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| Welcome Trailer | 03 Oct 2020 | 00:02:18 | |
Are you ready to explore the darkest secrets of your favorite movies and media? Join Leif Eric and Torvald, as we investigate the greatest fan theories out there! This episode will give you an overview of what we do, and what to expect from us.
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| RETURN TO OZ: The Girl Who Drowned | 07 Oct 2020 | 00:38:32 | |
Leif Eric and Torvald kick-off The Popcorn Isn't Real with a dark theory surrounding the 1985 children's fantasy film, RETURN TO OZ. Leif is prepared to prove that there was no happy ending, and not everyone survived Dorothy's final trip to Oz!
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| DIE HARD: Gruber's Mole at Nakatomi (Christmas Special) | 23 Dec 2020 | 01:08:07 | |
Happy holidays! Now we have a Christmas episode. Ho. Ho. Ho. Today's theory features the greatest Christmas movie of all time: DIE HARD. Did Hans Gruber have a mole at Nakatomi? And was he planning on sacrificing most of his crew to escape? Find out in this very merry episode of The Popcorn Isn't Real!
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| STAR TREK: The Best Captain (Road Trip) | 06 Jan 2021 | 00:58:06 | |
In this special road trip episode we hold a savage debate, comparing personalities, feats, and skills to determine Star Trek's greatest captain of all time!
Rent or buy Star Trek: The Original Series at https://amzn.to/3s6Tzxw, and Star Trek: The Next Generation at https://amzn.to/38eAFgc, and follow along with us!
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| PREDATOR: Punishing Toxic Masculinity | 20 Jan 2021 | 00:52:54 | |
In today's testosterone-fueled episode, Torvald has a theory that the manly Predator was punishing the toxicity of the men that it hunts. Get ready, we're about to turn this high-T horror on its head!
Rent or buy Predator at https://amzn.to/3c6Y3ib, and follow along with us!
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| SPACE CAMP: Friends... Forever with a murderous robot | 03 Feb 2021 | 00:31:29 | |
SPACE CAMP, a fun 80s family film about kids trapped in space, trying to get back home, right? WRONG! This is actually a film about a malfunctioning robot and its plot to kill 5 kids and their teacher in an ill-fated attempt to remain "friends forever."
Rent or buy Space Camp at https://amzn.to/39J2m1v, and follow along with us!
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| HELLRAISER and EVENT HORIZON: Shared Universe, Levent Configurizon | 17 Feb 2021 | 01:29:28 | |
We watched 10 movies to bring you our most epic theory yet. We definitively link the universe of the infamous Hellraiser series to Paul W.S. Anderson's Event Horizon. Is Event Horizon one of the best sequels in the Hellraiser series? Is the whole ship a puzzle-box? And was there a cut of Event Horizon so cursed it had to be buried in a Transylvanian salt mine? We have such sights to show you.
Rent or buy Hellraiser at https://amzn.to/2NfDYvV, and Event Horizon at https://amzn.to/3aqjoBK, and follow along with us!
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| FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR: Trapped in my Mind | 03 Mar 2021 | 00:30:25 | |
Is Flight of the Navigator just a fun 80s sci-fi for kids? Or is it the fever dream of a comatose boy with head trauma who is now trapped in his own mind?
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| THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES with Director Mark Pellington: We know who the Mothman is | 10 Mar 2021 | 01:08:03 | |
We've solved it. We know what the Mothman really is. At least in the 2002 film THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES. Listen to the end as we are joined by the director himself, Mark Pellington, who gives us his reaction to our crazy theory.
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| AMERICAN PSYCHO: Bateman Imagined Everything | 24 Mar 2021 | 00:54:03 | |
The age old question: Was he really a psycho or was he just boring? Join us as we dissect the extremely dull yet utterly bizarre man known as Patrick Bateman.
