The Popcorn Isn't Real - Film Fan Theories Podcast

14/03/2023

Happy Pi Day everyone!! Did you know Richard Parker the tiger in Life of Pi was actually Spider-Man's dad? In today's episode we cover the mindboggling fan-theory that Peter Parker's dad spliced his own DNA with a Bengal tiger to save a young castaway named Pi, and then went on to start a genetics lab with Pi and turn his own son into a human-spider hybrid in The Amazing Spider-Man!

Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7cCGsQxoQxtZU9vIvFIK50?si=JddYdQEVSeSbDXHG1mF9yQ

24/02/2023

Anyone remember the infamous basketball scene from Catwoman (2004)? Crazy story, Catwoman writer Michael Ferris just blew our minds when he revealed that writing the basketball scene was what actually sold the script and got him the job!

Check out the podcast and full interview here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1LZ7IOeVBegQBqV8RkBlzl?si=fxGc8md2RaS9IrGMYiGBew

26/12/2022

Merry Christmas Episode! In this special holiday podcast episode, we're digging through The Santa Clause series in our search for evidence to prove Scott Calvin suffered a head injury and believes he is Santa.

Listen here:

open.spotify.com/episode/33ngEzprVdZNsjTJgdCoig

Also, we absolutely loved Disney Plus's new The Santa Clauses series.

10/08/2022

Many thanks to Shirley Li at The Atlantic for mentioning our podcast, The Popcorn Isn't Real, in her article about fan theories.

She even talked about our awesome interview with Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski. Really awesome to see people taking note of fan theories and thoughts of fans in general.



https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2022/08/fan-theories-severance-yellowjackets-westworld/671079/

In a Hollywood-worthy plot twist, TV writers are embracing the obsessive viewers who try to "solve" their shows.

28/07/2022

Did you ever wonder why Mirabel didn't get a gift in Encanto? Or who the sentient house really is? Was Abuela hiding a dark secret? Do you want to know the truth? Check out our latest episode!

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06/07/2022

Let's finish this the way we started it. Together!

After months in the making, we did release our final Harry Potter episode! We answer, definitively, is Snape really Harry's dad? Is Hagrid a Death Eater? And more fan theories!

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06/06/2022

Hey, it's that dog! In our latest episode, we look at 's cult classic PS2-era survival horror . One of my favorite games of all time! We examine the : Was this game a prototype for and what exactly did feed to ?

Listen along, precious Hewies:
https://lnkd.in/gJAJ66fp

23/05/2022

In the latest episode of our podcast, director Joseph Kosinski confirms our that he always saw Top Gun and his sci-fi film Oblivion as a shared universe! As proof he even sent us an exclusive pic of the Oblivion crew shirt, which he had modeled after the Top Gun logo! Listen here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/79um6dCEwo3dUeo8befOmq?si=MEDBWS19SDGeA7RPahBihw&nd=1

19/04/2022

We're nearing the end of our epic journey. Today, we put the nail in the coffin of the "Dumbledore was evil" . We also examine Hagrid the super-spy double agent, Ron's penchant for unforgivable curses and Harry's true parentage.
open.spotify.com/episode/1Vvkt4Sf7EbCeNeEmyBagX

30/03/2022

Have you listened yet? Our newest episode continues our breakdown with the Order of the Phoenix. Is Dumbledore evil? Did Ron curse Hermione? Was Hagrid a death eater? We're covering the craziest in the !

open.spotify.com/episode/09ORHDSF3YAggIFStUxpEv

13/03/2022

My favorite moment of our Harry Potter 2 episode, Harry Potter vs Tom Riddle.

Check it out here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4QQtr1ZuHQR3TGWimeTRSS

15/02/2022

Remember Don Bluth's 1997 classic ? Recall how Dimitri drugged and brainwashed a poor orphan girl into thinking she was a princess? And then betrayed his best friend Vlad to steal the entire fortune for himself? Wait, you don't?? Well, you better catch our latest episode, cuz you're about to find out that Dimitri conned everyone!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Ab6SZnxXpuVJUCLgTWtgr?si=C5RMZKNTS5K82Cz7W0OUDg

27/01/2022

Everything's going to change now... But our theories won't! We've reached the fourth Harry Potter film, discussing the theories: Did Ron put the imperius curse on Hermione? Was Hagrid a Death Eater? And was Dumbledore a dark wizard? Listen now!
open.spotify.com/episode/0BRWjujdffuQmqPOezzuAc

