Once Upon A Time In The 80s returns to Hong Kong with a true GOAT of action film - Jackie Chan's POLICE STORY (1985)!!! We are joined in this celebration by the great ROB HUNTER, Chief Film Critic and Associate Editor for FILM SCHOOL REJECTS! The boys have been big fan's of Rob's writing for years- will this collaboration on this Jackie Chan classic officially make Robn a friend of the show? Listen in and find out whether... one of us... almost blows it! Find Rob on Twitter: @FakeRobHunter Read his writing at: filmschoolrejects.com Check out Punches and Popcorn on social media: Twitter: @punch ..read more

Our friends Randy and Jason Sklar invited us on their podcast View from the Cheap Seats to talk about My Bodyguard, the unsung Chris Makepiece/Matt Dillon classic. This is a special episode they recorded with us at the Food About Town studios. Don't miss out the next time they're in your town, they put on a great show! Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving ..read more

Ninja November continues with our friends Grady Hendrix and Chris Poggiali returning to take a deep dive into ninja culture and Sho Kosugi's classic Ninja II! All of your questions about one of the wildest trilogies in martial arts film history will be answered ..read more

Special guest MIKE CAMERLENGO of 60SecondClassics.com joins us to break down the most violent GoFundMe of all time- the #VanDamme classic, LIONHEART ..read more

ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 80'S is throwing a 1-2 punch of Corey Yuen, with our second feature in a row brought to you by this legendary Hong Kong director, who this time around is introducing the world to one of our favorite stars, The Muscles From Brussels, JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME! We promise as good a time as eating a while Sara Lee cake with your bare hands, with a box of Ding Dongs on the side! And get ready for Dr. Dom's first PSEUDO SCIENCE segment! Check out Punches and Popcorn on social media: Twitter: @punchesnpopcorn Instagram: @punchesnpopcorn And if you like what you hear, don't forget ..read more

Once Upon A Time In The 80's BONUS EPISODE: While legendary Hong Kong movie expert FRANK DJENG joined us to discuss YES MADAM, we took some time to discuss Frank's love of movies, his career, his commentary work, and current foray into the world of movie producing, and more! Hope you enjoy this fascinating discussion with one of the greatest minds in the world of martials arts cinema! Check out Punches and Popcorn on social media: Twitter: @punchesnpopcorn Instagram: @punchesnpopcorn And if you like what you hear, don't forget to rate, review and subscribe! Mentioned in this episode: Refined T ..read more

On this episode we break down Karate Kid with the Sklar Brothers! Fresh off of their appearance on What We Do in the Shadows and the premiere of their new show on UFC Fight Pass The Nosebleeds, Randy and Jason Sklar take us through the 80s classic, The Karate Kid! We talk dirt bikes, the notoriety of the All Valley Karate Tournament, father/son relationships, parenting in the 80s, and tons more in the fastest hour in Punches & Popcorn History! Check out the first episode of The Nosebleeds at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtkoGcys2z8, and subscribe to UFC Fight Pass for the rest of the se ..read more

ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 80'S heads to Hong Kong to take on the legendary film YES MADAM - the 80s classic that introduced the world to MICHELLE YEOH and CYNTHIA ROTHROCK! To properly honor this massively influential film the boys brought in a heavy hitter- Hong Kong movie expert FRANK DJENG!!! Frank, frequent kung fu movie commentary creator and now Producer of the upcoming Bruceploitation documentary, ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE, drops in to drop some knowledge on why YES MADAM is so great, and so important! Pre-Order the upcoming Severin Films Bruceploitation Boxed Set (including Frank's ENTER ..read more

Season 1: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 80'S makes a stop at the Double Deuce! Your Couch Potato Ninja crew hangs out with comic creator KYLE STARKS to appreciate one of the best damn movies of the 80's, ROAD HOUSE! Kyle and the boys take a deep dive into the Legend of SWAYZE and explain why this unicorn of a film is smarter than anyone wants to give it credit for, just like the DALTON himself! Follow Kyle on Twitter/X: @thekylestarks Check out Punches and Popcorn on social media: Twitter: @punchesnpopcorn Instagram: @punchesnpopcorn And if you like what you hear, don't forget to rate, review and su ..read more

Season 1: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 80'S continues as the Punches & Popcorn Express makes it first stop to the magical land of John Carpenter and our old pal Matt Austin(Knotts) is along for the ride! We STORM through one of our all time favorites from the '80s- and any decade, BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA! Are we up to this monumental task? Can the boys honor the awesomeness of KURT RUSSELL, the magic of JOHN CARPENTER, the tenacity of KIM CATTRALL, the legend of JAMES HONG and so, SO much more? Well, you know what old Jack Burton always says in times like these! Check out Punches and Popcor ..read more