Pass the Golden Popcorn

The TV era of Best Villain is here and Kenny and Ben are about to realize that it is much more challenging to judge a TV villain than a TV kiss. Jeffrey Dean Morgan won for his role as iconic Walking Dead villain Negan. But is he better than the villains of American Horror Story Roanoke, Stranger Things, Suicide Squad and Get Out? Kenny and Ben get into it while also talking about how much sustained misery they can handle, a timely when it was recorded tangent on Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, the incredible structure of Roanoke, cool creature design, disjointed editing, and the moment Kenny realized his summer boss in 2018 was deeply conservative. All this PLUS a special message from Negan himself PLUS a rebuttal to Negan from a friend of the show! It's a wild one y'all

Kenny and Ben return from another hiatus (that will not be addressed on air for a few weeks) with the February-recorded Best Villain 2016! The last year before TV Villains is here and Adam Driver makes a big impression for his first nomination (and only win) as Kylo Ren. But how does he stack up to the villains of The Revenant, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Max Max: Fury Road, Deadpool, and Avengers: Age of Ultron? I'll be honest, I do not remember what we talked about this episode because it was so long ago but I remember the discussion being very fun. So take a listen why don't you?

In this supersized episode, Kenny and Ben are joined by their friend Andy for a look at Best Villain 2015 with both iconic and unexpected nominees. Meryl Streep won this one for her role as The Witch in Into the Woods, but was she really better than the villains of 22 Jump Street, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Gone Girl and Whiplash? The boys discuss it at length while also talking about adaptation changes and eclectic structures, Ice Cube's death glare, the Quicksilver superspeed montage, the cool girl speech, if Whiplash understands that J.K. Simmons is the villain or not and much much more. It's a real corker of an episode so buckle in for a wild ride!

Kenny and Ben take on one of the most eclectic groups of Best Villain nominees of the decade led by Mila Kunis, who won for her performance in Oz The Great and Powerful. Sure, Oz the Great and Powerful is a great movie and everyone can agree with this but is Kunis really better than the villains of Captain Phillips, Star Trek Into Darkness, Twelve Years A Slave and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The boys get into it while also discussing how James Franco is also good in Oz, how little of Captain Phillips is actually set on the boat, the bungled attempt to hide Khan, the ethics of nominating a movie as serious as 12 Years A Slave for Best Villain, recurring features across the movies, and much more! It's a very normal episode with very normal takes that won't be controversial in the slightest!

Kenny and Ben are rejoined by their friend Evie to talk about Best Villain 2013. Tom Hiddleston won for his iconic turn as Loki in The Avengers but was he a better choice than the villains of Skyfall, The Dark Knight Rises or Django Unchained? The gang gets into it while also discussing various YA franchises, superhero battles moving away from populated areas, the overuse of the trope where the villain is captured intentionally, Bond title sequences, what the Dent Act does, if Bane is supposed to be barely audible, Django Unchained lead performance rankings, and more! It's a smaller amount of movies but a bigger amount of fun!

For one year only, villains are out and dirtbags are in! Not sure what the difference is? Don't worry, Kenny and Ben are here to walk you through it. Jennifer Aniston took the dirtbag crown for her performance in Horrible Bosses but is she more of a dirtbag than Colin Farrell in the same movie or the dirtbags of Project X, The Help and Bridesmaids? Kenny and Ben get into it while also talking about how glad they are the 3rd Horrible Boss wasn't nominated, Miles Teller dancing, movies about racism where most of the White characters are "the good ones," self-actualization in the 3rd acts of comedies and more. Plus a very special intro!

Kenny and Ben face their toughest challenge yet: finding a worthy winner in a sea of weak options. Tom Felton won a second time for what amounts to an extended cameo in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. But are the villains of Toy Story 3, The Roommate, Iron Man 2, and The Green Hornet much better? The boys try to figure it out while also discussing a Clickhole article about Dobby the Elf, how the furnace scene isn't really that sad, unnecessary feline deaths, unnecessary "not bad after all" fathers, weird adaptation choices and more. The villain quality is low but the episode quality is high on this one!

It's the start of a new year for the podcast and a start of a new decade for Best Villain! Tom Felton wins his first of two consecutive Golden Popcorns for his portrayal as Draco Malfoy but is he really a better choice than the villains of Alice in Wonderland, The Hangover, Avatar, and Inglorious Basterds? Kenny and Ben investigate while also talking about the fandom around the character of Malfoy, the weird Futterwacken music, how young Kenny was thwarted from seeing The Hangover in theaters while young Ben thrived, inaccurate information about the villain of Avatar: The Way of Water being red, Christoph Waltz' meteoric rise and more! New year, same us!