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| FREDDY VS JASON with actor David Kopp (Blake): A New Killer | 07 Apr 2021 | 00:51:05 | |
Every horror fan recognizes the iconic showdown of Freddy vs Jason. But did you know there was a third killer in that movie? We bring David Kopp who played Blake onto the podcast to discuss his character's secret murderous rampage!
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| FROZEN with Writer/Director Adam Green: It was all a prank | 21 Apr 2021 | 01:19:17 | |
No one died in FROZEN. This episode we're joined by legendary writer/director/producer and host of The Movie Crypt podcast Adam Green! Listen as we try to convince him that every character actually survived his 2010 survival thriller FROZEN, and it was all just a horrible prank gone wrong.
Check out Adam Green's podcast, The Movie Crypt! https://moviecrypt.libsyn.com/
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| SUICIDE CLUB: The Pied Piper of Tokyo | 07 Oct 2020 | 00:48:52 | |
In today's episode we delve into the dark, twisted depths of SUICIDE CLUB, the 2002 Japanese psychological horror. Leif Eric believes the film's true inspiration and origins may stem from a very unlikely source, a well-known legend all the way back from the Middle Ages!
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| JEEPERS CREEPERS Trilogy: The police were in on it | 05 May 2021 | 01:32:18 | |
The Jeepers Creepers trilogy: A horror series about a demon terrorizing a rural community, right? Wrong! This community worships the Creeper and sacrifices outsiders to appease it, unaware of the fact that the Creeper is actually an extra-terrestrial!
Rent or buy Jeepers Creepers at https://www.amazon.com/Jeepers-Creepers-Gina-Philips/dp/B00AKUNMH8/, and follow along with us!
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| THE LIZZIE MCGUIRE MOVIE with Director Jim Fall: Paolo Never Lied to Lizzie | 19 May 2021 | 00:58:35 | |
Sing to me, Paolo. Director Jim Fall joins us to discuss his film: THE LIZZIE MCGUIRE MOVIE. We try to convince him that the villainous, lip-syncing Paolo was NOT the bad guy! He actually never told a lie, and Isabella was the REAL villain all along! This is what dreams are made of!
Rent or buy The Lizzie McGuire Movie at https://amzn.to/3szoFNP, and follow along with us!
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| MORTAL KOMBAT: Scorpion was Johnny Cage's Greatest Fan | 02 Jun 2021 | 01:04:51 | |
Today we talk about the greatest video game adaptation ever made: The 1995 film Mortal Kombat. Was Scorpion actually Johnny Cage's adoring fanboy? And was Mortal Kombat just a ripoff of Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon? FIGHT!
Rent or buy Mortal Kombat at https://amzn.to/2Q29Mp9, and follow along with us!
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| ROBOCOP with Co-Creator/Writer Michael Miner: American Jesus | 16 Jun 2021 | 00:41:15 | |
We chat with the co-creator/screenwriter of ROBOCOP, Michael Miner, and ask him that age-old question: Was this hyper-violent film about a robotic policeman actually an allegory for Jesus Christ?
Rent or buy RoboCop at https://amzn.to/3waHucI, and follow along with us!
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| CINDERELLA: She's out of her mind! | 30 Jun 2021 | 01:13:44 | |
Today we discuss the story of a poor, mentally unstable woman who dresses up animals, hallucinates fairy godmothers and believes that she falls in love with a prince she's never spoken to. That's right we're discussing the Disney classic, CINDERELLA.
Rent or buy Cinderella at https://www.amazon.com/Cinderella-Signature-Ilene-Woods/dp/B07SMBGGZN/, and follow along with us!
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| DEADLY WEAPON with Writer/Director Michael Miner: Kid with a Ray Gun | 14 Jul 2021 | 00:39:29 | |
This podcast takes place during the hours between midnight on Wednesday and dawn on Friday in the mind of a fifteen year old boy. We're joined by writer/director MICHAEL MINER (Robocop) to discuss his amazing 1989 film DEADLY WEAPON.
Watch Deadly Weapon at https://youtu.be/cox9c2edwFA and follow along with us!
