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In the interest of TOTAL TRANSPARENCY, Popcorn Jedi runs on movies, caffeine, and — occasionally — AI.

Features such as Popcorn Pieces, Popcorn Facts, “Now With Added Popcorn,” and some Excerpts (which you will see more of as I edit the older posts) are generated with AI assistance to keep the site snappy, consistent, and regularly updated.

Everything is still curated, approved, and shaped AND edited, typed, searching endlessly for images, blah, blah, blah BUT done by a real human movie nerd (that would be me, PJ Max).

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FanboyFlicks

The Worst Monster in Movie History is a SEVERED ARM? | (The Crawling Hand 1963)

15th June 2026 PJ Max

Mark tackles The Crawling Hand, a gloriously ridiculous 60s horror oddity where the deadliest movie monster might actually be a cranky severed arm...

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Tom Hanks LOSES HIS MIND! – Mazes and Monsters (1982)

29th November 2022 PJ Max

Mark dives into Mazes and Monsters exploring its melodramatic performances strange fantasy elements early Tom Hanks intensity and the wonderfully bizarre cautionary tale energy of this cult oddity...

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Hack-O-Lantern (1988)

24th October 2022 PJ Max

Mark dives into Hack‑O‑Lantern, exploring its wild Halloween chaos, cult‑movie oddities, and the wonderfully bizarre charm that makes this 1988 horror oddball unforgettable...

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CATS – Weird Movies With Mark

23rd October 2022 PJ Max

Mark dives into Cats with baffled amusement, dissecting its surreal choices, chaotic energy, and the unforgettable weirdness that turned this musical into cinematic legend...

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KARATE, GYMNASTICS, & MULLETS

21st October 2022 PJ Max

Mark tackles Gymkata, celebrating its wild blend of karate, gymnastics, and unstoppable 80s mullet power in one of the strangest action oddities ever made...

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THE CAR THAT KILLS PEOPLE

20th October 2022 PJ Max

Mark dives into The Car, celebrating its killer‑vehicle madness, desert‑set carnage, and the gloriously unhinged charm of one of cinema’s strangest automotive horrors...

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CAVEMEN + STAR WARS = THIS

19th October 2022 PJ Max

Mark dives into Yor, the Hunter from the Future, mixing cavemen, lasers, and pure 80s madness into a gloriously bizarre Star Wars‑adjacent fever dream...

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It’s NOT KING KONG!

12th October 2022 PJ Max

Mark gleefully dissects the 1976 oddity APE, roasting its bargain‑bin effects, chaotic monster mayhem, and desperate insistence that it is absolutely not King Kong...

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Disney’s ARTEMIS FAIL

11th October 2022 PJ Max

Mark gleefully dismantles Disney’s chaotic Artemis Fowl misfire, turning a £125‑million fantasy flop into a comedy masterclass of baffling choices and magical nonsense...

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THE BEST BAD MOVIE EVER MADE!

6th October 2022 PJ Max

Mark hilariously breaks down Troll 2, celebrating its legendary bad acting, bizarre goblin lore, and the unintentional comedy that made it the ultimate so‑bad‑it’s‑good cult classic...

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An Entire PLANET Of ONLY WOMEN!

3rd October 2022 PJ Max

FanboyFlicks hilariously explores Queen of Outer Space’s campy sci‑fi chaos, glamorous space‑women, and wonderfully absurd 1950s world‑building in one of Mark’s funniest Weird Movies breakdowns...

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Gym Membership = DEATH

3rd October 2022 PJ Max

FanboyFlicks hilariously breaks down Killer Workout’s neon‑soaked chaos, absurd kills, and gloriously over‑the‑top 80s fitness madness in one of Mark’s funniest Weird Movies episodes...

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THE MOST DANGEROUS SNAKE

30th September 2022 PJ Max

Mark dives into Jaws of Satan, uncovering killer serpents, wild plot twists, and gloriously unhinged creature‑feature chaos delivered with his signature comedic disbelief...

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Babysitting an INVISIBLE KID! (1999)

29th September 2022 PJ Max

Mark tackles the bizarre world of Invisible Child, where imaginary kids become real problems and the comedy gets stranger with every bewildered adult reaction...

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The Alligator People (1959)

24th September 2022 PJ Max

Mark dives into The Alligator People with dry humour and disbelief, unpacking 1950s creature‑feature madness, swampy melodrama and one of the era’s strangest reptilian transformations...

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Was This A REAL PROBLEM In The 50’s???