At long last Kenny and Ben have reached arguably the most iconic villain honoured by the MTV Movie Awards: Heath Ledger's Joker in The Dark Knight. Do the villains of Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Get Smart, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night even remotely stand a chance? The answer is obvious but listen anyways because you'll also hear them talk about Kenny's epic struggle to see The Dark Knight in theatres, Seth MacFarlane's performance as gas man Johann Krauss, when nominations spoil twist villains, a great horror remake, an awful horror remake, and so much more. Plus! This episode was recorded back in October so expect some slightly outdated cultural references I think! It's the perfect way to end your year!

After their second lengthy hiatus of the year (unplanned this time), Kenny and Ben return to finally discuss Best Villain 2008! Johnny Depp takes the prize here for his portrayal of Sweeney Todd, but how does he compare to the villains of No Country For Old Men, Spider-Man 3, Beowulf, and American Gangster? Kenny and Ben get into it while also discussing their differing experience levels with Sweeney Todd (One has never seen it and one really wishes the movie included Kiss Me), one of the most iconic villain performances of the 00s, how Peter slapping MJ disrupted an electric midnight showing of Spider-Man 3, how the motion capture CGI of Beowulf is good actually, the disputed facts of Frank Lucas' story, and much much more. It's a fun return to podcasting from your two friends who promise not to suddenly disappear again for at least another month!

Kenny and Ben are joined by their friend Cullen for a spirited look at Best Villain 2007! Jack Nicholson proved he still had it with his role in The Departed but was he better than the villains of Saw III, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, 300, and The Devil Wears Prada. The gang gets to the bottom of it while also discussing multiple Wahlbergs and Wahlberg-adjacent figures, the only Best Villain performance delivered entirely while lying down, the effectiveness of our first all-CGI villain, the South Park 300 spoof, Ben's disappointment that Meryl Streep wasn't playing the literal devil, and more! It's an episode that Miranda Priestly herself would approve of!

Kenny and Ben take a break from Best Villain to return to the world of kissing and this year's Best Kiss nominees. Jackass Forever had a surprise victory with their interspecies kiss between man and snake but was that really better than kisses from Euphoria, Emily in Paris, The Batman, and Spider-Man: No Way Home? Kenny and Ben get to the bottom of it while also discussing the even better snake kiss that happened during Poopies' acceptance speech, what Euphoria gets right about the teenage experience, knockoff Peloton bikes, the increasing prominence of Catwoman in recent comics, Spider-Man fanservice, and much more. Kissing is back and you won't want to miss it!

It's been a long hiatus but the wait is finally over. Kenny and Ben are back and they've brought their pal Ethan with them for a rousing discussion of Best Villain 2006! Hayden Christiansen won that year for his turn as Anakin "Darth Vader" Skywalker in Revenge of the Sith, but was he really better than the villains of Saw II, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Batman Begins, and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe?! The boys get to the bottom of it while also discussing if anyone could have given a good Anakin performance, needle pits, a blow by blow description of Kenny's favourite Goblet of Fire scene, the Nickelback TV spot for Batman Begins, the craziness of the Narnia franchise, and more! We've been gone a long time but we haven't missed a beat (arguably!)

Almost two months ago, Kenny and Ben recorded their longest episode ever with their pal Maggie. Now, due to a multitude of issues (Kenny's laptop breaking) that episode went unreleased and the show went on hiatus much earlier than scheduled. But no longer. Presenting now, our biggest episode ever. Ben Stiller won Best Villain for his turn in Dodgeball but when the competition is A Series of Unfortunate Events, Collateral, Mean Girls, and Spider-Man 2, was he really the best choice? Spoiler alert: no he was not. Our trio breaks down why plus talks a lot about stuff I no longer remember because this was recorded months ago. Enjoy! The pod returns in September.

Kenny and Ben are on an epic mission of revenge. Whoops did we say revenge? We meant "ranking another year of Best Villain nominees." Lucy Liu won for her turn as O-Ren in Kill Bill: Volume 1, but is she really a better villain than the villains of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), Charlie Angels: Full Throttle, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, and Phone Booth? Kenny and Ben get into it while also talking about their limitations in finding interesting things to say about great movies, how one of them didn't realize that The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was a remake, the mesmerizing weirdness of Full Throttle, if Barbossa is too boring compared to the other larger than life characters in Pirates 1, the long development cycle of Phone Booth, and more. It's as much as fun as being a pirate probably.

