Popcorn Digest

Gareth and Andy are joined by writer/ director M.K Rhodes (The Gulf of Silence) for an all-together spooky episode of the show as we ask some of the big questions. Questions such as ‘are we alone in the universe?', ‘have we secretly made contact with intelligent alien life?’ and finally ‘why did no one stop Chris Carter after six seasons!’. That’s right, we’re watching The X-Files: Fight the Future.

 

But do we find the truth out there? Listen on to find out!

Gareth and Andy are back and taking on prosthetically enhanced mobsters as they review Warren Beatty's Dick Tracy (1990), a cartoonish hard-boiled noir featuring a lot of dicks and plenty of rubber. But do we find a lot to love about Warren Beatty's dick caper? Listen on to find out!

Gareth and Andy return once more to draw their swords against Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Studios. The story follows Bilbo Baggins, a Shire-Hobbit who finds a magic ring that allows him to disappear... for large portions of the plot. But is this middle-earth fantasy an epic triumph or does it crash and burn in a fury of dragon flame? Listen on to find out!

Gareth and Andy are stuck at the airport for the second of their Christmas specials, as they spend some time with the world's unluckiest action hero. That's right, we're reviewing Die Hard 2 (Die Harder?). But is this a Christmas well spent? Listen on to find out!

Gareth and Andy are spending this holiday season in perpetual darkness, as they travel to Gotham City for the first of our Christmas specials. That's right, we're flying high with Tim Burton's Batman Returns; a packed to the walls sequel starring Danny DeVito as The Penguin, Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman and, of course, Michael Keaton as Sir. Not Appearing in the Movie. But is it a worthy follow up? Listen on to find out!

This week Gareth and Andy are staring down the barrel at Quantum of Solace, another international espionage adventure starring everyone’s favourite sex pest, James Bond. But is Quantum of Solace a rip-roaring ride or does it get bond wrong? Listen on to find out!

This week Gareth and Andy are donning their masks to prepare themselves for a face-melting good time with Halloween 3: Season of the Witch. But is this Halloween film a shapeless mess? Listen on to find out!

Gareth and Andy are joined by special guest Aidan Belizaire, to unravel the creature feature that is Alex Kurtzman's The Mummy (2017), the first epic monster movie in Universal’s Dark Universe. If you don't know what Universal's Dark Universe is, well it's a collection of cross-media monster-movie related films, tv shows, books and video games that in a uniquely bold creative choice for a cinematic universe consists of just one film. But is this Tom Cruise starring horror-blockbuster too much for us to take? Listen on to find out.