The Popcorn Diet

Go small or go home! The Popcorn Diet welcomes very special guest good movie buddy and brother-in-law Matt Theodosis to discuss Ant-Man and The Wasp! Join us as we discuss refreshing, smaller scale action, antagonists vs. villains, and where the MCU goes in 2019. Rick always wants more Goggins. Matt wants to make changes to the popcorn rating system. All that and more!

(0:29) Introducing Matt Theodosis / Returning to the Quantum Realm

(8:17) Do Ant-Man and The Wasp Matter?

(13:27) Introducing The Wasp / The Ensemble

(22:48) Rating Ant-Man and The Wasp / The Popcorn Ratings

(31:31) Ant-Man and The Wasp Spoiler Discussion

The park is gone! The Popcorn Diet takes on those majestic and dangerous dinosaurs as we discuss the newest entry in the Jurassic Park franchise, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. We take a stroll down memory lane as we reminisce about the original JP, then talk about the newest entry. Do we get more of the same? Or is it a totally different monster? Rick is into the carnage. David needs more money. All that and more!

(0:54) Dinosaurs & Growing Up with Jurassic Park

(8:05) Dissecting the DNA of Fallen Kingdom

(16:20) Jurassic World and Sequels vs. Originals

(19:57) You Got Sci-Fi in My Dinosaur Movie

(25:11) Spoiler-Free Fallen Kingdom Reactions

(32:07) Fallen Kingdom Spoiler Discussion

Fourteen years after The Incredibles was released, we finally get the long-awaited sequel! Join The Popcorn Diet for our latest episode as we welcome Incredibles 2 back into our lives. We discuss the successes of the film both as an animated film and as a superhero film, look at it's box office impact, and go off on maybe the most random tangent in the history of the podcast. Rick is terrible at math. David relates to Mr. Incredible. All that and more!

(0:59) Fourteen Years Later...

(8:20) Animated Sequels, Serials, and Productions

(16:26) Brad Bird and Box Office Impact

(28:46) Incredible Success and Reaction

(33:20) Spoiler Thoughts on Incredibles 2

(48:42) The Popcorn Diet Goes Off Topic

Coming to you from the place that started the Oceans franchise, The Popcorn Diet is here to talk about Ocean's 8 straight from their hotel room in Las Vegas! Rick and David, a little worse for wear, discuss the newest spinoff film and talk about the great cast, the slightly underwhelming heist, and our favorite parts of the film. Rick is looking for a little more villainy. David has plans for the franchise. All that and more!

(1:11) The Ocean Capers Continue On

(10:20) The Cast of Cons & MVPs

(18:57) Missing Soderbergh & Final Popcorns

(26:14) Ocean's 8 Spoiler Discussion

This week, podcast is on the road again, coming to you from New Orleans! That doesn't stop The Popcorn Diet from talking about movies, and we went and saw the newest Blumhouse production Upgrade! Join us as we discuss successful low budget qualities, the bloody good time the movie is, and if we're afraid of growing technology! David doesn't trust driverless cars. Rick gets creeped out by malfunctions. All that and more!

(2:19) Upgrade and Blumhouse's Track Record

(10:08) Low Budgets and Low Budget Success

(17:51) Technology in Upgrade and Our Thoughts

(25:06) Spoiler Discussion on Upgrade

(30:30) Emerging Tech Rabbit Hole Fears (Spoilers!)

The Popcorn Diet heads back to a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away to talk about the latest Star Wars Story: Solo. Alliteration aside, we bring in our guest good movie buddy Dallas Nichols to discuss what we liked about the film, the highly-publicized behind the scenes issues, and where Star Wars can go from here. David brings in the casting trivia. Dallas makes great aesthetic points. Rick is feeling grumpy at the fanboys. All that and more!

(1:49) Solo, May Release, and Box Office

(6:11) Behind the Scenes Strife

(10:40) Non-Spoiler Thoughts on Solo and Continued Storytelling

(25:17) Solo Spoiler Talk!

(37:18) Cannon in the Age of Disney

(49:35) Expanding the Star Wars Universe

The Merc with a Mouth returns for his first ever sequel and The Popcorn Diet is here to reference all the references. Join us as we talk about Ryan Reynolds and Deadpool 2, including spoiler free talk, then spoilers about our favorite bits, cameos, jokes, and easter eggs. The boys ponder Deadpool's regenerative powers. Rick thinks DiCaprio was a Ninja Turtle. David comes prepared with Easter Eggs. All that and more!

(0:51) The Merc with the Mouth Returns

(13:30) X-Men & Deadpool Stats Comparison

(16:31) David Leitch, Action Directors, and Comedy

(23:14) Deadpool 2 Spoiler Talk, Action, and Funny Bits

(34:54) Cameos, References, Easter Eggs

(46:33) The Heart of Deadpool and the Future

With Thanos in the rearview mirror, The Popcorn Diet turns it's sights to the summer movie season. Join us as we discuss the movies we're most excited for in the summer, as well as who we think will win the summer box office for the season, and for each weekend. Rick matches David beat for beat. David makes some wild card choices. All that and more!

(1:31) Summer Movie Preview

(2:19) What Movies We're Hyped For!

(8:34) The Original Films We Want To See

(16:57) Why Aren't We Talking About These Movies More?

(25:06) Our Summer Box Office Top 10 Predictions

(30:45) Predicting the Top Movie Every Summer Weekend

SPOILER WARNING! Avengers: Infinity War has been in theaters for nearly a week and The Popcorn Diet is here to talk about all the spoilers. Join us as we go spoiler details on characters, deaths, surprises, and more. What character groupings did we like? Who got a bit shortchanged? Who won the movie? Saying anything else... would be a spoiler! Rick clarifies his stance on sympathetic villains. David understands the need for rests between the action. All that and more!

(0:38) Infinity War Spoiler Warning!

(2:30) Spoiler Character Talk

(14:03) Who Got Short Changed and Who Won the Movie?

(23:07) Our Favorite Parts of Infinity War

(32:24) Surprises and The Body Count Tally

(39:52) Predictions for Avengers 4 and the MCU

The Popcorn Diet has seen Avengers: Infinity War and we have some thoughts! Join us on this SPOILER FREE episode as we discuss one of the biggest films in the history of the MCU. Keeping it spoiler free, we discuss how to grade the MCU as individual films versus a series, how Thanos compared as a villain, and what character mismatches we'd like to see in the future. Rick goes on an early rant. David is waging Infinity Wars on tree stumps. All that and more!

(1:03) We Saw Infinity War and Rick Already is on a Tangent

(4:17) Initial Reactions and Grading in a Vacuum

(13:58) Which Characters Shined More Than Others

(18:47) Thanos and The Black Order

(23:31) Plotting the Infinity War

(26:56) What Do We Expect for the Next MCU Films?