Popcorn Premieres returns with cohosts Logan Thompson and Dylan Long as they break down the 2025 summer movie slate. Thompson and Long run through their favorite and least favorite films of the season, along with every superlative in between.
Host Christopher Meadows and new co-host Mateo Berman-Sample begin the semester with a new theme: superhero movies! Each episode, the two will delve into the various film adaptations of a comic book hero, comparing the visions of respective directors and portrayals by different actors.
In this episode, Meadows and Berman-Sample break down the universal hope and humanity of Superman in "Superman" (1978), "Man of Steel" (2013), and "Superman" (2025).
In the final episode of the semester, hosts Dylan Long and Christopher Meadows conclude their sci-fi analysis with a discussion on the work of director Christopher Nolan, namely "Inception" (2010), "Interstellar" (2014), "Tenet" (2020), and "The Prestige" (2006).
In the last episode of the semester, host Johnny Lisi sits down with Associate Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Campus Recreation, Susan Bassett.
In the final episode of the semester, host Ethan Kaufman brings on Jonathan Cohen to rank the top 10 episodes of the HBO supernatural drama "The Leftovers."
Hosts Dylan Long and Christopher Meadows continue their sci-fi analysis with a discussion on the intergalactic horrors of "War of the Worlds" (2005), "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1978), and "Nope" (2022).
Hosts Dylan Long and Christopher Meadows continue their sci-fi analysis with a discussion on the real-world science fiction elements of "The Martian" (2015), "Sunshine" (2007), and "Ad Astra" (2019).