12/01/2022

Anyone ready for more theories about Hagrid's strategic ladder-climbing, Ron Weasley's unforgivable sins, or Dumbledore's secret megalomaniacal machinations? Listen to our dissection of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban now!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5F97SXZkCqGEakZ4Am18ik?si=wMhoXppaSTWdaZOJX1m2ew

08/01/2022

Anyone still feeling the holiday spirit? Well we've got a present just for you! Our latest episode reveals that Home Alone and Planes, Trains and Automobiles are in a shared universe, connected by a soul-stealing, traveling Devil played by John Candy!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/520Z3ogpkbUlRteAbr2ARq

11/12/2021

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?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5f5Fqck3qvqSBdN8M2pge5?si=9benYt2FRkqcrvwmjA18BQ

25/11/2021

Part two of our 20 year anniversary Harry Potter breakdown. We dive straight into my favorite film in the series: The Chamber of Secrets, examining many'a . Was Hagrid a death eater? Is Dumbledore a dark wizard? Was Snape Harry's father?
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4QQtr1ZuHQR3TGWimeTRSS?si=Bcd0kTFlRNuNQnoj32VOfw&utm_source=copy-link

11/11/2021

Are you ready for our fan theories to turn the wizarding world upside down?? Catch part 1 right here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1tX0zG9JOnEmGv3uj7ObV8?si=bFmvZTHaRva6ci-2s2k7LA

This month is the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone!! And we're going to celebrate all month long by proving that:
Hagrid was a Death Eater!
Ron cast Imperious on Hermione!
Snape was Harry's father!
And Dumbledore was a power-hungry dark wizard to rival even Voldemort!!

22/10/2021

It's almost HALLOWEEN!! So why not get into the SPIRIT by listening to part 1 of our special edition Halloween podcast! This time, we're going to prove that (checks notes) slasher legend Michael Myers WASN'T the bad guy??? It turns out, he was just brainwashed by his evil psychiatrist, Dr. Loomis!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6tnPa06x1hG8MeSnh2sLZH?si=CdFp_AuVSfqYX7M-qj_fjw

19/10/2021

Top Gun fans come check it out, we got to talk with Jack Epps Jr, the writer of Top Gun! We finally have a straight answer to Quentin Tarantino's infamous fan theory: is Top Gun all about Maverick's closeted homosexuality?? And that's not all, we even got to ask the question on everyone's mind, was Maverick really responsible for Goose's death? Or was Iceman?

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/top-gun-with-writer-jack-epps-jr-was-maverick-gay/id1534447955?i=1000537728707

30/09/2021

You won't want to miss our latest episode, we discussed 's fabled alternate ending!! I'll bet you've never seen THIS before!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/05CSsMSjepLwFQwz9iXNs5?si=3_SLXHijTmKSuXT8YpNH4Q&dl_branch=1

22/09/2021

This week we talk PREDATORS! We believe Topher Grace's character (Edwin) is actually a human-predator hybrid who was trained like a dog by the Predators and placed among the humans as a decoy to lead them to their doom.

open.spotify.com/episode/05CSsMSjepLwFQwz9iXNs5

09/09/2021

In our newest episode, we're joined by director Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick, Oblivion) to talk about his film TRON: Legacy. We believe the ISOs were really humans, Flynn was responsible for killing over a hundred people and Quorra is his actual human daughter. Let's see if Kosinski agrees...
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tron-legacy-with-director-joseph-kosinski-flynn-killed/id1534447955?i=1000534703306

26/08/2021

Here are the fan theories for today's episode: W***y 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.
open.spotify.com/episode/4c38N1FozZReYuybP7YCie

11/08/2021

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!

open.spotify.com/episode/7KqaAuNt09fqXf4kNLezNY

30/07/2021

That feeling when you're falling down the rabbit-hole of another bizarre fan theory.

open.spotify.com/episode/0BcKGvj4kzWgcgB4BWSWek

29/07/2021

Your face when you haven't listened to our latest episode yet, so you can't see that the Brothers Grimm were really the world's greatest political assassins

open.spotify.com/episode/0BcKGvj4kzWgcgB4BWSWek

28/07/2021

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!
open.spotify.com/episode/0BcKGvj4kzWgcgB4BWSWek

14/07/2021

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 cult classic DEADLY WEAPON.

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