Kenny and Ben are back with takes so fresh it's almost like this episode was recorded two days before it released. Best Villain 2003 went to Daveigh Chase's memorable turn in The Ring, but was she really better than the villains of Spider-Man, Gangs of New York, Daredevil, and Austin Powers in Goldmember?! Kenny and Ben get into it while also getting into if movies should account for the fact that they might be watched at 2x speed, the career of Superhero Movie director Craig Mazin, the only other Daniel Day-Lewis movie Ben has seen, a plea for an upbeat take on Daredevil, Seth Green's NFT woes, and more! Plus a preview of some of the 2022 Best Villain and Best Kiss nominees and a very good impression of everyone's favourite Spider-Man character Bonesaw!

Kenny and Ben are back and King Kong ain't got nothing on them when they tackle Best Villain 2002. Denzel Washington wins for Training Day in a rare villianous role but is he better than the villains of Queen of the Damned, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings, Planet of the Apes (2001), and Rush Hour 2? Kenny and Ben get to the bottom of it while also talking about a deep dive on one obscure Robot Chicken sketch, the weirdness of Queen of the Damned technically being an Interview With the Vampire sequel, their relative unfamiliarity with one of the biggest Fantasy franchises of all time, complicated twist endings, blooper reels, and more! It's another good one so be sure to listen.

Kenny and Ben are rejoined by their friend Shane who did entirely too much prep work for this episode. Jim Carrey won Best Villain for How the Grinch Stole Christmas but should he really have won over the villains Hollow Man, The Cell, Hannibal, and Gladiator? Should he even have been nominated? The gang gets into it while also discussing Kenny's very specific hang-ups about the live-action Dr. Seuss adaptations, the rules of being partially visible, bad direct to video sequels, skin hooks, putting too much effort into silly bits, how Ridley Scott came to direct Hannibal, Oliver Reed, and more. All this plus someone dies?! You won't want to miss this one.

Kenny and Ben are once again joined by their friend Emilio for a lively discussion on Best Villain 2000. Mike Meyers wins again for his performance as Dr. Evil in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, but how does he stack up to the villains of The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cruel Intentions, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, and Sleepy Hollow? The gang tries to get to the bottom of it, while also discussing Mini-Me, the tragic dimensions of the Tom Ripley Characters, Ben's experience watching both sequels to Cruel Intentions, Kenny's experience watching The Phantom Menace as a 6-year-old, the weirdness of nominating Christopher Walken for a performance that's mostly Ray Park, and much more! This contains maybe the highest quality of movie conversations yet so get listening!

Kenny and Ben face an unprecedented situation as they dive into the only tie result in MTV Movie Awards History! Audiences couldn't decide between Matt Dillon in There's Something About Mary and Stephen Dorff in Blade but our intrepid hosts try to as they weight them against the villains of Bride of Chucky, Lethal Weapon 4, and Jawbreaker. Who will come up on top? The boys talk it out while also discussing jokes that drag on too long, how Morbius almost appeared in Blade, disappointing revivals of beloved franchises, how Mel Gibson should absolutely not direct a 5th Lethal Weapon, the pronounciation of the word progenitor and much more! The podcast is taking a week break after this so we made sure this episode was packed with good stuff to tide you over.

Things get groovy for Kenny and Ben as they tackle Best Villain 1998. Mike Meyers gets his first of two wins and three nominations for his turn as Dr. Evil in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery but is he better than the villains of Face/Off, Air Force One, The Devil's Advocate and Titanic? Our intrepid duo get to the bottom of it while also talking about the progression of Austin Powers films, maximalism, if there's such a thing as too much slo-mo, the perfection of the line "get off my plane," the extent to which a lawyer would get in trouble for abruply dropping a client, and more. Then they get into a lengthy argument about if Billy Zane's Titanic character is really that much of a villain which alone is worth the price of admission for this one. You won't want to miss it, baby!