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| THE BROTHERS GRIMM: They got away with murder | 28 Jul 2021 | 01:13:02 | |
Today we discuss Terry Gilliam's 2005 film THE BROTHERS GRIMM. You probably remember this as a strange dark fantasy, but there is no magic in this film. It is actually the story of one of the greatest political assassinations of all time!
Watch The Brothers Grimm at https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Grimm-Matt-Damon/dp/B008Y6U5AM and follow along with us!
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| ANACONDA and HOLES with Writers Jack Epps Jr and Hans Bauer: Demon Snake and Shared Universe | 11 Aug 2021 | 01:26:40 | |
Buckle in, because this is a big one. The snake in ANACONDA is a demon-god, worshipped by an evil priest who just wants to feel its warm embrace. And even more shocking, ANACONDA is in a shared universe with Disney's HOLES. Join us and legendary screenwriter, professor Jack Epps Jr. (TOP GUN, ANACONDA) as we unpack this crazy monster film!
Watch Anaconda at https://www.amazon.com/Anaconda-Frank-Welker/dp/B000I8ERYY and Holes at https://www.amazon.com/Holes-Sigourney-Weaver/dp/B003SHYYM2 and follow along with us!
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| WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY: Wonka the murderer, a horror movie for kids | 24 Aug 2021 | 01:18:29 | |
Today's fan theories: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is a horror film?! Wonka murdered five kids and turned them into candy? Violet Beauregarde deserved to win more than Charlie did? Even if you can't believe that, at least we can all agree, Grandpa Joe was a terrible, horrible person who deserves our hate.
Watch Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory at https://www.amazon.com/Willy-Wonka-Chocolate-Factory-Wilder/dp/B002YNGNG6 and follow along with us!
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| TRON LEGACY with Director Joseph Kosinski: Flynn killed hundreds and Quorra is his daughter | 08 Sep 2021 | 01:13:52 | |
We're joined by Joseph Kosinski (Director of Top Gun: Maverick and Oblivion) to talk about his film TRON: Legacy. We believe the ISOs were really humans, Kevin Flynn was responsible for killing over a hundred people, and Quorra is his actual human daughter. Let's see if Kosinski agrees...
Watch TRON: Legacy at https://www.amazon.com/Tron-Legacy-Jeff-Bridges/dp/B004R63MWQ and follow along with us!
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| IDIOCRACY: A Blueprint for the Perfect President | 07 Oct 2020 | 00:53:46 | |
Do you know what makes a good leader? Because we want to help you cast your vote. And we're ready to prove that, hidden deep within the insightful and hilarious socio-political satire of IDIOCRACY, is the blueprint for the perfect President of the United States of America!
Rent or buy Idiocracy at https://amzn.to/36WUfx1 and follow along with us!
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| PREDATORS and THE PREDATOR: Edwin (Topher Grace) was really a genetic-hybrid predator! | 22 Sep 2021 | 01:06:22 | |
This week we talk PREDATORS! We believe Topher Grace's character, Edwin the doctor/serial killer, is actually a human-predator genetic hybrid who was trained like a dog by the Predators and placed among the humans as a decoy, to purposefully lead them to their doom.
Watch Predators at https://amzn.to/3kae4pa and The Predator at https://www.amazon.com/Predator-Boyd-Holbrook/dp/B07H7VKYQ5, and follow along with us!
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| TOP GUN with Writer Jack Epps Jr: Was Maverick gay? | 06 Oct 2021 | 01:01:31 | |
Today we interview Jack Epps Jr, co-writer of TOP GUN! We ask him the burning questions on everyone's mind: Is Quentin Tarantino right, and the film is all a metaphor for Maverick's closeted homosexuality? And who really caused Goose's death, Maverick or Iceman? We also explore the idea that Top Gun started a cultural phenomena pervading Japanese animation and culminating in Guillermo Del Toro's Pacific Rim! And finally, we even get Jack Epps's reaction to the beloved parody film HOT SHOTS!
