This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we startwith the popcorn with Leo’s selection, Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West (1968). Then we will break down Tom’s choice for this week, the Coen Brothers’ Miller’s Crossing (1990). In Peanuts, the Hall of Fame induction ceremony is this weekend. Congratulations to Adrian Beltre, Todd Helton, Joe Maue…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we discuss our recent trips to Panama, Ireland and Spain during our summer break. We mourn the passing of the immortal Willie Mays and in Popcorn, we discuss The Outfit (1973) and Breaking Away (1979). Next Show:Leo's Pick: Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)Tom's Pick: Miller's Crossing (1990)…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we start with this week’s bag of popcorn and Tom’s choice, Missing (1982),with Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek. We then review Leo’s selection, Get Shorty (1995), with John Travolta, Rene Russo and Gene Hackman. In Peanuts, we say our farewells to umpireAngel Hernandez, the most hated umpire since Joe West. Negro Leag…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we beginwith the Popcorn and Tom’s selection from 1973, The Last of Sheila. Leo’s selection comes to us from Romania, the crime thriller, The Whistlers (2019). In Peanuts, there are some very interestingrookies in MLB this season. Who has the inside track on winning ROY? The politics of a number change and the AL C…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we open the popcorn bag to break down the Pedro Almodovar sex comedy, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988). We then discuss a request from a listener, Swingers (1996) with John Favreau and Vince Vaughn. In Peanuts, we mourn the passing of Whitey Herzog.We analyze some recent MLB umpire miscues. Max Frie…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we open the bag of popcorn with an underappreciated gem by Akira Kurosawa, Tom’s choice, High and Low (1963). Steve Soderbergh directed the star-studded project Leo suggested. Based on a novel by Elmore Leonard, Out of Sight (1998). In Peanuts, we react to the recent developments regarding Shohei Otani. One of them…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we open the Popcorn with Tom’s selection for today’s episode, the Wes Anderson film, Rushmore (1998). For Leo, we go back to 1974 for the Lords of Flatbush. In Peanuts, the 2024 season is underway. We’ll predict the teams who will qualify for the playoffs as well as the fortunes for the Cubs and Tigers. We’ll react…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the 2024 Oscars have come and gone, we will examine Tommy’s uncanny ability to select the winners in nearly every category. We then review our respective selections. Leo's choice, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, and Tom’s, The Zone of Interest. In Peanuts, as we near Opening Day, we make our predictions as to h…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we start with an extra-long Popcorn. First up, two more reviews of the nominees for Best Picture of 2023: Anatomy of a Fall, and American Fiction. We will also reveal our favorites for the major Oscar categories---as well as predict the winners. In an abbreviated version of peanuts, we’ll talk about another Black A…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn,we start with the popcorn with our reviews of two more Best Picture nominees, Leo's pick, Bradley Cooper’s Maestro, and Tom’s pick, Poor Things with Emma Stone. In Peanuts, we open the bag with great hope and anticipation as Spring Training has begun in Arizona andFlorida. Players in both sites are having difficulti…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we kick off our 8th season with our Popcorn discussion on the 2023 nominees for Best Picture. We’ll start with Tom’s choice, The Holdovers, then move to Leo’s pick, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon. In Peanuts, we react to the 2024 Baseball Hall of Fameinductees, the Dodgers signing of Shohei Otani and …

This week on the final episode of the2023 season, we open the bag of Popcorn by going back to 1975 for my movie, Rocky, before we break down Tommy’s final pick of the season, Zodiac. Then we will announce the winners our annual Poppy Awards for this year’s best P&P Movies. In Peanuts, the World Series has come and gone, the TexasRangers won in 5 ga…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn… we begin with RobertAltman’s, The Long Goodbye (1973) and end with Norman Jewison’s, Other People’s Money (1991). In Peanuts, we react to recent events in playoff baseball asthe Texas Rangers and the Arizona Diamondbacks face off in the World Series. Dusty Baker announces his retirement after 28 years as a big-leag…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn…we open the bag of popcorn with Tommy’s selection from 2010, Tony Scott’s, Unstoppable. Next, we break down Leo’s choice for this week, John Huston’s, Prizzi’s Honor (1985). In Peanuts, the League Championship Series are set, and some unlikely teams have made their way to Baseball’s Final Four. We’ll answer the ques…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn…We open a steaming bag of hot-buttered popcorn with a double-feature of excellent features, Ang Lee’s, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. We then break down Tommy’s choice, Martin Scorcese’s After Hours. In Peanuts, with a clear(er) picture of the playoff matchups, we make our picksfor the first round. Finally, the Cubs…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn… we startwith the popcorn as we begin with Leo’s selection, the 1996 Barry Levinson effort, Sleepers. Then we discuss the final film of Tom’s pet project of Best Picture winners that he has not seen on the big screen, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator. Then we chew down the peanuts as the AtlantaBraves win their sixth straig…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn… we start with a fresh batch of popcorn with Leo’s selection, JJ Abrams’ Super 8. Tom’s choice for this episode is the third of four Best Picture winners that he has not seen on the big screen: Terms of Endearment. In Peanuts, Shohei Otani tore a ligament, but there are questions as to how serious it is. After shots…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn… we begin witha big bag of Popcorn with Tom’s choice for this week, Robert Redford’s Ordinary People. Leo’s choice is a favorite from 23 years ago, Billy Elliot. In Peanuts, we lead off with a discussion on why so many plays that would normally be called errors are ruled as hits. We catch up on Kevin Brown’s return …

