Popcorn for Dinner

The return of the god of mischief heralds the return of our very own resident variant. Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji is back to chat with Bankole about the impending return of 'Love Island UK' (4:41) & (47:03), the incredible and very fun work being done on the MCU's latest entry, 'Loki' (12:19), the TVA clearly being villainous (20:35), an important canonical confirmation for Loki (30:30) and a brief, very ill-equipped, discussion on just, you know, "free will vs determinism" (40:14).Host: Bankole ImoukhuedeGuest: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

Somto Uyanna returns to talk with Bankole about the trailer for Season 2 of 'The Morning Show' and her thoughts on the first season (07:50). They also touch on Elizabeth Olsen's spectacular performance on 'Hot Ones' (16:33)before going all in on Episodes 2-4 of this final season of 'The Bold Type' (18:23) with Somto finally getting to say her piece on the Jane and Pinstripe relationship (50:00).Host: Bankole ImoukhuedeGuest: Somto Uyanna

Bankole is joined by Liam Igs from the 'Firsttouch 90' podcast & Christopher Onubogu from 'The Biased Football Podcast' to breach his cardinal rule and talk about football. Before that though, they try to get to the bottom of why a certain someone never finishes the shows she starts (03:21). Chris then fervently recommends that everyone watch 'The Shield' (06:20) and AGAIN (46:20) before they get into a bit of Game of Thrones chat (at least as much as Chris would allow them to get into) (07:50). Then it's ANOTHER conversation on 'The Wire' (12:08) before they get into Amazon's new documentary, 'Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In' (20:50) including what the man means to both Liam and Chris as lifelong Manchester United fans (26:17). Then they throw in their predictions for this summer's Euros (38:29). Host: Bankole ImoukhuedeGuests: Liam Igs and Christopher Onubogu

Bankole is joined by returning guests- Eyo Ndem and Victor Dama- and debutant, Omagz, to discuss some of the truly strange and beautiful shows they've loved over the years. Following his last appearance on the podcast, Bankole checks back in with Victor on his current feelings on 'The Flash' (4:12) and falling out of love with Damson Idris (6:09). He then tries to define what makes a show "weird" (8:10), before they then go on to list their top 3 weird shows (11:32) with Eyo taking a brief detour to passionately defend 'Superman & Lois' (14:32).SPOILER WARNINGS for: 'Dispatches from Elsewhere' from (21:39) to (22:55), 'Tenet' from (25:50) to (26:31), 'Preacher' from (33:20) to (34:14), 'Perpetual Grace Ltd.' from (36:05) to (39:10), 'The Umbrella Academy' from (42:25) to (42:51) and 'Orphan Black' from (57:42) to (58:00).Stream Omagz and Wavy The Creator's "The Lost Demo Tapes" here https://soundcloud.com/wavythecreator/sets/the-lost-demo-files-omagz-xHost: Bankole ImoukhuedeGuests: Eyo Ndem, Victor Dama, Omagz

The boys start off by discussing what Obiora is currently watching and recommending some very good Spy Movies and TV shows- both classics and contemporary greats (06:06). Then they go all in on the 'Mare of Easttown' finale, its journey to *that* reveal (11:13) and the show's prevalent themes of Love and Mercy (23:55). Of course, they had to talk about the Guy Pearce of it all (33:30), before finishing with a few more film recommendations for the listeners (39:30). Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

'The Bold Type' just returned for its fifth and final season and Bankole is joined by Day 1 fan, Somto Uyanna, to cover the last leg of the show. They discuss their favourite characters (9:27), Kat and Eva (14:09), that Richard and Sutton argument (16:21), MORE on Kat and Eva (27:15), all before concluding with their reactions to the final season's premiere (36:00).Host: Bankole ImoukhuedeGuest: Somto Uyanna

After a brief hiatus, Bankole is back and he and Obiora discuss his experience finally shooting his short film, 'We Move: The Resilience of Youth' (03:26), then they go into some recently released TV shows and movies that they are excited to finally watch (14:09). Then, it's a two-parter on 'Mare of Easttown'; first, they discuss the show in general (28:08) and the aftermath of the big events in Episode 5 (31:38), then they finally watch Episode 6 and dissect the revelations from that episode (40:17). They finish by recommending two George Clooney classics that everyone needs to see (59:35). Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora IfeachoProducers: Ebuka Nnamani and Chinedu Iheji