Kenny and Ben are rejoined by their friend Jesse in our longest episode to date! Jim Carrey wins again for his turn in The Cable Guy but how does he stack up to the villains of The Fan, Primal Fear, A Time to Kill and Fear? And what happens when the guest dislikes or hates every single movie covered this week? Our trio figures it out while also talking about Medieval Times, how Leslie Mann and Judd Apatow met, the 1994 Baseball Strike, Edward Norton's debut film, reading To Kill a Mockingbird in High School, bizarre movie pacing, and so much more. It's an episode you won't want to miss!

In this very special episode, Kenny and Ben tackle one of the most egregious snubs of the Best Villain category: Ghostface, the masked killer of the Scream franchise. Even when this series was at its peak neither Roger L. Jackson or the actors playing the killers got nominated so the boys correct this mistake by covering all 5 (to date) Scream movies. They talk about how every Scream is good, Jackson's incredible vocal performance, clumsy Ghostface, Scary Movie, alternate endings, how the final jump scare got Ben every time, early Emma Roberts vehicles, Jack Quaid's parentage, and more. It's a solid 2+ hours of Scream goodness so don't miss out!

Kenny and Ben are back to talk about the most despicable villain yet and then also his character in Se7en, who won Best Villain that year. But should that iconic villain have won over the villains of Batman Forever (both of them), Casino and Broken Arrow? Our two experts get to the bottom of it while also talking about if the world is a fine place and/or worth fighting for, if every Jim Carrey villain performance is the same, backstory delivered through news reports, endless montages, that season of 24 where a nuke goes off in LA, and more. Plus listen to the end for a special appearance from Batman?!

Kenny and Ben are rejoined by their friend William Taylor for an explosive conversation about Best Villain 1995. Speed is the winner this year with Dennis Hopper beating out the villains from Interview With the Vampire, The Lion King, Blown Away and Disclosure. Speed is one of the most dominant nominees ever but should it really have won? The gang attempts to figure this out while also touching on the Oklahoma City Bombing, if Alan Ruck is the real villain of Speed, how much Louis de Pointe du lac sucks, Lion King spin-off series The Lion Guard, inexplicable U2 needledrops, a truly insane vision of virtual reality, and more. It's a jam-packed episode you won't want to miss.

Kenny and Ben are once again joined by their friend Ethan for a discussion of Best Villain 1994. Alicia Silverstone takes the crown for her debut film The Crush but is she better than the villians of The Good Son, In the Line of Fire, Demolition Man and Jurassic Park? Our intrepid trio tries to figure it out while also discussing the controversy behind the real life inspiration for The Crush, aggressively evil kids, presidential assassinations, YouTube comments, whether the T-Rex actually counts as a villain and so much more. It's another fun episode for the Villain era so don't miss it!

Kenny and Ben are rejoined by their good pal Jack to discuss Best Villain 1993 and this one is packed. Single White Female won this year but is Jennifer Jason Leigh's obsessive roommate more evil than villains from Batman Returns, Unlawful Entry, A Few Good Men, and Basic Instinct? The boys try to get to the bottom of it while also talking about alternate potential nominees for this year, the "seemingly innocent stranger invades people's lives" subgenre of 90s thrillers, penguin funerals, Kurt Russell playing against type, code reds, a lengthy tangent that begins with talking about Sharon Stone on Netflix's Murderville and ends with Kenny talking about where he was the night Stephen Hawking died, and more! It's a unintentionally supersized episode and we go all out for this one.

Kissing is out and evil is in as Kenny and Ben start a new series dedicated to classic MTV Movie Awards category Best Villain. The Hand That Rocked the Cradle won for Rebecca De Mornay's chilling portrayal of Mrs. Mott, but does it have a better villain than Cape Fear, Terminator 2, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, or New Jack City? Kenny and Ben will figure it out while also touching on critical wind chimes, their first repeat nominee, why Dark Fate is the 3rd-best terminator, The Crusades, out of place social commentary, and more! It's a wicked good start to what looks to be a devilishly fun series!

Kenny and Ben are joined by their theme song composer Matt for a look at possibly the weirdest one-off award category the MTV Movie Awards ever attempted: Best Sandwich. Smoke won over Four Rooms and Goldeneye for its Ham and Cheese sandwich but should it have? The boys get to the bottom of it while also talking about Faye Dunaway's bizarre acceptance speech, hypothetical 2015 nominees, Tom Waits, Tim Roth, the James Bond franchise, and more! If podcast episodes were sandwiches, this would be a delicious one!

