Sinopsis
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 recommendation.
Episodios
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Episode XXIX - Justice League
22/11/2017 Duración: 01h17minIt's here. The make it or break it film of the DC Cinematic Universe. Did they hit a home run of strike out looking? Listen in to see as we break down the new film from Zach Snyder (and partially from Joss Whedon) starring Gal Gadot, Ben Affleck, Ezra Miller, Jason Mamoa, Ray Fisher, and plenty of others at some of the most iconic figures in comic books. We also break down some trailers from the past week including Rampage, The Incredibles 2, A Quiet Place, and a Wrinkle in Time, while ending as always with our content of the week.
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Episode XXVIII - Murder on the Orient Express
15/11/2017 Duración: 01h22minWhat do you get when you mix an all star packed cast with a talented director and a classic, beloved story from Agatha Christie? Well I think we were all surprised by the end result so listen in as we review Murder on the Orient Express directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring way too many talented actors and actresses. We also talk Rian Johnson's new Star Wars trilogy, Blade Runner 2049 losing $80 million at the box office, the 7th edition of Honorable Mensches, The Post trailer, and as always ended with our content of the week.
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Episode XXVII - Thor: Ragnarok
09/11/2017 Duración: 01h20minThis week we reviewed the new Marvel Cinematic Universe film directed by Taika Waititi, Thor: Ragnarok. At 17 films in the MCU, Marvel is bound to run into some problems but despite the usual issues, Taika Waititi manages to inject some of his much needed humor into the third Thor film. We also get into the possible Lord of the Rings tv series, the live action Lion King cast announcement, a whole lot of Disney news including their ban on the LA Times, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and their possible purchase of Fox, all while rounding out the episode with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy!
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Episode XXVI - Stranger Things: Season 2
31/10/2017 Duración: 01h23minIt's here! Stranger Things 2! We binge watched the entire second season of Netflix's hit show in order to bring you this episode as soon as possible. Things get strange on this episode as we do everything backwards starting with our content of the week, then our review of Stranger Things 2, and end with Honorable Mensches. You don't want to miss this one as we breakdown this season and whether or not it lived up to the hype of the first season. Listen in and enjoy!
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Episode XXV - Only the Brave
25/10/2017 Duración: 01h03minThis week, Trevor and Cameron sit down to talk the Only the Brave, the new film from Joseph Kosinski that is based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots. We breakdown the accuracy the story, the emotional weight of the performances from Josh Brolin, Jennifer Connelly, and Miles Teller, and also get into our varying opinions on the films successes. Trevor also give us his thoughts on Stranger Things season one, we talk the Dora, The Explorer-Michael Bay movie news, guess Rotten Tomatoes' ratings, give our opinions on the Phantom Thread trailer, and end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy!
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Episode XXIV - Stranger Things: Season One
18/10/2017 Duración: 52minAre you one of the millions of people eagerly awaiting season two of Stranger Things? Yeah, us too. We are so ready for the season two to air on October 27th that we decided it was about time for us to review season one. We also talk Netflix spending $8 billion on original content, Star Wars: the Last Jedi, Black Panther, and The New Mutants trailers, and as always end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy!
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Episode XXIII - Blade Runner 2049
11/10/2017 Duración: 01h25minDenis Villeneuve + Ryan Gosling + Harrison Ford + Blade Runner = Blade Runner 2049, a visual masterpiece that everyone should see as soon as possible. We also talk Netflix prices, Creed 2, do another edition of Honorable Mensches, Pacific Rim Uprising and Justice League trailers, and end as always with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy!
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Episode XXII - Blade Runner
04/10/2017 Duración: 57minIn honor of Blade Runner 2049 coming out this Friday, October 6, we decided it was time to review one of the most praised sci-fi movies of all time, Blade Runner. We get into all the specifics on the different versions, why this movie is so loved, and that question on everyone's mind: is Deckard a replicant? We also talk about the DC universe, acknowledge some underrated sci-fi movies, breakdown the trailer for Alex Garland's new film Annihilation, and end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy!
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Episode XXI - The Princess Bride
26/09/2017 Duración: 57minIn honor of the 30th anniversary, this week we are reviewing the classic and beloved film The Princess Bride. Directed by Rob Reiner and starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Andre the Giant, Peter Falk, and Fred Savage, this film is one that has stood the test of time and continues to be one of the most quoted films. So what makes this movie great and why has it stuck around? We get into that and also talk some film news, nominate some more people for Honorable Mensches, breakdown some trailers, and end with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy!
