Popcorn and Playlists: Recent Episodes
Randy and Shawn
A father and son discuss the good, the bad, and the meh movies and music suggested to them by the various algorithms that suggest such things.
Back yard projectors, band name critiques, and generally attempting to remember how to do this.
The winter doldrums are gone and spring brings with it talk of 1970s rock operas, good audiobooks, and plenty of folk punk hits to fill the long days.
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This week we discuss a can't miss bad movie and songs that are older than originally thought!
While discussion of ska may be brief, it is present. Which makes it monstrous.
This week we're back with a monster movie worth staying up late for, an appreciation for those bringing back ska, and lots of tracks that slap to bring in the new year.
Fantastic late 80s sci-fi and a wrapped up year. This week we talk about the impact of playing with the algorithm.
This week we tackle the algorithm head on by fully embracing it's incredible ability to find classic songs.
Also, we talk about a streaming service that makes you smarter!
Winter holiday movie season approaches! Or it is now! Or it started months ago! This week we try to figure it out.
This week is full of great band names and a TV show with perhaps a perfect premise? You be the judge!
Let us know what we should listen to at popcornandplaylists@gmail.com
This week we talk about the influence of recently lost musicians from the island vibes to the soundtracks of the 2000s.
This week we talk about guilty pleasure movies and missed tracks from weeks gone by.
Check out our playlist here> https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5roeP2BVGUMJh11tNXT1F6?si=50d4a670d2d74e9d
This week gets a bit more serious than usual after talk of the latest haunted house movie finishes up.
Discussion of terrible post-war America songs, how we deal with all that, then a bunch of fun music ensues!
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This week we discuss hardcore growl Sgt. Pepper, awful 1970s disaster movies, and the best algorithm in the biz.
Indy movies, indie bands, and a discussion of getting 90 seconds into an alt-pop track is pretty high praise.
This week we see what could have been and go over the Dance Hardcore genre and the best concept band since GWAR!
This week we discuss Bats, bats, spiders and the joys of dad rock.
Send us your movie and music suggestions at popcornandplaylists@gmail.com!
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This week we talk about our favorite psychological thrillers, songs for children by grown-up acts, and the joys of good acting.
Cover songs and the end of the world!
This week we chat about the power of a good cover song and the usefulness of good cover in a nuclear apocalypse if it happened in 1955.
Thanks for listening! Let us know what stuff we should listen to to really mess up our algorithms at popcornandplaylists@gmail.com.
This week we're chatting 50s monster movies, jury duty, and the importance of prog rock.
This week we talk about The Shining on the sea, a man in a capsule, ska, and glam rock.
Highlights:
The bands Pulses and Kills Birds exist!
Bringing back Bring Back Crying
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This week we find the worst video game to move adaptation, discuss the proper use of soup cans, and figure out if open air concerts are worthwhile.
Key areas to help when aliens visit:
What sort of kaiju is the best?
Folk punk band names are really, really good.
How many brass-centric band, band members could fit in this Cheesecake Factory?
This episode establishes the standard for "stop and watch" if the movie is already playing, starts a thrilling campaign to reunite a college band, and ponders how one popular actor could improve this week's selection of movies.
Highlights:
Recollection of the New Year's Eve 1999 celebration
Charlie Sheen was *busy* in 1986
Crying if you see this...
This episode goes into detail about how great the movie CHUD turns out to be despite Shawn not being allowed to watch it when younger.
Highlights and discussion points:
Forest Whitaker is really really talented
Shawn's movie of the week may have killed all movie enjoyment going forward. oh no!
Randy learned that lightbulbs activate when microwaved.
Peep jousting!
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In this debut episode, one host forgets the name of the terrible 90s zombie movie they watched and the duo takes a trip down memory lane to early 2000s internet culture.
Key takeaways:
Fake band break announcements are always better than real ones
A good bass line will save a song
Unless that song is a cover of a classic turned into a 1980s power ballad. Oof.
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