"Extra Large Popcorn: Tales from the Matinee" tells the story of a young man named Benji Watts, who lives and breathes cinema, but through circumstance is forced to do much of his filmgoing during the day. This welcomes him to a world of eclectic characters who at times seem to share little else than a love of the silver screen. Throughout the course of his midday movie marathoning, Benji forms both spoken and unspoken bonds with his fellow filmgoers that will prove to dramatically influence his life well beyond the end credits. This is the debut novel from actor, writer, producer and cinephile Michael Lake.