Watch Top Gun at https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gun-Tom-Cruise/dp/B001K3K5MO, listen to Quentin Tarantino's theory at https://youtu.be/ZF1LXL6OOsM, and follow along with us!
Plus, pick up Jack Epps Jr's book Screenwriting is Rewriting at https://www.amazon.com/Screenwriting-Rewriting-Craft-Professional-Revision/dp/1628927402
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| HALLOWEEN Part 1: Michael Myers was brainwashed by his psychiatrist, Dr Loomis! (Halloween Special) | 20 Oct 2021 | 00:40:07 | |
Halloween special Part 1! Everyone knows Michael Myers is the big bad of the Halloween series, and possibly the most iconic slasher ever. But few people know that his psychiatrist Dr. Loomis was the TRUE villain! Listen as we discuss HALLOWEEN (1978). Stay tuned for Part 2 where we will continue this theory and discuss the rest of the HALLOWEEN films!
Watch Halloween at https://www.amazon.com/Halloween-John-Carpenter/dp/B018A5RPYU, and follow along with us!
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| HALLOWEEN Part 2: Michael Myers was brainwashed by his psychiatrist, Dr Loomis! (Halloween Special) | 27 Oct 2021 | 00:58:39 | |
We're back with part 2 of our Halloween special! Everyone knows Michael Myers is the big bad of the Halloween series, and possibly the most iconic slasher ever. But few people know that his psychiatrist Dr. Loomis was the TRUE villain! Learn the whole story as we discuss all of the films in the Halloween series.
Watch Halloween (2018) at https://www.amazon.com/Halloween-Jamie-Lee-Curtis/dp/B07JDXGJ9Z, and follow along with us!
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| HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE: Hagrid is a Death Eater! Snape's Harry's father! Dumbledore and Ron are dark wizards! | 10 Nov 2021 | 01:06:54 | |
We're celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first HARRY POTTER film!! Was Hagrid a death eater? Is Dumbledore a Dark Wizard? Did Ron cast the Imperius Curse on Hermione? Was Snape Harry's father? This is just part 1 of our month-long celebration of Harry Potter and the crazy fan-theories surrounding it! We're going to cover every main Harry Potter film over the next few weeks, so make sure to follow along!
Watch Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone at https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Sorcerers-Daniel-Radcliffe/dp/B0011AQLZQ, and follow along with us!
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| HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS: Dumbledore is evil! Ron and Hagrid are dark wizards! Snape's Harry's father! | 24 Nov 2021 | 01:12:01 | |
We continue our epic 20 year anniversary celebration of the Harry Potter series with the Chamber of Secrets. Was Hagrid a death eater? Is Dumbledore a Dark Wizard? Did Ron cast the Imperius Curse on Hermione? Was Snape Harry's father? This is just part 2 of our month-long celebration of Harry Potter and the crazy fan-theories surrounding it! We're going to cover every main Harry Potter film over the next few months, so make sure to follow along!
Watch Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets at https://www.amazon.com/Potter-Chamber-Secrets-Daniel-Radcliffe/dp/B0011TMOIK, and follow along with us!
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| THE MATRIX and TOTAL RECALL: Quaid (Schwarzenegger) was in the Matrix! | 08 Dec 2021 | 00:42:17 | |
A revolutionary action film about a man stuck in a dream, pursued by agents, who must take a red pill to return to reality. Yes, we're talking the 1990 film TOTAL RECALL! Wait, what? Was Total Recall in the Matrix universe all along?
Watch The Matrix at https://www.amazon.com/Matrix-Keanu-Reeves/dp/B000GJPL1S and Total Recall https://www.amazon.com/Total-Recall-Arnold-Schwarzenegger/dp/B000IHL52W, at and follow along with us!
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| HOME ALONE and PLANES TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES: Gus/Del (John Candy) was the Devil! (Christmas Special) | 22 Dec 2021 | 00:58:21 | |
Happy Christmas! Have we got a present for you! Home Alone and Planes, Trains and Automobiles are in a shared universe, connected by a soul-stealing, traveling Devil played by John Candy.