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn… we open up the bag of popcorn as we review Tom’s choice, The Greatest Show on Earth. Up next is Leo's choice, Oppenheimer. In Peanuts, we begin with a reaction to MLB Commissioner, Rob Manfred, earning a four-year extension. Does he deserve it?We will tell a tale of two no-hitters, one in the best of times, the oth…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn… we begin with Tommy’s choice in honor of the passing of Treat Williams with Prince of the City. Our second feature is the Jim Jarmusch effort, starring Forrest Whitaker, Ghost Dog. In “Peanuts”, we discuss the awful All-Star uniforms. We also find that the Baltimore Orioles have overtaken Tampa Bay for first place …

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn… The double-feature film discussion begins with Tom's selection, LeSamourai. We then move to Leo's choice, The Full Monty. In “Peanuts”,the Reds, Diamondbacks and Orioles are at or near the top of their respectivedivisions. We’ll discuss how they have all taken advantage of the new rulechanges. Commissioner, Rob Man…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn… we kick off our double feature with Bogart and Bacall inTo Have and Have Not, while our second film is the 1955 Burt Lancasterdirectorial debut, The Kentuckian. In Peanuts, we discuss the retirementof friend of the show, Bartolo Colon. We’ll also react to a recent Jayson Starkcolumn in The Athletic. Stephen Strasbu…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn… We open up the bag of“Popcorn” with Tom’s choice, the W. C. Fields 1934 film,It’s a Gift. Leo’s choice is a slightly more modern selection, the re-imaginingof the Cyrano de Bergerac classic, Roxanne. In “Peanuts”, we’ll react to Jayson Stark’s list of activeplayers who may be headed to the Hall of Fame. We’ll askth…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn… our first Popcorn selectionis Tommy’s choice, the 1970’s film-noir classic, Night Moves. Our second film,chosen by Leo, is the more recent film about theprosecution of the military dictatorship in Santiago Mitre’s, Argentina 1985. InPeanuts, it has been two and half years since MLB announced they wouldintegrate Neg…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn… we begin with Tom’s"Popcorn" selection, the Akira Kurosawa film, Ikiru and we pivot to Leo's choice, thecross-dressing classic, Tootsie. In “Peanuts”, we examine the issue of robotumpires. We take a look at the YouTube documentary, Last Comiskey. TheOakland A’s will soon have the dubious distinction of having chang…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn… We begin with Tom’s choice, Robert Mitchum in a film noir classic, Out of the Past,next up in this week’s double feature will be Excalibur, by John Boorman. In “Peanuts”, the Tampa Bay Rays are off andrunning. Shades of the ’84 Tigers? AJ Hinch benches Javy Baez after a baserunning blunder. How bad have things gott…

This week on P&P, our Popcorn talk highlights the strong supporting work of Harvey Keitel. First, we discuss Leo’s choice, Smoke. We then conclude with Tom’s selection, the Martin Scorsese classic, Taxi Driver. Next up: Tom’s pick: Out of the Past (1947) and Leo’s pick: Excalibur (1981). In “Peanuts”, we go through the highs and lows of the World B…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn… We open the bag of Popcorn as the 2023 Oscars have come and gone. We’ll react to the winners and losers as well asdiscuss two films, Martin Scorcese’s, The King of Comedy (1982) and Lion (2016), starring Dev Patel. Next up: Tom’s pick: Taxi Driver (1976) and Leo’s pick: Smoke (1995). In Peanuts, the World Baseball …

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn… We dish out the Popcorn first---as we review Best Picture nominees, The Fabelmans and Everything Everywhere All at Once. We’ll also announce our choices for next week’s Oscar winners. Next up: Tom’s pick: Lion and Leo’s pick: The King of Comedy. Our peanuts are salty this week as the Sox are having issues with loca…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn… the Best Picture nominees are the focus of this week’s discussion as we review the merits of The Banshees of Inisherin and Tar. Up Next: The Fabelman's and Everything Everywhere All at Once. In the Peanuts bag, pitchers and catchers have reported to their respective training grounds in Florida and Arizona as player…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we kick off our brand-new format, appropriately with Stanley Kubrick’s classic, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Our 2nd film is Robert Mandel’s F/X from 1986. Next up are Tar and The Banshees of Inisherin. We also have much to discuss on the pending MLB season, offseason grades and more on the season premiere of Peanuts and…