Kenny and Ben wrap up Best Kiss once and for all (well, at least until the 2022 MTV Movie Awards happen) with this special episode. In 2020 MTV aired a Greatest of All Time special for the MTV Movie Awards where Cruel Intentions was honoured with the Legendary Liplock award. Rather than challenge this, Kenny and Ben decide to build on it, picking their 5 favourite kisses from the first 30 episodes of the show to join Cruel Intentions as part of a "Kiss Canon" of the best kisses honoured by the MTV Movie Awards. Then they look back on their favourite discoveries from the first 30 episodes of the show and look ahead to what's next. What did they pick? Was there any overlap? How controversial will their winners end up being? You'll have to listen to find out!

Kenny and Ben are joined by their friend Maggie for a discussion of the final (for now) Best Kiss category at the MTV Movie & TV Awards which is all TV for the first time. Should Outer Banks really have won over Killing Eve, Emily in Paris, Never Have I Ever and Bridgerton? Kenny, Ben, and Maggie get to the bottom of this while also discussing the geography of North Carolina, fight kisses, the proper pronunciation of the word Paris, relatable screw-up protagonists, one of the sketches from when Regé-Jean Page hosted SNL, and more. Plus, we announce what we're going to be doing next to wrap up Best Kiss and kick off something new! It's all very exciting so tune in!

Kenny and Ben face the end of an era as they tackle the last Best Kiss year that includes movies in the nominations (so far). To All the Boys I've Loved Before won this year against Aquaman, Riverdale, Sex Education, and Venom but was it really the best kiss? Kenny and Ben get to the bottom of it while also discussing how satisfying fake romance to real romance stories are, superhero movie colour schemes, the gargoyle gang, Archie getting attacked by a bear, the joys of episodic structure in serialized TV, the one true 3-way kiss, and much more. Nominate movies for Best Kiss again in 2022 please, MTV!

Kenny and Ben log back onto the oasis of their podcast for another year of movie and TV kisses, this time with three TV kisses and two movie ones. Movies still reign supreme though with Love, Simon taking the top spot. But is it a better kiss than Jane the Virgin, Ready Player One, Riverdale, and Stranger things? Kenny and Ben figure it out while also talking about petty friend group fights, Team Rafael vs. Team Michael, effective usage of excessive IP, detailed timelines of how modern Archie comics led to Riverdale, #justiceforBarb, and so much more. Ready Player One defenders, this is the episode for you!

Kenny and Ben kick off 2022 with a bang as they tackle the first Best Kiss year of the MTV Movie & TV Awards era. Tender drama and surprise Best Picture winner Moonlight won Best Kiss this year, beating out La La Land, Beauty and the Beast, an episode of Empire and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates. But was this really the best kiss? Kenny and Ben get into it while also touching on hard it is to talk about the movies they love, the infamous 2017 Oscars gaffe, how good the song Evermore is, trying to make sense of Empire, Sugar Lyn Beard's history on Canadian children's television, and more! It's a thrilling return for everyone's favourite MTV Awards show podcast!

Kenny and Ben are joined by their friend Evie to close out the pre-TV era of the MTV Movie Awards in style with another 6-movie year. Pitch Perfect 2 is the one to beat but can its Pat Benitar-fuelled kiss stand up against Trainwreck, Fifty Shades of Grey, Vacation, Focus and Deadpool? The three of them will hash that out, alongside a whole host of topics including but not limited to queerbaiting, riff-offs, Shallow Hal, contracts, the issues with a certain film's portrayal of BDSM, the joys of mean comedy, movie star appeal, Deadpool 2, Bob's Burgers, and so much more. It's the last episode of PGTP for 2021 and we're going out with a bang!

Ethan Brundeen from the Heavy Meddle podcast returns to help Kenny and Ben properly contextualize the cultural phenomenon that was this year's winner: The Fault in Our Stars, which beat out the a wave of of superhero movies (The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Captain America: The Winter Soldier) and Seth Rogen comedies (The Interview and Neighbors) to take home the Golden Popcorn. But how good is that kiss really? And why does Ethan keep forgetting the name of the movie he came on to talk about? The gang tries to get to the bottom of these questions while also touching on cancer, the big kiss at the Anne Frank House, Sony's failed attempt at a Spider-Man cinematic universe, the Sony Hack, the comic brilliance of Rose Byrne, the general chasteness of Marvel movies, and more! You'll definitely want to hear this one!