Watch Home Alone at https://www.amazon.com/Home-Alone-Macaulay-Culkin/dp/B0031QNMKK and Planes Trains and Automobiles https://www.amazon.com/Planes-Trains-Automobiles-Steve-Martin/dp/B002S30PS4, and follow along with us!
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| HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN: Ron and Hagrid are dark wizards! Snape is Harry's father! Dumbledore is evil! | 12 Jan 2022 | 01:06:13 | |
We continue our epic 20 year anniversary celebration of the Harry Potter series with the Prisoner of Azkaban. Was Hagrid a death eater? Is Dumbledore a Dark Wizard? Did Ron cast the Imperius Curse on Hermione? Was Snape Harry's father? This is part 3 of our Harry Potter 20 year anniversary special, where we're covering the craziest fan-theories surrounding the Wizarding World! We're going through every main Harry Potter film over the next few months, so make sure to follow along!
Watch Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban at https://www.amazon.com/Potter-Prisoner-Azkaban-Daniel-Radcliffe/dp/B0026YWQ4Q and follow along with us!
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| HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE: Ron cast imperius on Hermione! Hagrid and Dumbledore evil! | 26 Jan 2022 | 01:06:22 | |
We continue our epic 20 year anniversary celebration of the Harry Potter series with the Goblet of Fire. Did Ron cast the Imperius Curse on Hermione? Was Hagrid a death eater? Is Dumbledore a Dark Wizard? Was Snape Harry's father? This is part 4 of our Harry Potter 20 year anniversary special, where we're covering the craziest fan-theories surrounding the Wizarding World! We'll be going through every main Harry Potter film over the next few months, so make sure to follow along!
Watch Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire at https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Goblet-Daniel-Radcliffe/dp/B000GOVLNK and follow along with us!
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| DEADPOOL: Ajax Loves Deadpool | 14 Oct 2020 | 00:47:35 | |
Well, hello gorgeous. Some of the best love stories start with a murder. And that's exactly what this is, a love story. But not the love story you think. Torvald's going to prove that DEADPOOL is all about a man who can't feel anything, falling for a man who can survive anything. Now before we begin, I just have one question for you. What's my name?
Rent or buy Deadpool at https://amzn.to/3iQrrZx and follow along with us!
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| ANASTASIA: Anastasia died, Dimitri conned EVERYONE! | 10 Feb 2022 | 01:01:33 | |
Is Anastasia the story of a Romanov princess being reunited with her grandmother? Or of the cold, cunning con-man Dimitri who exploited a poor clueless orphan girl to get his hands on Anastasia's inherited fortune at any cost?? Join us as we dive into Don Bluth's classic 1997 film Anastasia, and reveal that Dimitri pulled the wool over ALL of our eyes!
Watch Anastasia at https://www.amazon.com/Anastasia-Meg-Ryan/dp/B000SVZIGC and follow along with us!
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| SINGLE WHITE FEMALE: She had multiple personalities | 03 Mar 2022 | 00:43:18 | |
She's a single, white female, with multiple personalities. Today we discuss the 90s thriller SINGLE WHITE FEMALE, adding a Fight Club-esque twist. Not only do we posit that the two main characters are the same person, but also no one actually died in this blood-soaked thriller.
Watch Single White Female at https://www.amazon.com/Single-White-Female-Bridget-Fonda/dp/B000I9X50A/ and follow along with us!
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| HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX: Dumbledore raised a dark army! | 17 Mar 2022 | 01:03:28 | |
We continue our epic 20 year anniversary celebration of the Harry Potter series with the Order of the Phoenix. Is Dumbledore a Dark Wizard, raising an army to overthrow the Minister of Magic? Did Ron cast the Imperius Curse on Hermione? Was Hagrid a death eater? Was Snape Harry's father? This is part 5 of our Harry Potter 20 year anniversary special, where we're covering the craziest fan-theories surrounding the Wizarding World! We'll be going through every main Harry Potter film over the next few months, so make sure to follow along!
