kick things off with Leo’s pick: Jerry Lewis’s wordless whirlwind of slapstick, The Bellboy (1960).  Our second film is Tom’s selection, Alfonso Cuarón’s luminous  Roma (2018), winner of the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Foreign Language Film.

Next Show’s Films:

Tom's Pick: Farewell My Lovely (1975)

Leo's Pick: Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we begin with the Peanuts as Venezuela wins the World Baseball Classic and the Major League Baseball Season begins. In Popcorn, we review our first two movie choices of 2026, we start with Umberto D (1952), and we finish with Alfred Hitchcock’s, North By Northwest (1959).

We’ll also react to the winners and losers at the 98th Oscars.

Next Show's Films:

Leo's Pick: The Bellhop (1960)

Tom's Pick: Roma (2018)

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we open the bag of Peanuts as the World Baseball Classic heads into the quarterfinals, with Team USA hitting a few unexpected bumps along the way.

In Popcorn, we close out our Best Picture coverage by reviewing the final two nominees of the 2025 Oscars: Sentimental Value and Marty Supreme.

Next Show's Films:

Leo's Pick: North by Northwest (1959)

Tom's Pick: Umberto D (1952)

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we’ll begin with the Peanuts as we discuss the new ABS system for balls and strikes. The World Baseball Classic is upon US.
In Popcorn, we will be reviewing two more nominees for Best Picture of 2025. We’ll start with Bugonia, starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, and we finish up with Train Dreams, directed by Clint Bentley.

Next Show's Films:

Leo's Pick: Marty Supreme (2025)

Tom's Pick: Sentimental Value (2025)

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we kick things off with thePeanuts as Spring Training gets underway and we transition to the rituals of the upcoming season. In Popcorn, we continue with our reviews of two more films among the nominees for Best Picture of 2025.

The first is F1 with Brad Pitt, and then we pivot to the Brazilian masterpiece, The Secret Agent.

Next Show's Films:

Leo's Pick: Train Dreams (2025)

Tom's Pick: Bugonia (2025)

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we talk MLB HOF and we review two more Oscar nominees for Best Picture of 2025, Sinners and Hamnet.

Next Show's Films:

Leo's Pick: The Secret Agent (2025)

Tom's Pick:  F1 (2025)

This week, in the first episode of the 10th season of P&P, we dive head first into the Best Picture Nominees for 2025. The first film up for discussion is Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein (2025); and waiting patiently in the on-deck circle is Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another (2025).

Next Show's Films:Leo's Pick: Hamnet (2025)

Tom's Pick:  Sinners (2025)

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, after brief recap of the2025 World Series between the Dodgers and the Blue Jays, we will hand out our 3rd Annual “Poppy" awards for the best movies and performances we have seen this season.

Leo's Best Film Suggested: Blue Velvet (1986)

Tom's Best Film Suggested: Spirited Away (2001)