Popcorn Podcast

Filmmaker Matt Brown joins Popcorn Podcast to discuss his latest film, Freud's Last Session, starring Sir Anthony Hopkins as neurologist Sigmund Freud and Matthew Goode as famous author CS Lewis. As a double major in English and Political Science, Brown is obviously interested in life’s big questions and the heart of the human condition, which is evident in his films. He drops by to discuss how he convinced Anthony Hopkins the role...

Grab a fresh towel. Popcorn Podcast serves up a saucy Challengers movie review as Leigh and Tim rally over Luca Guadagnino's latest. The tense drama stars Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist as three tennis prodigies in a messy, sexy love triangle. Love-all, indeed.

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Filmmaking brothers Colin and Cameron Cairnes are here to talk about their new movie, which is making waves and setting box office records. Melding found footage and mock-documentary style structures, Late Night With The Devil is fresh and unique in a done-to-death (pardon the pun) arena. In a fun and insightful chat, Colin and Cameron talk more about the controversy surrounding Late Night With The Devil and the impact it's had; co...

Australian filmmaker Jordon Prince-Wright is one to watch. The discovery of compelling WWI diary entries from ANZAC soldiers has led him to Before Dawn – his biggest project yet. In an in-depth conversation, Popcorn Podcast learns of Jordon Prince-Wright’s passion for these untold stories, his tenacious pursuit in casting lead Levi Miller, how nothing could quite prepare him for the scale of this production and how his team were bl...

Dev Patel takes a big swing (literally and figuratively) with Monkey Man, his passion project and directorial debut about one man's quest for vengeance. The Oscar-nominated star of critically-acclaimed films, including Lion and Slumdog Millionaire, fuses his love of the action genre with cultural significance to create a big-screen thriller backed by Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions. Tune in to Popcorn Podcast as Leigh and Tim ...

Hot off the heels of an explosive SXSW launch, Dev Patel's Monkey Man has everyone's attention. The Oscar-nominated star of critically-acclaimed films, including Lion and Slumdog Millionaire, joins Popcorn Podcast to discuss his directorial debut and transition into bona fide action star. In our interview, Patel shares what the action genre means to him and why Monkey Man is an important story to tell, as well as what the physicall...

Lashana Lynch is on Popcorn Podcast! The British star behind some of the coolest characters in film joins us to discuss portraying Rita Marley in Reinaldo Marcus Green's biopic Bob Marley: One Love. Lynch also shares how she finds confidence in kick-arse roles, such as Izogie, Maria Rambeau and 007, and which recent film has brought her the most joy.

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Heat the popcorn and grab your warmest jumpsuit, Popcorn Podcast's no-spoiler Ghosbusters: Frozen Empire review is here! Join Leigh and Tim as they skid through the spectral-soaked backstreets of Gil Kenan's first time behind the wheel of the Ectomobile (aka the beloved Ghostbusters franchise). Frozen Empire takes the action back to where it all began – New York City – as the Spengler family (Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Paul Rudd...

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire writer and director Gil Kenan stops by Popcorn Podcast to take us behind the scenes of the latest instalment in the Ghostbusters legacy, talking iconic throwbacks, why Afterlife was a walk in the park compared to Frozen Empire, and even revealing an update on the highly anticipated Ghostbusters animated series reboot. Pile your snacks like Slimer and settle in for this bite-sized Popcorn Podcast intervie...

If you want to recall, if a movie was good. Who you gonna call? Popcorn Podcast! Ahead of the release of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, revisit Leigh and Tim's take on the 2021 Ghostbusters franchise reboot, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, starring Mckenna Grace, Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon and Finn Wolfhard. Join us on a journey BACK to the Afterlife and prep your ears (and containment units) for the Frozen Empire movie review.

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Filmmaker Rose Glass joins Popcorn Podcast to talk about Love Lies Bleeding, her "bombastic, pulpy and dark" sophomore film starring Kristen Stewart, Katy O'Brian and Ed Harris. Glass shares what setting the film in the American Midwest offered, what Stewart and O’Brian bring to the roles of Lou and Jackie and what veteran actor Ed Harris had to say about her directing.

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Honorary Australian Arj Barker drops by Popcorn Podcast to talk about family-friendly comedy The Nut Farm. The film, about a failed crypto trader who inherits a macadamia nut farm in a rural Australian town, marks the first leading role for the American comedian who spends much of his time on our shores. Barker talks amusing tree puns, what surprises him about Australia and shocks us with his deadly spider knowledge.

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Popcorn Podcast welcomes “bad-arse” legends Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect) and Bonnie Discepolo (GraceLand) as part of our SXSW Film Festival coverage to talk about Neo-Dome, their apocalyptic-style entry into the SXSW Independent Pilot Competition. Neo-Dome is set in a post-economic collapse America, following a woman (Camp) travelling alone towards the promise of a Utopian dome on the horizon. When she negotiates a ride with strangers...

"Trust no one on the road to the Neo-Dome!" Actors Nick Logan (I Care A lot, Dopesick) and Mike Mosley (Ozark, Scrubs) drop by Popcorn Podcast ahead of SXSW Film Festival to talk about Neo-Dome, their apocalyptic-style entry into the SXSW Independent Pilot Competition. Set in a post-economic collapse America, Neo-Dome begins with a woman (Anna Camp) travelling alone towards the promise of a Utopian dome on the horizon. When she neg...

Molly Manning Walker's debut feature, How To Have Sex, has been gathering critical acclaim at film festivals across the globe for its honest portrayal of youth culture and nuanced exploration of consent. The filmmaker joins Popcorn Podcast to talk about how open conversations about sex and female pleasure can let the pressure out of first sexual experiences. Walker hopes her film will spark conversation – amongst teens especially –...

Popcorn Podcast welcomes EE BAFTA Rising Star Mia McKenna-Bruce to discuss her exceptional performance in groundbreaking film How To Have Sex. In this fun and insightful chat, McKenna-Bruce discusses how director Molly Manning Walker nurtured her self-belief; the research needed to land the perfect “dumb dad jokes”; societal pressures around sex; and the powerful bond her co-stars formed. We hope you enjoy this very special intervi...

Return to planet Arrakis for Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two, the new cinematic adaptation of Frank Herbert’s celebrated Dune novels. An all-star cast is assembled in this continuation of Paul Atreides' (Timothée Chalamet) mythic journey alongside Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen, as he seeks revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. But does the follow-up to its six-time time Oscar-winning predecessor live up to t...

The anticipation surrounding Dune: Part Two is at fever pitch, so let's revisit Popcorn Podcast's spoiler-free review of Dune. The 2021 sci-fi remake, based on Frank Herbert's iconic novel of the same name, stars Timothée Chalamet as the fabled Paul Atreides, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin and many more. Denis Villeneuve's six-time Oscar-winning masterpiece delivers on the director’s trademark visual flair, but does it live...

It's webbin' time! Leigh and Tim sling themselves into Madame Web to reveal all you need to know about the new instalment in Sony's Spider-Man Universe. Why is the internet so mad at this Morbius-adjacent origin story starring Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced and Celeste O'Connor? With foresight top of mind, Popcorn Podcast has the lowdown on whether there is truth to the negative noise. Listen to find out if Madame W...