Kenny and Ben are joined by their pal Shane to discuss one of the weirdest slates of Best Kiss nominees ever. We're the Millers scores another victory for three-way kisses against Spring Breakers, American Hustle, Don Jon and The Spectacular Now. As the gang works through dramatically differing opinions about some of the movies to determine a winner, they also discuss Seth Rogen making out with his mom (sort of), Kathryn Hahn, nihilism, science ovens, the Tina Fey comedy New Jersey accent, going Woodley mode, a Deuxmoi spotted item about Miles Teller, and more. Friendships will be tested but the podcast comes out of it stronger than ever.

Kenny and Ben return to the MTV Movie Awards for Best Kiss 2013, which seems to be a intentional break from the YA-heavy trends of the past few years. With Twilight out of the picture, Silver Linings Playbook wins over The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Moonrise Kingdom, Django Unchained and Ted, but who really should have won? Kenny and Ben figure it out while also discussing Aubrey Plaza rushing the stage, Dear Evan Hansen, whether the Perks ending needed setting up or not, Wes Anderson aesthetics, if Quentin Tarantino was the right person to direct Django, shock humour in comedies, and much more. This one is packed to the brim.

In this very special episode of Pass the Golden Popcorn, Kenny and Ben decide to do what the MTV Movie Awards wasn't brave enough to do and judge the kiss quality of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2. And because they can't just do one episode about one movie, they each picked two movies/TV shows to compete against Twilight. Shrek Forever After, Witness, Helluva Boss Episode 6, and Across the Universe are also on the table here and the competition is fierce. As Kenny and Ben try to pick a winner, they also discuss an epic end credits sequence, animated kisses, Trolls World Tour, romantic scenes without kisses, Tumblr, the podcast's general lack of horniness, The Beatles, and more. You won't want to miss this one!

Kenny and Ben get extra goofy this week as they take on a year frontloaded with YA Adaptations led by The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, the last Twilight film to get nominated for Best Kiss. Why did they stop nominating Twilight with one movie left to go and was this kiss better than Crazy, Stupid, Love, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, The Hunger Games and The Vow? Kenny and Ben look for answers to both these questions while also discussing imprinting, the Dirty Dancing lift, more adaptation choices, the plots of the other two Hunger Games books, the fate of the real couple The Vow was based on and much more. Plus stay tuned to the end for a big announcement about the next episode.

Kenny and Ben's journey through the Twilight Saga hits its peak this week with a twofer as Kristen Stewart gets nominated for kisses with both Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner in Eclipse. Did the right Twilight kiss win? Did the kisses from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Inception and Black Swan really stand a chance? Kenny and Ben set the record straight while also picking a firm side in the Edward/Jacob debate, strongly clearing up the ambiguous ending of Inception, and not really clearing up the ending of Black Swan. Plus Kenny tells the story from his youth about his struggle to read Deathly Hallows without interruption and a lot of other stuff happens as well. You won't want to miss it!

It's the spookiest time of year: mid-October, and love is in the air. Kenny and Ben talk about Twilight some more as New Moon wins several trophies this year, including Best Kiss. But should it have won over The Runaways, The Proposal, Valentine's Day, and Avatar? Our heroes get into it. Plus: Kristen Stewart pulling double nomination duty, music biopics, alternate endings, a stirring defense of Valentine's Day, the long wait for Avatar sequels, and more! It's quite the episode so make sure to listen!

Pass the Golden Popcorn enters its Twilight era- literally -as Kenny and Ben tackle the first of four Twilight films that won Best Kiss at the MTV Movie Awards. Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson rule the category during this era with an iron fist (and probably iron lips) but is their debut kiss really better than the kisses in Wanted, Slumdog Millionaire, Milk, I Love You, Man and High School Musical 3? Only our intrepid hosts are brave enough to find out. Discussions of the Mario movie casting news, which half of Slumdog Millionaire is the interesting half, San Francisco, the apparent first meeting of two Brooklyn Nine Nine stars, and so, so, so much High School Musical talk abound! Plus learn the origin story for this podcast! This episode is a major one so get ready to listen because it's now or never! (Not really though)

Kenny and Ben are joined by Emilio Diaz from the Cannes I Kick It episode, who offers a lot of insight as they all look at Best Kiss 2008, led by street dancing movie Step Up 2: The Streets. But does Step Up 2 have the moves to hold its own against other nominees Enchanted, Juno, Disturbia, and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix? You just know we'll get to the bottom of this! Plus: a debate about putting a kiss right after a big dance sequence redundant, some Grey's Anatomy talk, indie soundtracks, Ben has got some fixes for Disturbia, Kenny breaks down the differences between the Harry Potter movies and book, a weird amount of discussion about a movie being covered next week and more! It's a fun one! (NOTE: Due to technical issues Emilio's audio cuts out at the end but we still get his plugs in)