Obiora is joined by Jeremiah and Muna for a discussion on the movie 'I Care A Lot' and the comparison between Amy Dunne ('Gone Girl') and Marla Grayson along with some Dark Comedy recommendations.Host: Obiora IfeachoGuests: Muna Iheji and Jeremiah Akpotohwo

Invincible was so good the producers felt like they had to give their thoughts. In a truly chaotic episode, Ebuka and Chinedu talk in-depth about Omni-Man's plan (02:25), the themes of 'evolution' and 'the strong vs the weak' rampant in the show (14:45), the case FOR Omni-Man (19:50), what the future of the show could look like (29:50) and so much more. Hosts: Ebuka Nnamani and Chinedu Iheji

Bankole wrangles Emmanuel for one last run at the incredible first season of Amazon's TV adaptation of Robert Kirkman's graphic novel 'Invincible'. They talk about all things ranging from the show's voice cast to its overall quality, the incredible J.K Simmons and most importantly, justice for Zazie Beetz.Host: Bankole ImoukhuedeGuest: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

The boys, very sleep-deprived and confused, assembled at 4:30 am to try and understand this year's Academy Awards including a very great start, some weird choices from the production team and probably the worst ending to an Oscar's show in recent memory.Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora IfeachoGuest: Chaos

Bankole and Emmanuel dissect Marvel's recently released trailer for 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RIngs' (01:27) and the 'Secret Invasion' casting news before discussing Episode 5 (07:20) and Episode 6 (28:34) of 'The Falcon and The Winter Solider' and what could be next for the characters.Obiora and Bankole then give their predictions for the top 8 categories at this year's Oscars (1:00:17) with their full lists available on our Instagram page (@popcornfordinner_pod). Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora IfeachoGuest: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

In this episode dedicated to the legendary Chadwick Boseman, the guys engage in spoiler-free conversations about his last two films, 'Da 5 Bloods' (06:35) and 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' (21:57) including praising his Oscar-nominated performance in the latter (36:40).They then recount when they first came across Chadwick and the mind-blowing permanence of his legacy (39:47).Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

Special guest and host of the Film & TV podcast, Downtime with Hajer, Hajer Zubairu, joins the guys to discuss the trickiest movie involved in this year's Oscar race, Promising Young Woman. They recount their first introductions to the film and what they think it is ultimately about (05:15) before embarking on a spoiler-ridden conversation about every facet of the film.Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora IfeachoSpecial Guest: Hajer Zubairu

The guys put all their stuff in storage lockers, rent an RV and hit the road to talk about what they’ve been watching- including a British comedy, a Danish serial killer show and ‘Formula 1: Drive to Survive’ (2:36)- before discussing their feelings on the runaway favourite of this year’s Oscars, ‘Nomadland’ (5:18) the heartwarming sense of community amongst America’s van-dwellers/Nomads that the movie depicts (15:53) and also share a quick ponder on the meaning of life (19:42). You know, basic stuff. Then our ‘The Falcon and The Winter Soldier’ correspondent drops by to talk about the series-shaking Episode 4 of the Marvel/Disney+ show (39:57).Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora IfeachoGuest: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

The boys meet in a Miami hotel room to first discuss the Mount Rushmore of famous glasses (1:00) before bestowing high praise upon Regina King’s feature film directorial debut, ‘One Night in Miami’ (03:07).They then discuss the movie’s central question of the responsibility of famous Black people in showing up for our continuous fight (10:04).Later, Emmanuel stops by to chat with Bankole about Amazon’s new Robert Kirkman adaptation, the very pleasing, ‘Invincible’ (41:44) with spoilers from (47:46).Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora IfeachoGuest: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

The boys engage in an all-encompassing discussion about one of the best films of the year, 'Judas and the Black Messiah' (04:50) including high praise for the two main performances, including a close friend of the pod (12:45), how we're meant to feel about William O'Neale (16:55), then Bankole sheds more light on how/why both Laketih Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya were nominated for Best Supporting Actor (30:00) and they then ponder the quite incredible dedication of Fred Hampton to the struggle (35:35).Later Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji drops by to talk about Episode 3 of 'The Falcon and The Winter Soldier' (46:40)Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora IfeachoGuest: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

