Popcorn Podcast

Coyote vs. ACME stars Will Forte and Lana Condor go Looney on Popcorn Podcast. Combining live action with classic 2D animation in the tradition of Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Coyote vs. ACMEis a warm-hearted, wildly inventive underdog comedy with your favourite Looney Tunes characters. In our chat, Will and Lana talk about this being a career highlight for them both, what they admire about their characters, how Will’s...

Filmmaker Selina Miles joins Popcorn Podcast to discuss her new documents Silenced. In Silenced, international human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson takes audiences inside the courtroom and behind the global headlines, to fight against the weaponisation of defamation laws by alleged perpetrators to silence survivors and journalists. In our chat, Selina shares how she adapted a fairly dense legal text to become her narrative do...

Popcorn Podcast head into the post-apocalyptic world of The Dog Stars where a virus wipes out humanity - and all whose left is film critic and celebrity interviewer Nick L'Barrow and Tim Iffland. Starring Jacob Elordi, Margaret Qualley and Josh Brolin, Ridley Scott's latest blockbuster has the internet divided from paid creator reviews to fans of the book. So is it any good? Tim and Nick discuss its book to screen adaptation and it...

Iconic artist Tina Arena joins Popcorn Podcast to talk her new film, Tina Arena: Unravel Me. Marking 50 years in the spotlight, Tina Arena: Unravel Me is an intimate and cinematic portrait of one of Australia’s most enduring and enigmatic artists. Her music provides the soundtrack to the lives of generations of Australians. In our chat, Tina shares how she wanted to share the beauty and hardship of her celebrated 50...

The stars of genre bending erotic body horror Corpus, Brodie Townsend and Lily Cowles, are here to talk about the seduction and terror of their new film. With Corpus making waves on the festival circuit at Fantasia and MIFF, it's exciting to welcome them on the show. In our chat, we talk about the almost contagious feeling of sharing a film with a live audience, finding the pocket with director and co-writer Corrin Evans, the inter...

Entertainment reporter Steven Christie joins Popcorn Podcast to journey to pre-historic 1982, at The End of Oak Street. Starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor find themselves fighting against Dinosaurs and discover that their very survival depends on them sticking together as a family. Tim and Steven get hard for science, Dino sex and split-diopter shots. They also discuss whether the film successfully pins down its emotional hea...

One Night Only director Will Gluck takes Popcorn Podcast behind the scenes of his new high-concept romantic comedy. Starring Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro, One Night Only see’s two New Yorkers in search for love on the one night of the year when sex is legal. In our chat with the celebrated director, Will talks about his love of Australian coffee, shooting the “lived in New York” experience for the film, t...

Ginger Minj and Jujubee join Popcorn Podcast to talk their new comedy disaster film Stop! That! Train! Stewardesses Tess and DeeDee trade their miserable shifts on the low-budget Stank Rail to scheme their way onto the high-glam, elite bullet train known as the Glamazonian Express. But a catastrophic Stormaganza threatens to derail the high-speed train and crash it into Florida. In our chat, Ginger Minj and Jujubee talk ghost ...

Christian Barkel, animation director at Flying Bark productions, joins Popcorn Podcast to take us behind the scenes of their work on Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender. In our chat, Christian talks about the integral role of an animation director across the entire production, the massive creative pay off in bringing to life an animated project, recapturing the awe and exciting and inspiration of the original Avatar series in their lat...

Barbara Stephen, CEO of Flying Bark productions, joins Popcorn Podcast to discuss her role in leading the prolific independent producer of family-focused animated content. With over two decades of experience in the entertainment industry, Barbara manages the studio's creative and business operations across its three locations and has been essential to Flying Bark's growth and success. In our chat, Barbara talks to the diversity in ...

Popcorn Podcast is going FULL SPOILER in our review of Spider-Man: Brand New Day with special guest, creator Kai Munton. Tom Holland and Zendaya are back as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and MJ as a forgotten Peter Parker lives alone as a full-time Spider-Man until mounting pressure triggers a dangerous change and a powerful new enemy emerges. Tim and Kai discuss why Peter Parker is such a relatable hero, how the movie explores grief, tr...

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...