This week on the final episode of the season on Peanuts and Popcorn, Dusty Baker gets his ring as the Astros win the World Series. It was one for the ages. Pete Rose will make the first bet at the new Sportsbook at Great American Ballpark and we look at the Athletics' list of the 25 top free agents. Coming to a Major League Baseball stadium near yo…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the World Series has begun. We will discuss what has happened, what we think will happen and what we want to happen. For the first time since 1950, not a single American born black player is on either roster. The White Sox still have yet to name a manager, will the World Series result affect their options? Frank Th…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we wear our black armbands for Angela Lansbury and Bruce Sutter. The Divisional Series matchups have provided plenty of exciting surprises. The new rule changes for 2023 will have a significant impact on Nico Hoerner and the Cubs; while the White Sox begin their search for Tony La Russa’s replacement. Finally, in o…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the Wild Card round has begun and there were some stunning surprises. Axios claims that Aaron Judge would have hit 81 homers under different circumstances. Eight teams have tough decisions to make to who will be filling out their lineup cards next season. We’ll perform the post-mortem on the Chicago baseball scene …

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, Aaron Judge ties the AL single-season home run record while Roger Maris Jr. proclaims he will be the “clean” record holder. The playoff picture is nearly set. The new pitch clock may cut the average length of an MLB game by as much as 20 minutes. We’ll also analyze why the Astros’ starting pitching is so good. Tony…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, black armbands are on after the death of Maury Wills; Albert Pujols joins an exclusive club. We’ll react to what some of the players and managers are saying about the proposed rule changes. Garrett Cole takes an early shower, while the Mets and the Reds make history. The Cubs have been thinking about the 2023 seaso…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros clinch their respective divisions. We get the inside dirt, on the infield dirt. We talk about the evolving art of informing a young player he’s made it to the Bigs. Big Albert is gunning for #700, will we ever see his like again? We’ll react to an open letter by Ken Rosent…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, new rule changes are in store for 2023, we’ll break down their possible impact. Joe Maddon goes public on the problem with analytics. A union for minor league players is recognized and Jerry Seinfeld blames Timmy the Trumpet for the Mets collapse. Tony La Russa may be back in the manager’s chair sooner rather than …

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the MLB season has less than a month to go. Which teams will find themselves vying for the World Series? Austin Meadows of the Tigers takes some time off to improve his mental health, while the Cincinnati Reds debut a promising star as well as an unlikely one. John Morosi sends Cubs Nation into hysterics, while the…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, Rod Carew corners the Commissioner at the Hall of Fame banquet and lets him know what he thinks. We react to the 2023 MLB schedule. A group of Texas Ranger relievers decides to leave the bullpen. Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols make their final career appearances at Wrigley Field while the White Sox can’t seem to g…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the Texas Rangers make a change in their front office as Mark DeRosa is named manager of Team USA. It’s apparently become too dangerous to allow Alex Bregman to occupy second base as Albert Pujols is approaching some rarified air. The Cubs acquire a big stick while the White Sox get a reliable infield glove. Finall…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, Baseball says goodbye to Vin Scully as Tom goes to Comerica Park to see the Tigers honor Lou Whitaker. Pete Rose visits Philadelphia and it does not go well. Shohei Otani passes Ichiro and ties Babe Ruth. Verlander continues to shine. The Chicago White Sox are hanging on by their fingernails while the Cubs play the…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the MLB trade deadline is Tuesday, we’ll talk about the trades that have happened while speculating on those yet to come. How many of you know about the magic mud from the Delaware River that helps pitchers get a grip? We’ll reminisce about Will Clark and Greg Maddux and a time where pitchers didn’t try to conceal …

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the Toronto Blue Jays part ways with their manager, while MLB ponders a possible way to combat shifting. As the trade deadline approaches, some big names are being thrown around. We compare two recent inside the park home runs, while the lion’s share of the Kansas City roster waves goodbye to their teammates on the…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, We find popcorn in our peanuts as A League of Their Own turns thirty. Mark Appel makes his Major League debut at the age of thirty; some nine years after he was drafted as a can’t miss prospect. Josh Naylor nails down another thriller for the Guardians and we react to an ugly brawl between the Angels and the Marine…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we submit our picks for the Midsummer Classic. The new playoff format was supposed to encourage competition top to bottom, yet 6 teams are on a pace to lose 100 games. Shohei Otani makes history---while former Cub, Kyle Farnsworth is on a body building binge. Finally, our Popcorn discussion is at the 35:15 mark on …

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we look at the players who are most likely to be traded at the deadline. Stephen Strasburg has pitched a grand total of 8 starts for the Nationals since he signed a $245 million dollar contract in 2019. Mike Trout talks about baseball’s most interesting Fantasy Football league and we re-visit our preseason predicti…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, an unemployed Joe Maddon says he wants to manage again, we ask where he might end up. Angel Hernandez sues MLB for denying minorities opportunities as crew chiefs, does he have a case? Dusty Baker is suspended while Madison Bumgartner gets surly after a Joey Votto milestone double. We’ll talk Cubs and Tony LaRussa'…

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the Philadelphia Phillies fire Joe Girardi while the Los Angeles Dodgers use Pride Month as a platform to right an ancient wrong. Jim Kaat puts his foot in his mouth, again. We’ll talk about the Cubs and the Sox and in the wake of the passing of Ray Liotta---our popcorn begins at the 32:17 mark, as we discuss the M…