Bankole is joined by an old friend, Zikora Agbapu, to talk about the power of animation and then discuss two of their favourite animated films in recent years: ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ (3:16) and 'Inside Out' (08:21).Later, one of our producers- Chinedu Iheji- joins for a very wholesome conversation about two of his favourite animated films (16:59), whether he had imaginary friends growing up (23:23), and crying at animated films (28:51).Then they take a deep dive into Pixar’s latest, the beautiful ‘Soul’ (32:43) and what gets them in “the zone” (52:41)Host: Bankole ImoukhuedeGuests: Zikora Agbapu & Chinedu Iheji

The boys engage in a largely spoiler-free discussion about two of the best performances of the year in two of their best films of the year- Riz Ahmed in 'Sound of Metal' (7:44) and Steven Yeun in 'Minari' (22:27), including some much deserved praise for super-producer Brad Pitt (30:51). Bankole is then joined by our FAWS correspondent, Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji, to discuss the first trailer for James Gunn's 'The Suicide Squad' (37:51) and the first two episodes of 'The Falcon and The Winter Soldier' (44:15)Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora IfeachoGuest: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

In these clips cut for time from the episode, Obiora and Bankole debate whether Aaron Sorkin is too naively optimistic in his writing and whether that should even matter (00:03). They then discuss the very different attitudes to change exhibited by both Abbie Hoffman (Sacha Baron Cohen) and Tom Hayden (Eddie Redmayne) in ‘The Trial of Chicago 7’ (12:20) plus Keaton (16:55)!!!! Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

YOU CAN’T HANDLE THIS POD!On the heels of the 6 Academy Awards Nominations for his film, ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’, we’ve decided to dedicate an entire episode (and a bit) to the pen- and now lens- of the great Aaron Sorkin. The boys list their respective Sorkin Top 3s, then discuss and praise ‘Moneyball’ (07:43) and ‘A Few Good Men’ (12:55) with Bankole gladly defending his love of ‘The Newsroom’ (10:41).They then head to a lonely Harvard dorm room after a terrible date and unpack The BEST FILM OF THE LAST DECADE, ‘The Social Network’ (18:24) including just how well the movie has aged (21:24), how much truth is needed when telling a ‘true story' (25:28), why it deserves the crown of Best Film of the Decade (37:36), their best scenes (45:03) and best quotes (1:08:41).Finally, they discuss Aaron Sorkin’s latest- the biographical ensemble courtroom drama, ‘The Trial of the Chicago (48:23).Not all of their discussion made it into the episode and there are some nuggets in the Bonus episode.Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

It's our 10th episode!! David Fincher's 'Mank' just received a leading 10 Oscar nominations for the 2021 Academy Awards, so there was no way the boys weren't going to discuss the new film from one of the patron saints of the podcast. They look at Fincher's earlier filmography with a deep dive into his 2007 masterpiece, Zodiac (18:43), before discussing Orson Welles' 1941 classic, 'Citizen Kane' and its continued impact on modern cinema (34:51), then rounding off the discussion by going all-in on Fincher's 10 times Oscar-nominated film, 'Mank', about the other co-writer of 'Citizen Kane'- the notorious Herman J. Mankiewicz (46:22).There may or may not be some mention of another Fincher classic from 2010. Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora Ifeacho

The nominees for the 2021 Academy Awards have been announced and Bankole and Obiora, surprisingly, are really fond of a majority of the nominations. They try to make some sense of both Lakeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya being nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category for 'Judas and the Black Messiah' (02:29) and discuss the almost inevitable posthumous Oscar win for the late, great Chadwick Boseman for 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' (13:45).They also discuss more snubs, surprises and silly decisions before Obiora mentions why he couldn't finish 'Coming 2 America' (38:58). Then Bankole is joined by Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji to preview the upcoming Marvel/Disney+ series, 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' (43:35)Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora IfeachoGuest: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