Watch Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix at https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Phoenix-Daniel-Radcliffe/dp/B0010SQYE2 and follow along with us!
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| HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE: Ron cast the Imperius Curse on Hermione! | 07 Apr 2022 | 01:02:42 | |
We continue our epic 20 year anniversary celebration of the Harry Potter series with the Order of the Phoenix. Did Ron cast the Imperius Curse on Hermione? Was Hagrid a Death Eater Is Dumbledore a Dark Wizard, raising an army to overthrow the Minister of Magic? Was Snape Harry's father? This is part 6 of our Harry Potter 20 year anniversary special, where we're covering the craziest fan-theories surrounding the Wizarding World! We'll be going through every main Harry Potter film over the next few months, so make sure to follow along!
Watch Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince at https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Half-Blood-Prince/dp/B002RRWWQ4 and follow along with us!
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| TOP GUN MAVERICK and OBLIVION with Director Joseph Kosinski: Maverick fought an alien invasion! | 12 May 2022 | 00:30:59 | |
We didn't even see this one coming! Director Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick, Oblivion) joins us to confirm exclusively on our podcast, the fan theory that upcoming Top Gun: Maverick (2022) and Oblivion (2013) are in a shared universe! Did Pete "Maverick" Mitchell go on to fight off an alien invasion later in his life? Listen to our podcast to find out! And check out this article by The Atlantic which talks about our interview with Joseph Kosinski! https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2022/08/fan-theories-severance-yellowjackets-westworld/671079/
Watch Top Gun Maverick in theaters, and Oblivion at https://www.amazon.com/Oblivion-Tom-Cruise/dp/B00DP3IESY and follow along with us!
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| HAUNTING GROUND: Was a prototype for Resident Evil 4 | 26 May 2022 | 01:02:09 | |
Hey, it's that dog! In our first video game theory, we examine Capcom's cult classic Haunting Ground -- a game about a young woman chased by monsters with only a dog to protect her. Did Fiona eat her own mother? Was Daniella a human or a homunculus? Did Haunting Ground start out as an early version of the far more successful Resident Evil 4? Listen along, precious Hewies.
Watch all the cutscenes in Haunting Ground at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK3LmftFaO8 and follow along with us!
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| HARRY POTTER AND DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1 and 2: Snape was Harry's father! | 16 Jun 2022 | 01:27:47 | |
We've finally reached the end of our 7-part Harry Potter miniseries. Today we finally conclude our epic 20 year anniversary celebration of Harry Potter with the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and 2. Was Snape really Harry's father? Did Ron cast the Imperius Curse on Hermione? Was Hagrid a malicious death eater? Was Dumbledore a misguided Dark Wizard? This is part 7, the final episode of our Harry Potter 20 year anniversary special, where we're covering the craziest fan-theories surrounding the Wizarding World! We've gone through every main Harry Potter film over the past few months, so make sure to check out the other Harry Potter episodes if you missed them!
Watch Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows Part 1 at https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Deathly-Hallows-Part/dp/B004MPEFBE and Part 2 at https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Deathly-Hallows-Part/dp/B005UG53NS, and follow along with us!
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| ENCANTO: Mirabel was not a Madrigal | 07 Jul 2022 | 01:13:33 | |
Encanto is a modern classic, but it left so many questions unanswered. Why didn't Mirabel get a gift? Was their house (Casita) really posessed by grandpa Pablo's ghost? Why was the candle going out, the house breaking, and everyone losing their powers? We're here to reveal exactly why Mirabel did not get a gift, whose spirit is possessing this house and who the REAL villain of this movie is! Listen along to find out all of Abuela's and the Family Madrigal's dirty secrets.
Watch Encanto at https://www.amazon.com/Encanto-4K-UHD-Stephanie-Beatriz/dp/B09QZ5XY6K and follow along with us!
