(Un)Popped Podcast

HACK THE PLANET! In this episode, we explore the latest in cutting edge technology in... 1995. Join us as we discuss hacker teens and why every movie struggled to portray the internet during the '90s. Also - what would your hacker name be? Cheesy names only. 

Snow days... a day in which anything can happen - specially if that day seems to have unlimited hours like in Snow Day (2000), Join us as we talk about this Nickelodeon Movies production starring Chevy Chase, Mark Webber (not Justin Long despite what your memory might tell you), Chris Elliott and a young Josh Peck. This is the nostalgia episode to end all nostalgia episode for those of you who grew up in the 90s.

Would you want to re-live the worst parts of your high school years as an adult by choice? Ryan Reynold does. Also, if you've ever wondered what an overweight Ryan Reynolds would look like, here's the answer. Pop open a tube of toothpaste and enjoy the soothing sounds of Samantha James as we take a look at 2005's Just Friends. 

We kick off the holiday season by trying to keep up with all the different plots in 2003's Love Actually. Depending on who you ask, this is an ensemble cast movie that's about either a) the power of love, or b) terrible people being terrible to each other. Listen to the episode to find out where we land!

Thanksgiving is a time for overindulgence, so join us as we talk about mullets, dive bars, and over-the-top 80s cheesiness at its finest. This week we take a look at 1989's Road House starring Patrick Swayze and his gorgeous feathered hair.

It's harsh out there, people. We drove around with Mike and Jim in 2005's Harsh Times. Christian Bale and Freddy Rodriguez star in this early 2000s drama. We get a taste of Christian's Spanish and it's muy bueno. Take a listen to find out if we think this movie is popped or unpopped. 

SH*T JUST GOT REAL! That's right people, we headed out to the New Zealand bush to find this indie classic, Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016). Directed by Taika Watiti and starring the very talented Julian Dennison and Sam Neill. We also invited a very special guest, Miranda's husband Seth, to join us in our talks this week. We laughed, we cried, we learned something about Sam Neill's accent.

Happy listening!

Pour one out for the late, great DMX. We pay tribute by watching Cradle 2 the Grave. It's got everything: bank heists, Jet Li, underground cage fighting, kidnapping, high-speed quad chases, and plutonium! Listen to find out if this action-packed movie is popped or unpopped. 

Hallelujah! We're back! And this time we're talking about the 2004 teen pregnancy comedy, Saved! Our girl Jena Malone returns alongside Mandy Moore and Macaulay Caulkin to give us quite the performance as a devout Christian teen who gets in hot water when she finds herself pregnant. Do we find this one popped or unpopped? Listen and find out!

BREAKING NEWS: Miranda and Enrique discuss the 2014 thriller Nightcrawler starring the ever masterful, Jake Gyllenhaal. It's a creepy one....