The Popcorn Bucket Podcast

Ben and Rob
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Hello and welcome to The Popcorn Bucket Podcast with Ben and Rob. Each week we will talk about at a film series (Franchise Fatigue?), film news (Pick ‘N Mix), or each put a standalone film on a given topic against each other (One Shot).

  1. MAR 7

    Franchise Fatigue? : The Predator Franchise : Part Two : Predators (2010) and The Predator (2018)

    Hello and welcome to this ham-fistededly hunting episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! After braving the dense jungle thicket and the heat/crime waves of 1997's Los Angeles, Ben and Rob continue their Predator journey and transported to an alien game reserve before being unceremoniously dumped back on Earth. Expect chat about missing trailer dopeness, problematic portrayals and several weird Toy Story links. This ep is one beautiful motherf... Thanks, as always, to Laurence Owen of Long Cat Media for our theme music. Please follow us on: Instagram @popcornbucketpod, Bluesky @popcornbucket.bsky.social

    1 hr

  2. FEB 28

    One Shot! : Feel Good Films VI

    Hello and welcome to this uncannily uplifting episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! Does your 2026 suck so far? Are you experiencing headaches, nausea, existential dread and pillow screaming? Drs. Ben and Rob are here with the perfect podscription - films to make you feel good! So, relax, cram this up your earholes and then get up super early the next morning to book an appointment on the phone like that makes any goddamn sense in 2026. Spoilers! Films discussed are: Booksmart The Full MontyYou can find us on: Instagram @popcornbucketpod,Bluesky or via email podcast@thepopcornbucket.comWith thanks as always to Laurence Owen of longcatmedia.com for the theme music

    48 min

  3. FEB 21

    28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

    Hello and welcome this raging episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast. This week we are looking at a sequel to one of our favourite films of 2025, the fourth film in the complexly titled ‘28 ____s Later’ franchise. Please join us as we talk trains, dancing, and charity, as we go deep into rage filled infected and dystopian survivors. Get your iodine and tickets at the ready! Please rate and review on your podcast app of choice, and share on your social network of choice. We are on Instagram and Threads @popcornbucketpod. With thanks as always to Lawrence Owen of Longcat Media for the theme music!

    45 min

  4. FEB 4

    2026 Preview

    Hello and welcome to a proudly prophetic episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! With 2025 sent to the naughty step (because it knows what it did) Ben and Rob cast their eyes over the year of forthcoming attractions. Will 2026 be the new golden child or a case of the klumps? No, there's no real reason why we're shouting out Eddie Murphy movies. Sometimes you just have to write to keep yourself entertained, y'know? Please rate and review on your podcast app of choice, and share on your social network of choice. We are on Instagram and Threads @popcornbucketpod. With thanks as always to Laurence Owen of Long Cat Media for the theme music!

    1h 21m

  5. JAN 26

    A Cultural Review of 2025

    Hello and welcome to the first episode of the new year! It has been quite a while since we graced your pod spaces, and we return by looking back at 2025, to ask, culturally, what made us jive in 2025? So please join us once again as we cast our cultural eyes not just over films, but we pick out the podcasts, books, music, and games that we enjoyed from the last year. Please rate and review on your podcast app of choice, and share on your social network of choice. We are on Instagram and Threads https://www.instagram.com/popcornbucketpod/ With thanks as always to Laurence Owen of Long Cat Media for the theme music!

    1h 48m

  6. 10/21/2025

    Franchise Fatigue? : The Predator Franchise : Part One : Predator (1987) and Predator 2 (1990)

    Hello and welcome to this stealthily stalking episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! After surviving the Alien franchise, Ben and Rob got a taste for more extraterrestrial terror and found it shimmering in the jungle canopy. The Predator series is next on the Bucket List and your favourite sexual Ty-rannosauruses are just the slabs of rippling beefcake to take it on. Thanks, as always, to Laurence Owen of Long Cat Media for our theme music. Please follow us on: Instagram @popcornbucketpod, Bluesky @popcornbucket.bsky.social

    46 min

  7. 10/08/2025

    One Shot! Films in Which the Villain Was Right

    Hello and welcome to a positively diabolical One Shot episode, in which we take the side of the bad guys, and each pick a film, that isn’t connected to a sequel, spin off, or prequel, in which the bad guy is in the right. Contains dark green, a few trolley problems, and a brimful of 90s music references. You can find us on Instagram or Threads as @popcornbucketpod, and thanks, as always, to Lawrence Owen of Long Cat Media for the theme music. The films we look at are: Cabin in the Woods Wish

    1h 6m

  8. 09/28/2025

    Franchise Fatigue? : The Alien Franchise : Part Three Prometheus (2012), Alien: Covenant (2017) and Alien: Romulus (2024)

    Hello and welcome to this powerfully Promethean episode of The Popcorn Bucket Podcast! This time, Ben and Rob return to the Alien universe to tackle Prometheus, Covenant and Romulus. In podspace, no-one can hear you like and subscribe. Vids/Pods mentioned: "The 'Prometheus School of Running' Misconception" - https://youtu.be/QY-8DDUriWc?si=IRVHD7ZV1DW12uSw Film Stories Podcast: "Prometheus (2012) and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit (2005)" - https://filmstories.co.uk/podcast/podcast-prometheus-2012-and-wallace-gromit-the-curse-of-the-were-rabbit-2005/ Verbal Diorama - "Prometheus & Alien: Covenant" - https://verbaldiorama.com/episode/prometheus-alien-covenant Thanks, as always, to Laurence Owen of Long Cat Media for our theme music. Please follow us on: Instagram @popcornbucketpod, Bluesky @popcornbucket.bsky.social GoodPods @PopcornBucket or visit us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thepopcornbucket.com⁠

    1h 23m
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Hello and welcome to The Popcorn Bucket Podcast with Ben and Rob. Each week we will talk about at a film series (Franchise Fatigue?), film news (Pick ‘N Mix), or each put a standalone film on a given topic against each other (One Shot).

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  • Creator
    Ben and Rob
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    195
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Ben and Rob
  • Show Website
    The Popcorn Bucket Podcast