Popcorn Junkie

After reviewing Bohemian Rhapsody, Disney's The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, Tyler Perry's Nobody's Fool, both the original and remake of Suspiria, and the hot mess that is London Fields, Jon has a quick breakdown on tropes and archetypes in movies.

After reviewing the three Johnny English movies, Hunter Killer, Indivisible, and Mid90s, Jon gets into the Halloween spirit by bringing back the Halloween Spooptacular. This year: Hellraiser, Halloween (1978), Halloween (2007), Tucker and Dale vs Evil, and then seeing how The Nightmare Before Christmas works as a Halloween movie.

This week, Jon takes a look at Blumhouse's soft reboot of Halloween, The Hate U Give, and The Sisters Brothers, plus a Netflix and Chat on Season 3 of The Seven Deadly Sins anime. Then, Jon breaks down how he tackles movies about topics and cultures outside of his own.

This week Jon reviews Damian Chazelle's First Man, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, Bad Times at the El Royale, and this year's So Bad It's Good movie Kinky. Then, a discussion on the difference between liking a movie and respecting it.

This week Jon suffers through the turd in the wind Venom plus gives a mass review of all four version of A Star is Born. Then, a discussion on the dangers of studios monopolizing intellectual properties.

This week, Jon watches Kevin Hart's new movie Night School, the Warner Bros animated movie Smallfoot, the slasher movie Hell Fest, and continues Ghibli Fest 2018 with My Neighbor Totoro. Then, a discussion on what makes good family/kids entertainment.

This week, Jon reviews Eli Roth's first kids move The House with a Clock in Its Walls, This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman's new movie Life Itself, Michael Moore's latest film Fahrenheit 11/9, the exploitation movie Assassination Nation, and a quick Netflix and Chat on the Walking with series from BBC Earth. Then, a discussion on documentary films and what makes a good documentary.

This week's episode is fully loaded with 5 theatrical releases plus a Netflix and Chat. In theaters, Jon saw The Predator, A Simple Favor, White Boy Rick, Unbroken: Path to Redemption, and the 25th Anniversary Screening of Jurassic Park. Then, he has a Netflix and Chat on Bravest Warriors Season 4, The Future is Wild, Anime Crimes Division, and a bit of Rocko's Modern Life.

As a preview for the Patreon exclusive series Munch-Along, Jon rewatches his favorite movie of all time: Bambi. If you want more commentary tracks like this, donate as little as $1/month and get access to all the other Munch-Along tracks. http://patreon.com/popcornjunkie

In this preview episode for the new series Make a Better Movie, Jon breaks down his least favorite MCU movie and tries to make it better. If you want more Patreon exclusive episodes of this series, donate as little as $1/month and gain access to the archive. http://patreon.com/popcornjunkie