Popcorn for Dinner

Invincible was so good the producers felt like they had to give their thoughts. In a truly chaotic episode, Ebuka and Chinedu talk in-depth about Omni-Man's plan (02:25), the themes of 'evolution' and 'the strong vs the weak' rampant in the show (14:45), the case FOR Omni-Man (19:50), what the future of the show could look like (29:50) and so much more. 

Hosts: Ebuka Nnamani and Chinedu Iheji

Bankole wrangles Emmanuel for one last run at the incredible first season of Amazon's TV adaptation of Robert Kirkman's graphic novel 'Invincible'. They talk about all things ranging from the show's voice cast to its overall quality, the incredible J.K Simmons and most importantly, justice for Zazie Beetz.

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guest: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

The boys, very sleep-deprived and confused, assembled at 4:30 am to try and understand this year's Academy Awards including a very great start, some weird choices from the production team and probably the worst ending to an Oscar's show in recent memory.

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora Ifeacho

Guest: Chaos

Bankole and Emmanuel dissect Marvel's recently released trailer for 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RIngs' (01:27) and the 'Secret Invasion' casting news before discussing Episode 5 (07:20) and Episode 6 (28:34) of 'The Falcon and The Winter Solider' and what could be next for the characters.

Obiora and Bankole then give their predictions for the top 8 categories at this year's Oscars (1:00:17) with their full lists available on our Instagram page (@popcornfordinner_pod). 

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora Ifeacho

Guest: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

In this episode dedicated to the legendary Chadwick Boseman, the guys engage in spoiler-free conversations about his last two films, 'Da 5 Bloods' (06:35)  and 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' (21:57) including praising his Oscar-nominated performance in the latter (36:40).

They then recount when they first came across Chadwick and the mind-blowing permanence of his legacy (39:47).

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

Special guest and host of the Film & TV podcast, Downtime with Hajer, Hajer Zubairu, joins the guys to discuss the trickiest movie involved in this year's Oscar race, Promising Young Woman. They recount their first introductions to the film and what they think it is ultimately about (05:15) before embarking on a spoiler-ridden conversation about every facet of the film.

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora Ifeacho

Special Guest: Hajer Zubairu

The guys put all their stuff in storage lockers, rent an RV and hit the road to talk about what they’ve been watching- including a British comedy, a Danish serial killer show and ‘Formula 1: Drive to Survive’ (2:36)- before discussing their feelings on the runaway favourite of this year’s Oscars, ‘Nomadland’ (5:18) the heartwarming sense of community amongst America’s van-dwellers/Nomads that the movie depicts (15:53) and also share a quick ponder on the meaning of life (19:42). You know, basic stuff. 

Then our ‘The Falcon and The Winter Soldier’ correspondent drops by to talk about the series-shaking Episode 4 of the Marvel/Disney+ show (39:57).

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora Ifeacho

Guest: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

The boys meet in a Miami hotel room to first discuss the Mount Rushmore of famous glasses (1:00) before bestowing high praise upon Regina King’s feature film directorial debut, ‘One Night in Miami’ (03:07).They then discuss the movie’s central question of the responsibility of famous Black people in showing up for our continuous fight (10:04).

Later, Emmanuel stops by to chat with Bankole about Amazon’s new Robert Kirkman adaptation, the very pleasing, ‘Invincible’ (41:44) with spoilers from (47:46).

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora Ifeacho

Guest: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

The boys engage in an all-encompassing discussion about one of the best films of the year, 'Judas and the Black Messiah' (04:50) including high praise for the two main performances, including a close friend of the pod (12:45), how we're meant to feel about William O'Neale (16:55), then Bankole sheds more light on how/why both Laketih Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya were nominated for Best Supporting Actor (30:00) and they then ponder the quite incredible dedication of Fred Hampton to the struggle (35:35).

Later Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji drops by to talk about Episode 3 of 'The Falcon and The Winter Soldier' (46:40)

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

Guest: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

Bankole is joined by an old friend, Zikora Agbapu, to talk about the power of animation and then discuss two of their favourite animated films in recent years: ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ (3:16) and 'Inside Out' (08:21).

Later, one of our producers- Chinedu Iheji- joins for a very wholesome conversation about two of his favourite animated films (16:59), whether he had imaginary friends growing up (23:23), and crying at animated films (28:51).

Then they take a deep dive into Pixar’s latest, the beautiful ‘Soul’ (32:43) and what gets them in “the zone” (52:41)

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guests: Zikora Agbapu & Chinedu Iheji