Reel Poppycock

Season 2, Ep. 5 - Big Trouble in Little China

Join your hosts as we discuss John Carpenter's 1986 "east meets west" action comedy classic: Big Trouble in Little China.
 
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:23 Reel Basic Facts
00:17:34 Plot Overview
00:45:00 Poppycock Pop Quiz (Hot-Seat Edition)
01:04:22 Plot Overview (continued)
02:09:47 DreamCast
02:26:41 Poppycock Round-Up
02:33:08 Final Thoughts and Coming Soon

Season 2, Ep. 4 - The Adventures of Prince Achmed

Join your hosts as we discuss Lottie Reiniger’s 1926 silhouette animation masterpiece: The Adventures of Prince Achmed.
 
00:00:00 Intro
00:03:12 Reel Basic Facts
00:16:54 Plot Overview
00:47:13 Animals with Sour Cream...
01:01:07 Poppycock Pop Quiz
01:04:39 Plot Overview (Continued)
01:23:42 Poppycock Round-Up
01:30:20 Final Thoughts and Coming Attractions
 
Considered the oldest surviving animated feature film, The Adventures of Prince Achmed features a silhouette animation technique Reiniger invented which involved manipulated cutouts made from vellum and thin sheets of lead covered with black paper under a camera. A system called the multi-plane, later adapted by Disney. Reiniger required several years (1923 to 1926) to make the film as each frame (24 per second) had to be painstakingly filmed. No original German nitrate prints of the film are known to still exist. While the original film featured colour tinting, prints available just before the restoration had all been in black and white. Working from surviving nitrate prints, German and British archivists restored the film during 1998 and 1999, including reinstating the original tinted image.

Season 2, Ep. 3 - Poor Things

Join your hosts as we discuss Yorgos Lanthimos' 2023 dark comedy/fantasy flick: Poor Things.
 
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:27 Reel Basic Facts
00:18:22 Plot Overview
00:30:44 Poppycock Pop Quiz pt.1
00:32:18 Plot Overview (Continued)
01:08:48 Poppycock Pop Quiz pt. 2
01:21:42 Plot Overview (Conitinued)
01:37:43 DreamCast
01:51:07 Poppycock Round-Up
02:06:35 Final Thoughts and Coming Attractions

Season 2, Ep. 1 - A League of Their Own

Welcome to the Season Two Premier of Reel Poppycock! Join your hosts for the first of four selections made in honor Women’s History Month, Penny Marshall’s 1992 classic: A League of Their Own.
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:13 Reel Basic Facts
00:18:00 Plot Overview
00:28:30 Poppycock Pop-Quiz
00:40:40 Plot Overview(Continued)
01:47:45 DreamCast (2025 Reel Poppycock Roosters Draft Picks)
02:08:06 Poppycock Round-Up
02:30:54 Final Thoughts and Coming Attractions

Season 2, Ep. 2 - Point Break

Join your hosts as we discuss Kathryn Bigelow's 1991 surf-caper classic: Point Break. 
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:45 Reel Basic Facts
00:17:53 Plot Overview
01:05:55 Poppycock Pop Quiz
01:16:29 Plot (Continued)
02:09:26 DreamCast
02:16:44 Poppycock Round Up
02:26:33 Final Thoughts

Season One, Ep. 15 - Godzilla Minus One (Season Finale)

Join your hosts as we discuss Takashi Yamazaki’s 2023 creature feature: Godzilla Minus One.
 
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:46 Reel Basic Facts
00:15:19 Plot Overview
01:08:19 Poppycock Pop-Quiz (Special K.C. Edition)
01:27:25 Plot Overview (Continued)
01:55:15 Poppycock Round-Up
02:08:10 Final Thoughts

Season One, Ep. 14 - Nope

Join your hosts as we discuss Jordan Peele’s 2022 Sci-Fi/Horror film: Nope
 
00:00:00 Intro
00:03:09 Reel Basic Facts
00:18:38 Plot Overview
00:31:05 Poppycock Pop-Quiz
01:23:21 DreamCast
01:43:30 Poppycock Round-Up
01:53:09 Final Thoughts

Season One, Ep. 13 - Do The Right Thing

Join your hosts as we explore Spike Lee's 1989 masterpiece: Do The Right Thing.
00:00:00 Intro
00:04:58 Reel Basic Facts
00:17:53 Plot Overview
00:43:43 Poppycock Pop-Quiz
01:00:25 Plot Overview (Continued)
01:33:17 "Who Said It"
01:54:02 Poppycock Round-Up

Season One, Ep. 12 - Harlem Nights

Join your hosts as we kick-off our celebration of Black History Month with Eddie Murphy's 1989 comedy classic: Harlem Nights.
 
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:43 Reel Basic Facts
00:18:54 Poppycock Pop Quiz (Special Hot Seat Edition)
01:14:09 ”Who Said It?”
01:27:33 Poppycock Round-Up
01:41:12 Final Thoughts

Season One, Ep. 11 - Charade

Join the Reel Poppycock crew for a look at Stanley Donen's 1963 rom-com/mystery: Charade.
 
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:32 Reel Basic Facts
00:12:54 Plot Overview
01:06:14 Poppycock Pop Quiz
01:42:54 DreamCast
01:45:46 Poppycock Round-Up & Final Thoughts