Once Upon A Time In The 80s is coming to a close soon, but before it does, the guys visit a movie that would influence action film in the decades beyond the 80's - John Woo's 1986 classic, A BETTER TOMORROW! Friend of the show and Lunchador Podcast Network family member, CHRIS LINDSTROM, joins us to talk about why this movie is so important, and why Chow Yun-fat's Mark is SO DANG COOL! 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: Joe Bean ..read more

We're BACK with ROUND TWO of NO HOLDS BARRED action! Thought Part One of our discussion of this landmark professional wrestling movie was wild? You aren't ready for what the boys and our buddy and pro wrestling genius CHAD YOUNG of HORROR MOVIE BBQ are clotheslining you with in Part Two!! We get deep into the greatness of ZEUS, the brilliance of KURT FULLER, and don't worry- we won't forget to talk about Hulk, er.., Rip's charity!!! WHAT'CHA GONNA DO WHEN NO HOLDS BARRED MANIA RUNS WILD ON YOU!? Follow Chad on social media (Twitter/IG): @horrormoviebbq And check out his blog: www.horrormoviebb ..read more

PART ONE! Once Upon A Time In The 80's reaches the pinnacle of 80's sports entertainment- Professional Wrestling! We take on NO HOLDS BARRED and we're tagging in our buddy, CHAD YOUNG, of Horror Movie BBQ to drop a leg on this hammy classic! Will Hulkamania run wild on us, or will the cream of the fight movie podcasting world rise to the top? That's a question so big it's gonna take us TWO EPISODES to answer! Check out Round 1 here! 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 an ..read more

Once Upon A Time In The 80's Bonus Episode! After talking POLICE STORY with the boys, ROB HUNTER, Chief Film Critic and Associate Editor for FILM SCHOOL REJECTS stuck around to chat with us about his career, his love of movies and more! Rob shares his thoughts on writing about film, why action movies matter, and more! Enjoy the extra bit of awesome from one of our FAVORITE writers! 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 ..read more

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

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