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| PASSENGERS: Sleeping Beauty in Space | 28 Jul 2022 | 00:55:29 | |
Did you know 2016's film PASSENGERS is actually a sci-fi retelling of of the classic fairytale Sleeping Beauty? Also Chris Pratt's character Jim was a murderer, who would stop at nothing to get what he wants. Listen along as we do our very best to ruin this movie for you!
Watch Passengers at https://www.amazon.com/Passengers-Jennifer-Lawrence/dp/B01MQVG52J and follow along with us!
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| THE MATRIX SERIES: Agent Smith was The One, Neo was working with the machines | 11 Aug 2022 | 01:01:25 | |
What if I told you that Agent Smith is the One and Neo was working for the machines all along? Take the blue pill and this story ends, you wake up in your bed having never heard of this podcast. You take the red pill, and you'll join us as we unpack the complex plot and world of the Matrix films, and we'll show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.
Watch The Matrix at https://www.amazon.com/Matrix-Keanu-Reeves/dp/B000GJPL1S, The Matrix Reloaded at https://www.amazon.com/Matrix-Reloaded-Keanu-Reeves/dp/B001EBWIV8, and The Matrix Revolutions at https://www.amazon.com/Matrix-Revolutions-Keanu-Reeves/dp/B0014C0BMU, and follow along with us!
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| PHANTASM: A Delusion of a Disordered Mind | 21 Oct 2020 | 01:29:33 | |
Today we'll be analysing an entire series, starting with the 1979 horror film PHANTASM. Leif Eric has a theory that the strange and bloody reality of this series may have an even deeper and darker meaning than you ever imagined!
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| LUCA: Alberto's dad was Bruno from Encanto? | 25 Aug 2022 | 01:03:18 | |
We know who Alberto's father is! Bruno from Encanto had a sea monster child halfway around the world from the Encanto Valley, and his name is Alberto! We also discuss the clear romantic feelings Luca and Alberto had for each other and how this movie deals with LGBTQIA+ issues like self affirmation and defying the societal norm.
Watch Luca at https://www.amazon.com/Luca-Jacob-Tremblay/dp/B09BBLFK4D and follow along with us!
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| ROBOCOP 2: A parody of itself (With RoboCop creator Michael Miner) | 08 Sep 2022 | 00:44:16 | |
RoboCop 2 is actually an ingenious parody of itself. We look at the infamous sequel to a classic satire and prove that it is itself a satire of how the over-the-top gory action franchise destroyed itself, as it began to be targeted at kids. Special guest, RoboCop creator Michael Miner even offers his two cents!
Watch RoboCop 2 at https://www.amazon.com/RoboCop-2-Belinda-Bauer/dp/B001F1RWJ0 and watch the YouTube video essay here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ikwRgWLz4, and follow along with us!
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| THE TERMINATOR: The Terminator was the good guy? | 06 Oct 2022 | 00:43:07 | |
Terminator is the story of a benevolent AI that sends a heroic cyborg back through time to save humanity, only to be thwarted by a pair of evil humans. Wait, that's not how you remember it? We're breaking down the craziest fan theories about the Terminator series, starting with the first movie. We believe Skynet is the good guy, that Sarah Connor was not John's mom, Kyle Reese was not John's father, that the other Sarah Connor who Terminator killed was his actual target, and more!
Watch The Terminator at https://www.amazon.com/Terminator-Arnold-Schwarzenegger/dp/B00153ZC8Q and follow along with us!
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| TERMINATOR 2: Skynet was the good guy? | 13 Oct 2022 | 00:41:18 | |
Terminator is the story of a benevolent AI that sends a heroic cyborg back through time to save humanity, only to be thwarted by a pair of evil humans. Wait, that's not how you remember it? We're breaking down the craziest fan theories about the Terminator series, continuing in this episode with the second movie of the series. We believe Skynet is the good guy!
Watch Terminator 2 at https://www.amazon.com/Terminator-2-Judgment-Arnold-Schwarzenegger/dp/B07G8B56XQ and follow along with us!
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