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Episode XX - Top 5 High School Movies
20/09/2017 Duración: 01h07minFor our 20th episode we decided to talk about each of our Top 5 High School movies of all time. There are some surprising choices, some predictable ones, but a lot of fun had along the way. We also talk the JJ Abrams directing Star Wars Episode IX, the trailers for Downsizing and The Disaster Artist, and end as always with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy!
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Episode XIX - It
13/09/2017 Duración: 01h19minYou know those movies that are able to transcend genre and entertain all audiences? It is one of those movies. Directed by Andres Muschietti, It has a fantastic cast all around with a story that will continually draw you in from beginning to end. We also talk a Rotten Tomatoes, underrated movies, trailers, movie grills, and end with out content of the week. Listen in and enjoy!
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Episode XVIII - Wind River
06/09/2017 Duración: 01h09minTaylor Sheridan (writer of Sicario and Hell or High Water) makes his directorial debut in one of our favorite movies of the year so far! Wind River stars Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Graham Greene, and many other fantastic actors and actresses. Honestly, this whole cast is great. We also talk big news from the Star Wars universe, do another class of Honorable Mensches, and give you our content of the week at the end. Listen in and enjoy!
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Episode XVII - Logan Lucky
24/08/2017 Duración: 01h06minHe is back! The man, the myth, the legend, Steven Soderbergh, has come back to the big screen to deliver us his new film Logan Lucky starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig, Riley Keough, and many more. Before we get to that though, we have a couple news items to talk, debut a new segment of Movie Trivia, and finish it off with our Content of the Week. Listen in and enjoy!
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Episode XVI - Get Out
17/08/2017 Duración: 01h06minIt's August. Which means a slow time in the world of movies. Which also means it's a great time to go back and review one of the best films from this year that we missed. Get Out is the directorial debut from Jordan Peele and stars Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford, and LilRel Howery. We also also talk a couple about a couple pieces of news, how great this summer was for movies, and give our thoughts on some new trailers. Listen in and enjoy!
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Episode XV - Detroit
09/08/2017 Duración: 01h20minWe've got a packed episode this week! We talk a couple news items from the past week, do a Honorable Mensches segment, breakdown a couple new trailers, and finally review the new Kathryn Bigelow film Detroit starring John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, and Anthony Mackie. Listen in!
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Episode XIV - The Big Sick
02/08/2017 Duración: 01h15minThis week Trevor and Cameron take a break from big blockbuster films of the summer and review the delightful indie film The Big Sick which is based on the real life romance of the films writers Kumail Nanjiani (who also stars as himself) and Emily V. Gordon. We also run through the upcoming movie calendar and look at some movies that we are excited to see this fall.
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Episode XIII - Dunkirk
25/07/2017 Duración: 01h35minChristopher Nolan is back with his new film Dunkirk and we are here with varying opinions on how good it actually is. We will also talk news from Comic Con including Marvel, DC, Stranger Things, and Ready Player One, we debut a new segment called Honorable Mensches, and finish up with our Content of the Week. Listen in, recommend to a friend, and enjoy!
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Episode XII - War for the Planet of the Apes
19/07/2017 Duración: 01h23minApes together strong! What a conclusion to the trilogy this turned out to be. This week, we review Matt Reeves' new film War for the Planet of the Apes starring the amazing Andy Serkis as Caesar. We also talk news out of Disney's D23 convention, debut a new segment where we talk about movies that are underrated, and then end with our content of the week that you should check out.
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Episode XI - Spider-man: Homecoming
11/07/2017 Duración: 01h23minYour friendly neighborhood Spider-man is back! This week we talk our history with Spider-man movies (the good and the bad), and then dig into Marvel and Sony's Spider-man: Homecoming directed by Jon Watts and starring Tom Holland as Spider-man, Michael Keaton as Adrian Toomes aka Vulture, and everyone's favorite Avenger Iron Man played by Robert Downy Jr.
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Episode X - Baby Driver
02/07/2017 Duración: 01h19minB-A-B-Y Baby. What a breath of fresh air this movie was. Listen in as we review Edgar Wright's new film Baby Driver while also talking a couple trailers and our love of Wright's past films.