The comprehensive compilation of our reactions, thoughts and feelings to and about 'WandaVision', including Bankole's very positive initial thoughts for the first 4 episodes (00:10), before being joined by Eyo and Victor to discuss the show post Episode 7 (06:21) before they all reconvene to give their final thoughts after the finale (26:21)Host: Bankole ImoukhuedeGuests: Eyo Ndem and Victor Dama

In this wide-ranging episode, Bankole is joined by Eyo Ndem and Victor Dama to discuss Bryan Cranston's new limited series, 'Your Honor' (03:35), the return of the truly great and under-appreciated 'Snowfall' (16:00), including an intriguing 'Snowfall' vs 'The Wire' discussion (29:40), before finally giving a post-mortem on 'WandaVision',especially the last two episodes- Episodes 8&9 (43:20).They also name-drop A LOT of shows (new, old & classics), you know, just in case you were looking for even more shows to watchHost: Bankole ImoukhuedeGuests: Eyo Ndem & Victor Dama

In this clip cut from the Denzel episode, the boys delve into just what sets Denzel apart from the other GOATs.Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora IfeachoGuests: Mark Kerri and Robert Ezigbo

In this special episode honouring the GOAT, the boys are joined by Mark Kerri and Robert Ezigbo to discuss when they first became aware of Denzel (01:28) before going straight into discussing 3 of his classic crime films- 'Man on Fire' (06:13), the Spike Lee joint, 'Inside Man' (21:10) and the truly incredible 'Training Day' (38:13) plus they debate whether Alonzo Harris from 'Training Day' would have been #TeamKong or #TeamGodzilla for 'Godzilla vs Kong'. Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora IfeachoGuests: Mark Kerri and Robert Ezigbo

In an excerpt from an upcoming episode, Bankole is joined by Eyo Ndem and Victor Dama to discuss their feelings on ‘WandaVision’ (1:05)and its most recent episode. Then Bankole tries to explain awards season (21:04) and most especially the Golden Globes and its little racism problem (22:12).Host: Bankole ImoukhuedeGuests: Eyo Ndem & Victor Dama

Bankole and Obiora get together to discuss the two 'Euphoria' holiday specials (03:24) and then are joined by one of the stars of 'Host', Emma Louise-Webb to delve into the smash hit of 2020 and everything around the zoom based horror film including how Bankole blew his chance to be in it (12:30). Enjoy!Hosts- Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora IfeachoSpecial Guest- Emma Louise-Webb

In this second instalment of our bumper two-parter, our special guest star, Chinasa Anukam practically begs Michaela Coel to adopt her. Then, her, Ebuka and Bankole heap praise on Michaela’s magnum opus, ‘I May Destroy You’, discussing the show’s impressive range in depicting sexual assault (03:10), THAT doomed trip to Italy (17:19), what makes Biaggio, and not Ebuka or Bankole, a real, grown, man (24:26) and SO MUCH MORE. Hope you enjoy it!Host: Bankole ImoukhuedeGuests: Ebuka Nnamani & Chinasa Anukam

In this first part of a bumper two-parter, Bankole is joined by our often-silent producer, Ebuka Nnamani and our first ever special guest, Chinasa Anukam to drink some alcohol, (pop some tranquiliser pills) and talk about one of the best shows of 2020, ‘The Queen’s Gambit’.Host: Bankole ImoukhuedeGuests: Ebuka Nnamani & Chinasa Anukam

Time to update your watchlists; this episode is all about TV! The guys discuss some shows that Obiora is eagerly anticipating returning in 2021 and those shows that narrowly missed out on Bankole's Top 10 of 2020, including Line of Duty (02:32), 'Succession' (06:15), 'Sex Education' (14:31), 'Industry' (17:03), 'Gangs of London' (36:34) & more. Plus Bankole discusses the very pleasing first four episodes of 'WandaVision' (40:30)Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora George Ifeacho

In this bonus content cut from the pilot, Bankole delves into his psyche to examine his relationship with/to actress, Jennifer Lawrence.

It's the Pilot episode!In this episode, Bankole and Obiora discuss Netflix' exciting 2021 movie lineup (08:05), Bankole's TV Top 10 from 2020 (28:00) and their thoughts on 'The Last Dance' & 'All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur' (34:04)

Since everyone keeps asking what we're about, here you go.