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The Oscar nominations have been announced at your Good Movie Buddies have some thoughts! Listen for the earliest reactions to the 90th annual Oscar Nominations and see how close The Popcorn Diet came to predicting the nominees! Rick wants more diversity. David wonders if a film is the sum of its parts. All that and more!

(1:23) The Oscar Nominations Are Here!

(3:05) Oscar Nomination Statistics

(7:26) Surprises & Snubs!

(26:37) How Good Did The Popcorn Diet Predict the 90th Annual Oscar Nominees?

(44:19) What's Coming Up?

This week is the week of miniseries launches at The Popcorn Diet, and we're here with our first Review Recap mini episode to talk about some of the Oscar-caliber films that you can catch in theaters right now. In this mini episode, Rick reviews Darkest Hour, The Post, Molly's Game, and The Shape of Water. Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @ThePopcornDiet

(0:19) What's The Point of Review Recaps?

(2:05) Darkest Hour

(9:40) The Post

(21:23) Molly's Game

(26:23) The Shape of Water

(37:03) Coming Soon with The Popcorn Diet!

The Popcorn Diet finally unveils it's Best of 2017 list of films from the previous year! Instead of a Top 10, we have a Top 17 for 20i7. Come listen about the movies that we love, and the movies in 2018 that we're most excited about! Rick admits to secret misdeeds. David goes all in. All that and more in this weeks episode!

(1:39) Instead of Top 10, We Do Top 17

(2:46) Disclaimer: We Haven't Seen These Movies

(4:30) Our Top 17 Through 11 Movies

(25:18) Our Top 10 Through 6 Movies

(39:15) Our Top 5 Movies of 2017

(53:53) Our Most Anticipated Movies of 2018

The Popcorn Diet rings in 2018 with a two-part special looking at the United States of Film in this previous year. For Part 1, we look at the disappointments, box office successes and failures, as well as our favorite movie moments of the year. Rick is just disappointed. David goes full tilt. All that and more in this weeks episode!

(1:27) 2018 is Here. 2017 is Dead. Remember it Well.

(2:17) Our Bottom Films of 2017

(16:59) Did These Movies Deserve to Fail?

(31:03) Box Office vs. Critical Success in 2017

(37:57) Box Office Trivia 2017

(46:46) Favorite Movie Moments of 2017

The Awards Season is in full swing here at The Popcorn Diet headquarters. The National Board of Review has named The Post Best Film of the Year. The Golden Globe nominations are out. Critics are handing out their awards across the country. It’s time to start getting serious about these awards nominations. Rick wants to fight Timothee. David doesn't buy Streep. All that and more!

(1:04) Awards Season is Finally Here!

(3:27) Updated Awards & Nominations

(13:25) Top Front Runners & Historical Races

(16:22) The Awards Calendar

(19:55) Our Updated Predictions!

(35:42) The Oscar Have Diversity Problem... But Not The One You Think

The Popcorn Diet crew saw one of the most anticipated movies of the year with Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and we have so many thoughts that we supersized the episode! Come a join us for a galactic-sized discussion on all things The Last Jedi! Rick bags on millennial Star Wars. David bets the field. All that and more!

(1:39) We Saw The Last Jedi!

(5:17) The Last Jedi Plot, Characters, and Visuals (Spoiler Free!)

(21:28) The Last Jedi Spoiler Talk From Here Out!

(21:40) What Didn't We Like About The Last Jedi

(24:56) Snoke & Kylo, Happy Endings, and Millennial Star Wars

(43:31) Our Favorite Last Jedi Moments

(52:56) The Force is With All of Us

(1:01:00) Modern Film Viewing and Opinionated Debate of The Last Jedi

(1:06:06) The Last Jedi Winners and Losers

(1:18:24) Where does Star Wars Go From Here?

The Popcorn Diet Ep. 26 - Preparing for Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the biggest film of the year, is about to be unleashed upon us, and the boys at The Popcorn Diet hash out every aspect of how we got here and what we're anticipating! Rick brings up Fast & Furious quite a bit. David uses the force to read Rick's mind. All that and more in our newest episode!

(1:38) Finally, A Star Wars Episode!

(2:15) The Popcorn Diet's History With Star Wars

(14:10) The Star Wars Universe Update

(26:54) The Force Awakens Recap

(29:01) What Are We Expecting From The Last Jedi?

(40:34) New Characters in The Last Jedi

(46:40) What Does The Popcorn Diet Think Will Happen?

(55:40) Final Question: Who will be the MVP of The Last Jedi?

It's the start of the Holiday Season here at The Popcorn Diet and the boys are celebrating by talking about their favorite holiday films as well as introducing their Holiday Film Battle for Supremacy. Rick has controversial opinions on sexy Santas. David breaks down German Christmas meals. All that and more in our newest episode!

(1:07) 'Tis the Season of Holiday Film Traditions

(9:50) Home Alone or Home Alone 2?

(14:37) Rapid Fire Round: Holiday Movie Edition

(25:23) Our Holiday Food and Drink Traditions

(30:46) What Makes a Holiday Film Classic? / Rick's Top 20 Holiday Films

(41:24) Bracket Challenge Intro & Top Rotten Tomato Holiday Films

(47:38) The Holiday Movie Battle for Supremacy Bracket Challenge!

(1:10:33) Final Question: Will We See Any Holiday Classic Remakes?

The Popcorn Diet saw Justice League and boy do we have some thoughts about it. In this episode, we fish through our strong feelings in both directions about the film and ask what the future holds. Rick imagines if he lived in a Norwegian fishing village. David screws up superhero names. All that and more!

(1:40) We Liked Justice League! But... (No Spoilers)

(5:20) DC Nails Their Characters

(18:56) Justice League Missteps

(25:17) Justice League's Box Office Failure

(31:07) Justice League Spoiler Talk

(45:06) Where to Go After Justice League

(49:18) Is Affleck Sticking Around?

One of the most anticipated movies of the year is nearly upon us and we've decided to stop and take a look at how we got to the Justice League film and what we expect from it. Rick goes off on fake controversies. David steals Rick's answer. All that and more!

(2:21) The Road Map to Justice League

(2:51) The Dark Knight Trilogy, Failed Superman Movies, and Marvel's Plan

(9:58) Man of Steel and Modernizing Superman

(17:28) Batman v Superman Gets Dark and Darker, Suicide Squad was Chaos

(31:01) Wonder Woman Course Correction

(33:58) What Do We Expect of Justice League?

(43:12) Rick Loses It Over Fake Controversies

(52:41) What Easter Eggs Will We See?

(56:56) Final Question: Who'll be the Breakout of Justice League?