POPCORN & HEMLOCK is a film and TV podcast that tries to be, you know, somewhat entertaining. We release episodes twice a month, covering movies, TV, festivals, and awards season. Some of our regular segments include THE FILM OLYMPICS, WHAT TO NETFLIX, and DON'T WATCH THIS MOVIE. Hosted by Tayl…
The snubs! The not-snubs! Everything that falls somewhere between a snub and a not-snub! We're breaking it all down for you in this special 2015 OSCAR ROUNDUP edition of Popcorn & Hemlock. We tackle such meaty questions as: Can anything beat Boyhood? Why was Whiplash nominated in the Adapted Screenplay category? Who will win the Big British Biopic Battle? Should "biopics" even be a thing? And WILL we get to see The Lonely Island perform the song from The Lego Movie at the ceremony?! This and more! Come listen!
From Game of Thrones to MasterChef Junior, it's all about TV on today's episode of Popcorn & Hemlock. We talk about some of our favorite shows old and new, giving you a ton of options for what to watch during the summer TV lull. We also cover some important philosophical questions, such as "who has it worse -- the characters in Game of Thrones or Louie?" The episode ends with a roundup of some recent movie news (Harrison Ford broke his foot filming Star Wars?!!! Channing Tatum is maybe gonna get an Oscar?!?!!?!!!!!). Listen in for more!
We review Kelly Reichardt's NIGHT MOVES and Megan Griffiths' LUCKY THEM in this episode of Popcorn & Hemlock. Both films are coming out on May 30th, but there is only one we recommend you see. Listen in to find out which! We also play another round of THE FILM OLYMPICS, starting with an excellent listener submission for what the UK's film entry might be. Wanna play too? Tell us the country you'd pick to bring home gold and give us details about who'd be involved and what kind of film they'd make at filmolympics@popcornandhemlock.com. If we like it, we'll read it on air!
Tribeca Film Festival is in full swing! In this episode, we bring you reviews of two new films - Adam Rapp's LOITERING WITH INTENT (including our interview with SAM ROCKWELL) and Noah Buschel's GLASS CHIN. We also talk a bit about the festival itself and our experience there.
Director Till Kleinert is our guest on this episode of Popcorn & Hemlock. We discuss his film, DER SAMURAI, which had its US premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. We talk crowd funding, special effects, genre films, festival shenanigans, and more. We end the episode by playing another round of THE FILM OLYMPICS. Till gives us his top picks for who'd take home gold!
Wes Anderson's THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL kicks us off on this episode of Popcorn & Hemlock. Next, we give you some suggestions on WHAT TO NETFLIX (you will not believe what internet favorite film was just added to streaming). We finish with our brand new segment - THE FILM OLYMPICS! Listen in to find out what it is and how you can play too.
Shenanigans abound in this episode of Popcorn & Hemlock! We watch each other's favorite movie (UNFORGIVEN for Taylor, MOONSTRUCK for Evyn) and give our reactions. We also do a round of the EARLIEST OSCAR PREDICTIONS you'll find anywhere (spoiler alert: Channing Tatum could get a nod?!!). And we end this episode with another ruckus segment of DON'T WATCH THIS MOVIE.
OSCAR DEBRIEF! In this special post-Oscars episode of Popcorn & Hemlock, we give our immediate reactions to the big wins and bitter losses. We also do some quick reviews of several Best Picture nominees, including Gravity, Her, and American Hustle. We keep our discussion of the films spoiler-free, so listen in even if you haven't seen all the noms this year.
Recent Oscar news and a recap of our favorite films start out this week's episode. We then move into OSCAR PREDICTIONS! We give our picks for every major category, as well as throw in some extremely important trivia about the nominees (spoiler alert: we're predicting an EGOT!) We end the show with a brand new segment called DON'T WATCH THIS MOVIE. Listen in to find out more.
OSCAR NOMINATIONS ARE HERE! We record our reactions live as the noms roll in and give you a run down of all the surprises and snubs. (Taylor may even weep on air a little. STAY TUNED!) We also give a recap of the Golden Globes and what we think those wins may hint at for Oscar night. This podcast is entirely SPOILER-FREE, so even if you haven't seen the movies, come listen! You'll get to hear us have overly emotional reactions to the Oscar noms as well as go on tangents about beards and Serious Actor Jonah Hill.
GOLDEN GLOBE noms are what we're talking about in this week's episode - the snubs, the shocks, and what the heck a "Comedy/Musical" is according to the HFPA. We give our predictions of who's going to take home the statue in every major category and roll out some wild speculation about why these noms are the way they are. This episode is entirely SPOILER-FREE, so listen in even if you're still catching up on films! We also give some suggestions about what to Netflix if you have free time over the holidays.
We give both a SPOLER-FREE and a SPOLER-FILLED review of Steve McQueen's '12 Years a Slave' in this week's episode. Spoiler-free is first! We also discuss the different types of insufferable jerks you find at film Q&As, including such classics as The IRRATIONAL ANGRY! The HIPSTER FILM STUDENT! The BIGGEST FAN! And MORE!
A discussion of Ender's Game (POLYGONS!), a brief Oscar roundup (THROWIN LOBSTERS!), and a review of Dallas Buyers Club (RETURN OF THE COWBOY HAT!) are all coming your way in this week's episode!
We recap the New York Film Festival (Captain Phillips! Claire Denis! Tom Hiddleston as a vamp! Scarlett Johansson as a disembodied voice! SUCH MOVIES!). We also discuss new Fall TV and what to watch (or, um, is there anything to watch?). Finally, we end this week's episode with some OSCAR GRIEVANCES! The worst things to ever happen in awards ever don't even talk to us about it we're still bitter ugh stop it hurts.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt's DON JON kicks off our very first episode of Popcorn and Hemlock. We have a lot to say about it (SWIFFA!). We also discuss our most anticipated movie of award season 2014 and give some ridiculously early Oscar predictions.