23rd September 2022 PJ Max

Mark hilariously unpacks High School Confidential, exploring 1950s paranoia, wild teen‑crime exaggerations and the era’s bizarre obsession with turning everyday behaviour into national emergencies...

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Nicolas Cage FIGHTS Furry Robots – Willy’s Wonderland (2021)

23rd September 2022 PJ Max

Mark dives into Willy’s Wonderland with dry humour, cult‑movie charm and gleeful disbelief as Nicolas Cage battles deranged animatronics in this wonderfully bizarre horror‑comedy ride...

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40 years old or 10 years old? – Clifford (1994)

21st September 2022 PJ Max

Mark dives into the bizarre comedy Clifford, exploring Martin Short’s unhinged man‑child performance and the film’s wonderfully chaotic energy that defies all logic and age boundaries...

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The Worst Movie of 2021???

19th September 2022 PJ Max

FanboyFlicks tears into Vanquish with sharp humour, baffled commentary and the kind of chaotic energy only a truly questionable 2021 movie can inspire...

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WITCHES, WIZARDS & BAD PUPPETS

17th September 2022 PJ Max

Mark dives into War of the Wizards, skewering strange magic, chaotic puppets and the wonderfully baffling choices that make this forgotten fantasy such a weird delight...

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DIE MONSTER DIE! (1965)

16th September 2022 PJ Max

Mark dives into Die Monster Die, unpacking its eerie atmosphere, oddball performances and classic 60s horror weirdness with his trademark humour and snark...

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The movie with the SNAKE PEOPLE – Sssssss (1973)

15th September 2022 PJ Max

Weird Movies With Mark slithers into the bizarre world of Sssssss, exploring snake experiments, cult horror energy and the film’s wonderfully odd 70s charm...

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I expected more from ROBOTS & FIRE – Gog (1954)

13th September 2022 PJ Max

Mark dives into Gog (1954), a retro sci‑fi oddity packed with clunky robots, suspicious scientists, and enough mid‑century paranoia to power an entire Cold War bunker...

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BRUCE WILLIS picked THIS MOVIE??? – Breach (2020)

11th September 2022 PJ Max

FanboyFlicks dives into Breach, questioning how Bruce Willis ended up in this chaotic sci‑fi mess while unpacking its wild choices, cheap thrills, and baffling plot turns...

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THE PIT that makes people DISAPPEAR!

10th September 2022 PJ Max

Mark dives into the bizarre world of The Pit, exploring its creepy kid, hungry monsters, and the wonderfully strange charm of early‑80s cult horror...

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Here’s why THE BAT PEOPLE is a TERRIBLE movie

9th September 2022 PJ Max

Mark hilariously dissects The Bat People, roasting its bizarre transformations, sluggish pacing, and wonderfully awful 70s monster madness in another classic Weird Movies With Mark takedown...

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The Many Mistakes of M. Night Shyamalan

8th September 2022 PJ Max

Mark dives into Shyamalan’s strangest storytelling choices, breaking down Old and other wild twists with his signature mix of sarcasm, insight, and wonderfully chaotic movie criticism...

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The HORRIBLE movie that took 40 YEARS to come out – Grizzly 2 (2021)

4th September 2022 PJ Max

Mark tackles Grizzly 2, the infamous sequel that spent forty years in production limbo, delivering baffling chaos, missing footage, and the strangest bear attack saga ever filmed...

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One of the DUMBEST MOVIES I’ve ever seen! – The Astro Zombies (1968)

3rd September 2022 PJ Max

Mark dives into The Astro Zombies, a gloriously ridiculous 1968 mess packed with cardboard science, shambling monsters, and some of the most baffling filmmaking choices ever recorded...

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The Many Mistakes of the STAR WARS sequels

3rd September 2022 PJ Max

Mark tears into the Star Wars sequel trilogy, highlighting baffling choices, wild inconsistencies, and the chaotic storytelling that turned a galaxy far, far away upside down...

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Ask the Lucasfilm Jedi Council

Q : Can you describe the process and use of screen tests during the selection process for a film?

Robin Gurland: Screen tests are traditionally the final phase of the audition process for lead or supporting lead roles. The actor being tested usually does one or two scenes completely “off book” and depending on the schedules of the other lead actors cast, often they will be brought in to do the scenes along with the actor being tested. Screen tests can get very elaborate with full hair and make-up, costume and lighting or fairly simple, but they are always shot on film.

From Ask the Jedi Council Archives – 1999

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