Popcorn Optional

Popcorn Optional

By Cameron Slanina, Jake Brown, Trevor AllisonTV & FilmArtsVisual Arts
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Popcorn Optional episodes

  • Episode LVIII - Sicario: Day of the Soldado
    With Taylor Sheridan (Wind River) returning to once again write the script as well as Josh Brolin and Benicio del Toro reprising their roles, does Sicario: Day of the Soldado conjure up the same magic as Sicario or does the film miss the presence of Denis Villenueve, Emily Blunt, and Roger Deakins? Listen in as we review the new sequel as well as hit on Jared Leto playing Morbius, discuss a couple of new trailers, play a game of Movie Cast Mad Libs where Jake and Trevor are given character descriptions and must recast a famous movie, and as always end with our content of the week.
    1 hr 2 min
  • Episode LVII - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
    Good? Bad? Illogical? Boring? Who cares? Dinosaurs are one the big screen! But in all seriousness, the reviews for Jurassic World were wildly mixed with everything from people praising it to people not understanding why it even was made in the first place. Will the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom be as polarizing or does this film send audiences back to the 1993 to make us once again feel the same wonder we did when watching Jurassic Park? Listen in as we review Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, do a recap/review of Jurassic World, and also talk the Star Wars story films being put on hold and people trying to remake Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
    1 hr
  • Episode LVI - The Incredibles 2
    When The Incredibles came out in 2004, the superhero movie landscape was radically different than it is today. So what happens when Pixar releases a sequel to the beloved movie 14 years later? Listen in as we review the new film from Pixar as well as debut a new segment where we give hot takes on movies!
    1 hr 16 min
  • Episode LV - Ocean's 8
    Ocean's 8 is not a sequel, not a reboot, but more of a rebootquel with familiar names and faces to pair with a new crew and heist. Does this film live up to the legacy of Ocean's 11 or does the series end up missing the style and visual flair of original director, Steven Soderbergh? Listen in as we review the film as well as talk more new trailers (Seriously movie studios?! Why are you releasing so many major trailers back to back?), who is the best actor to ever play Batman and who should be the new Batman, and as always end with our content of the week.
    1 hr 17 min
  • Episode LIV - The Truman Show
    Another week, another anniversary to celebrate. This week we get celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Truman Show, the incredible movie starring Jim Carrey that is more relevant now than ever. Listen in as we review this classic as well as talk Star Wars fandom being out of control, tons of movie trailers including Wreck it Ralph 2, Bumblebee, The LEGO movie: The Second Part, Widows, and Mortal Instruments, nominate the 14th class of Honorable Mensches, and as always end with our content of the week.
    1 hr 17 min
  • Episode LIII - Solo: A Star Wars Story
    Regardless of whether or not Solo: A Star Wars Story should have or needed to be made, it's here, it's in theaters, so lets enjoy it! After all of the behind the scenes drama with the directors switch, does the movie feel like a jumbled mess or does the cast, crew, and origin explanations rise beyond our expectations? Listen in to find out that as we also talk a couple of news items, what is the best order to watch the Star Wars movies, and as always end with our content of the week.
    1 hr 21 min
  • Episode LII - 2001: A Space Odyssey
    Welcome to our first edition of Ketchup! A new member to the Popcorn Optional family where we go back and review classic films that none of us have ever seen. This week we are kicking things off by celebrating the 50th anniversary of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Does the film live up to the legacy it has left on the film industry and 50 years of praise or does it fall short? Listen in as we review the film as well as talk the new Predator trailer, directors we would like to see be involved in Star Wars, films that should never be rebooted or remade, and as always end with our content of the week.
    1 hr 7 min
  • Episode LI - Jurassic Park
    Can you really blame studios for being scared to have their films be released the weekend after Avengers: Infinity War? No, but because of the post Infinity War lull in movies, we decided to do a throwback and honor the 25th anniversary of the one of the greatest blockbusters of all time, Jurassic Park. Listen in as we get into what makes this film stand the test of time as well as nominate the 13th class of Honorable Mensches and as always end with our content of the week.
    53 min
  • Episode L - Avengers: Infinity War
    After 10 years and 18 movies, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has finally reached the point it has been building to for all this time, the release of Avengers: Infinity War. This is the film that they have been setting up for since the post credits scene of 2012's The Avengers and is really the culmination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far. Listen in as we review one of the most hyped and anticipated films of the past decade.
    1 hr 14 min
  • Episode XLIX - Marvel Cinematic Universe Ranked
    The Marvel Cinematic Universe has accomplished things that no other film series has ever done before. They have been building towards Avengers: Infinity War for 10 years now and in honor of their accomplishments we are here to rank all 18 films from the MCU so far. Which film is the best? Which one is the worst? Which Phase of the MCU has featured the best films? Listen in as we get into all of these and more!
    1 hr 24 min

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Popcorn Optional is here for all your movie needs. Every week we will be reviewing a new movie while also talking trailers, doing a couple segments, and always ending with our content of the week…