It's the year of the jock as Kenny and Ben tackle multiple films that could be considered as sports movies, led of course by Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and one of the better comedy kisses to date. But The Holiday, Stomp the Yard, and Invincible have also come to play and the competition is fierce. Plus Little Man is also there unfortunately. As Kenny and Ben try to determine the winner, they also discuss Pat Benatar, if Jack Black has ever done a subdued dramatic role, their confusion at how stomp dancing works, Ben's football expertise, the awfulness of Little Man and more! So get ready because we'll all be winners after we listen to this episode.

Kenny and Ben tackle another iconic 00s movie kiss this week with Brokeback Mountain but how does it hold up in one of the best kissing years they've ever covered? Yes, with one very guessable exception, the kisses in Hustle & Flow, Just Friends, Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Sin City are also strong this week. As Kenny and Ben sort this all out they also talk about which bit part actor in Brokeback Mountain they hung out with at a party, that great chemistry between Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, toxic masculinity and why the "friend zone" is a bad concept, the simple appeal of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, male power fantasies and more. It's quite the episode so buckle up!

Kenny and Ben take on another iconic Best Kiss winner with The Notebook, known both for its epic on-screen kiss and for Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdam's acceptance speech kiss. But a surprising challenger from the nominees of Garden State, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Elektra, and The Girl Next Door could lead to the biggest upset in PTGP history. Plus we touch on sexism in and around movies, Zach Braff, Scrubs, how wild it is that Sky Captain isn't based on anything, the misconception of Jocks as being "too cool for school" and much more! Also Ben loudly burps on mic at one point. Sorry. Please listen anyways. I promise it's a good episode.

Kenny and Ben are joined by Canne I Kick It? host Jesse Catherine Webber to discuss the Best Kiss films of 2004, headed up by Starsky and Hutch, the first 3-way kiss to win an MTV Movie Award. But did it really deserve to win over Monster, Bruce Almighty, The Matrix Reloaded, and X2? They try to get to the bottom of a weirdly weak year for kisses while also discussing the award presenting team of Snoop Dog and Paris Hilton, another kiss featuring a serial killer, the premise of Free Guy, if the plot of Bruce Almighty could be summed up in a limerick, why the Matrix sequels are good actually, X-Men lore, and much more. Was America ready to kiss again in 2004? You'll have to listen to find out!

Kenny and Ben are joined by famed Internet commenter and Film Twitter personality William Taylor as they tackle one of the most iconic movie kisses of all time: the upside-down kiss in Spider-Man. But was it the best kiss that year in a field that also has Daredevil, Drumline, Gangs of New York and Punch-Drunk Love? The answer may surprise you. Meanwhile the gang also discusses the plethora of New York movies this year, Joey Pants, the concept of competitive marching band, anti-Irish sentiment, why Adam Sandler is an underrated performer, and more. Plus the podcast takes a number of big stands on stuff that they are official for and against. It's a very loose episode but somehow it works!

Moulin Rouge. A Knight's Tale. Not Another Teen Movie. Bridget Jone's Diary. 4 very good to incredible movies with 4 very good to incredible kisses. Too bad they lost to American Pie 2 this year and its very gay-panicky "comedy" kiss. Kenny and Ben dive into this controversy head on to set the record straight while also trying to adequately express how much they love one of these movies, discussing if jousting really had "hype men," giving a very detailed breakdown of the plot of Not Another Teen Movie, looking for the titular diary in Bridget Jones's Diary and more! Plus: A surprising revelation about the enigmatic producer of the MTV Movie Awards! And someone fights a crow?! You'll have to hear it to believe it!

Kenny and Ben are back, the new millenium is in full swing for the MTV Movie Awards and absolutely nothing will go wrong. Save The Last Dance is the winner this year, beating out Scary Movie, Bounce, Cast Away, and Hannibal but does it really have the Best Kiss? Kenny and Ben get to the bottom of it while also discussing spoof movies, the insanity and frustration of Bounces premise, rain kissing, the book ending of Hannibal, and they also make too many allusions in the first 40 minutes to a certain tragedy (sorry.). Plus a whole lot more!