Monster Popcorn Podcast

Ben, Daniel and Mel enter the vibrant and colorful world of Big Hero 6 this week! Ben leads the episode as the guys pal around discussing the highly entertaining and heartwarming tale of Hiro and his huggable robot, Baymax. So listen in and then continue the discussion of this Academy Award winning movie on Twitter and Facebook @MonsterPopHQ!

Ben, Daniel and Mel take on the Coen brothers' ninth feature film, Intolerable Cruelty! The George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones led rom-com proves to be a highlight of the genre and a favorite of your intolerably superb hosts.

Ben, Daniel and Mel continue their journey through the world of Harry Potter! Daniel waves his wand over his co-hosts creating a discussion spell that has the guys talk cool movie and TV weaponery before delving into the mystery of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets!

Ben, Daniel and Mel talk the Tom Cruise sci-fi actioneer, Edge of Tomorrow. Ben leads his fellow co-hosts onto the battlefield of cinematic discussion as they converse about invading "alien a-holes" and the Doug Liman-helmed summer blockbuster. LIVE. LISTEN. REPEAT.

Ben, Daniel and Mel find themselves beamed aboard the starship Enterprise this week as they discover Star Trek - The Motion Picture! Mel puts on his captains uniform this week as he leads his crew on an adventure the likes you've never seen (or heard)! The guys also master the art of the podcast episode intro!

Ben, Daniel and Mel wrap up 2014 with a look back at the movies they enjoyed over the past year and what movies they are looking forward to in 2015. 

Ben, Daniel and Mel hopped aboard the Hogwarts Express this week and watched Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Daniel performed a summoning spell on Ben and Mel to gather them to talk about their favorite book-to-film adaptations before schooling the guys on wizards, witches and Quidditch. So grab your wands, pay attention and fall under the magical spell of the Monster Popcorn Podcast!

Ben, Daniel and Mel watched Jon Favreau's Chef this week. Ben kicks off the episode by having the guys discuss their creative passions and the obstacles they face. Then the guys discuss Favreau's excellent indie dramedy all the while craving some tasty Cuban sandwiches.

Ben, Daniel and Mel watched Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy this week. Mel kicks off the episode with a discussion on independent comic book movies before talking about the film adaptation of Mike Mignola's legendary comic book. The guys also call out Guillermo del Toro to hang out and shotgun a pizza with them.

Ben, Daniel and Mel watched the romantic comedy, Nine Months! Daniel opens the episode with a great discussion of the romantic comedy genre before diving into the Hugh Grant-led movie. 

Hello boys and ghouls! Your horrific hosts Ben, Daniel and Mel, as well our first guest host Nolan McBride, celebrated the Halloween season by watching the (holiday-appropriate) John Carpenter classic, Halloween! Ben kicks off the episode by posing the question, why does horror matter? The guys gather around the proverbial campfire as they get into a lengthy discussion on the genre before digging into Carpenter's influential horror film. So slip into something a little scary, grab yourself a bloody drink and summon up the Monster Popcorn Podcast!

It's a mini-episode! Ben, Daniel and Mel were all in Los Angeles at the same time and took advantage of this rare occasion to record a quick podcast together. The guys talk about their experience at the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride and share a few horror movie recommendations for the Halloween season.

Ben, Daniel and Mel watched some Spielbergian goodness this week with Close Encounters of the Third Kind! Mel kicks off the episode by asking the guys if they believe if aliens have ever visited Earth before diving into a discussion about the movie of the week.

Episode 28 of the Monster Popcorn Podcast is now ready for your earholes to consume! Ben, Daniel and Mel finish off their science fiction trilogy of episodes with James Cameron's The Abyss! Daniel kicks off the episode by leading a discussion on Cameron's filmography before delving into the deep and dark waters of The Abyss!

Ben, Daniel and Mel continue their science fiction trilogy of episodes with 2007's Sunshine! Ben kicks off the episode asking the guys what their favorite sci-fi TV show is before delving into the Danny Boyle-directed space thriller.

Ben, Daniel and Mel start up a new trilogy of podcast episodes with the science fiction genre as its central theme. Mel kicks off the podcast talking about passionate opinions of all things popular culture and how we just need to understand each other's viewpoints and be respectful when we have opposing views. Then the conversation blasts off into space as we discuss the '80s sci-fi adventure flick, The Last Starfighter!

Ben, Daniel and Mel finish off their comic-book-themed trilogy with an anime favorite, Akira! Daniel leads the podcast talking about Japanese animation before discussing the movie of the week with Ben and Mel, who are newbies to the world of Akira.

The Monster Popcorn Podcast is proud to present Episode 24 LIVE from Comic Con 2014! Ben, Daniel and Mel descended upon the population of San Diego to discuss one of their favorite movies from the '80s, Ghostbusters! Plus listen in to learn how you can win a Ghostbusters Prize Pack! *(limited time offer)*

Ben, Daniel and Mel continue their comic-book-themed trilogy with everyone's favorite daywalker Blade! Ben leads the podcast this week as the guys discuss Marvel comic book movies before talking about the bloody (fun) vampire action film. The guys also have an exciting announcement to make about the next episode!

Ben, Daniel and Mel kick of their comic-book-themed trilogy with the pulpy detective story, Dick Tracy! Mel leads the podcast this week talking about comic book movies from the 1990s before delving into a discussion of one of his favorite comic book movies of all time. The guys also give each other Dick Tracy-style names and act like goofballs.