Popcorn Podcast

Australian actor Callan Mulvey joins Popcorn Podcast to talk his dystopian action drama, The Run. In a post-pandemic world crippled by a global fertility crisis, an aging smuggler (Callan Mulvey) struggles to protect a runaway teenager and her baby from ruthless criminals, while trying to complete his run for his vicious employers. It is a deeply nuanced and layered performance that Callan brings to life beautifully. In our chat, C...

Help us take Matt Damon home with special guest, film critic and journalist, Thuy Ong to review Christopher Nolan's, The Odyssey. The Odyssey is a mythic action epic, bringing Homer’s foundational saga to the big screen. After the Trojan War, Odysseus faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca, meeting creatures like the Cyclops, Sirens, and Calypso along the way. Starring Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland and a m...

Andy Serkis is on Popcorn Podcast to talk his latest directorial effort, and animated retelling of George Orwell’s classic novel, Animal Farm. Starring an all-star voice cast including Seth Rogen, Gaten Matarazzo, Steve Buscemi, Glenn Close, Laverne Cox, Kieran Culkin and Woody Harrelson, this adaptation shifts George Orwell’s allegory from Stalinism to modern corporate corruption, trading a dystopian tone for "somethin...

Obsession writer/director Curry Barker is on the podcast for this very special interview episode. Curry Barker is the talk of Hollywood with his horror hit making more than US$400m at the box office on a budget of US$750K. But it’s not just the financial success that is making headlines. Obsession has become part of the cultural zeitgeist with the likes of Steven Spielberg and Tom Holland praising the movie and the talents of...

Make way for our review of Disney's live-action reimagining of Moana, with special guest Justin Hill. Starring Catherine Laga’aia and Dwayne Johnson, Moana follows the adventurous, strong-willed daughter of a Polynesian village chief who sets sail to save her island. Justin and Tim go beyond the reef to discuss everything from how significant and beautiful the Polynesian culture representation is to the divisive discourse abo...

Zoey Deutch, David Wain and Ken Marino are here to talk Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass - a high-concept cliché machine that plays dumb so smart. It’s so bonkers and is so gleefully committed to its absurdity as it follows midwestern bride-to-be Gail Daughtry who has a “free celebrity pass” agreement with her fiancé — who uses it. With her relationship in crisis, Gail sets out on an epic journey thr...

This is your offical invitation to join special guest, movie obsessive, Brad Ellmoos on Popcorn Podcast to talk all things The Invite. Directed by and starring Olivia Wilde alongside Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton, The Invite follows a couple who invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbours for a dinner party, where the night spirals into unexpected places. Tim and Brad delight in the films wit, hilarity and heart, why i...

Hollywood icon Jeff Bridges and SNL alum Bobby Moynihan join Popcorn Podcast to talk Minions & Monsters. The Minions are back and become Hollywood stars, before unleashing real monsters into the world then banded together to try to save the planet from the mayhem they had just created. Once again, beautiful chaos. In our chat, Jeff and Bobby share what the most rewarding part of the filmmaking process is for them, how thei...

Look up and look out, because our review of Supergirl is here with, special guest film reviewer and creator, Ashlee Pradella. Australia's own Milly Alcock dons the red cape as Supergirl in a gritty, mature interstellar journey of vengeance and justice. Tim and Ashlee unpack the films dark tone, alien world and the balance of characters, including Jason Momoa's Lobo. From birthday week icks and the impact of Krypton on our emotions,...

Director of Supergirl Graig Gillespie is on Popcorn Podcast to take us behind the scenes of the DCU space opera. Supergirl which proves the range Craig has as a filmmaker, from critically acclaimed indie cinema to this big budget comic book adaptation. In our chat, Craig talks about the tonal balancing act he was going for, how he and Milly Alcock were “co-conspiritors” on set each day and the zero fucks nature to Kara ...

Supergirl writer Ana Nogueira is on Popcorn Podcast in an interview DC fans won't want to miss. We first got a taste of Milly Alcock’s Kara Zor-El in 2025’s Superman, but Ana is giving us the true introduction to the hero in her first feature length appearance since 1984’s Supergirl. In our chat, we talk about how Ana was mining Kara’s complexities and grief, that Krypton as a symbol of home, the films conne...

You've got a friend in Popcorn Podcast because we are reviewing Toy Story 5 with special guest - broadcaster, comedian and podcaster Mitch Churi! Pixar return to the characters that started it all with another adventure as Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs are challenged when they're introduced to electronics, a new threat to playtime. Mitch and Tim take a trip down nostalgia lane and talk to the impeccable and in...

Full disclosure...you're going to love this episode. Special guest, comedian, film critic and host of the podcast The Last Video Store Alexei Toliopoulos is on Popcorn Podcast to unpack Steven Spielberg's latest summer blockbuster, Disclosure Day. Spielberg asks the question: if you found out we weren't alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? Tim and Alexei interrogate the weird and wonderful l...

Actors Joe Bird, Mia Wasikowska and writer/director Adrian Chiarella are on Popcorn Podcast to talk new queer horror, Leviticus. Leviticus is a bold and haunting queer horror that follows two teenage boys whose first love turns deadly after a brutal conversion-therapy ritual leaves them stalked by a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most – each other. We recently sat down with Joe, Mia and Adrian to...

Piper Curda & Bobby Moynihan join Popcorn Podcast to celebrate Disney Pixar's Hoppers streaming on Disney+. In Hoppers, Piper voices 19-year-old Mabel Tanaka, a passionate animal-lover who goes undercover in the animal kingdom after stumbling upon technology that can transfer human consciousness into lifelike robots. On her adventure, she meets King George, voiced by Bobby - the undeniably optimistic leader of the pond and king...

We have the POWER on Popcorn Podcast reviewing Masters of the Universe with Special guest, YouTuber Chris Stanley. Starring Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes, Jared Leto and Idris Elba, Mattel's latest big-screen adventure is nothing short of fantastical. From discussing the "muscles on muscles" of He-Man to the immersive and impressive in-camera craft of director Travis Knight and his crew, Tim and Chris travel to Eternia to dive ...

Academy award nominated filmmaker Travis Knight is on Popcorn Podcast to talk his new blockbuster fantasy epic, Masters of the Universe. Travis Knight has a history of reviving nostalgic favourites, having directed Bumblebee, the 2018 solo film focused on the yellow-hued shapeshifting robot from the Transformers franchise. As a kid, his own collection of Masters of the Universe plastic heroes gave him his very first ...

This is the way to our review of Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, with special guest entertainment journalist and "professional fan", Deeny Guide. The first Star Wars film since 2019 follows bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his apprentice Grogu as they are enlisted by the New Republic to track down Imperial war criminals. Tim and Deeny unpack everything from the films transition from TV show to the big scr...

Australian filmmaker Zoe Pepper is here to talk her satirical dark comedy, Birthright. The film follows Cory and his pregnant wife who find themselves evicted, jobless, and forced to stay with his parents. What transpires is a battle of the generations as the edges of Cory’s reality slip away leading to an unexpected path that detonates the family. In our chat, Zoe talks about the films power dynamics, satirical tone and why ...