Popcorn Podcast

Kristoffer Borgli, the Norwegian writer-director-editor behind Sick of Myself and Dream Scenario, joins us to talk about his dark romantic comedy The Drama, starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. We dig into what it means to make films without a moral safety net, how Borgli writes characters without passing judgement on them, why he believes the best cinema leaves you mid-argument in the car park – and the power of the non-negotiable daily nap. More Popcorn: Dive headfirst into the mind-blowing world of Dream ScenarioPopcorn Podcast shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack popcornpodcast.com Popcorn Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Indya Moore (Pose) – actor, activist and compelling voice for compassion – joins us to talk new movie Father Mother Sister Brother, Jim Jarmusch's quietly devastating ensemble film about estranged siblings, ageing parents and all the things we leave unsaid. What begins as a simple film chat becomes a candid conversation about grief without closure, the radical act of being honest in a world that finds honesty uncomfortable, what true intimacy looks like, and the search for accountability and grace. More Popcorn: Adam Driver’s musical odyssey AnnetteHamnet’s immersive and transformative filmmakingPopcorn Podcast shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack popcornpodcast.com Popcorn Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Popcorn Podcast's salty, snackable movie news series, where we serve up freshly popped kernels from the film world. Join us for a buttery blast through Stephen Colbert taking us back to Middle Earth with a brand new adaptation, Dwayne Johnson's luscious locks in Moana live-action trailer, Netflix are feeling Suddenly 30 (again) with remake and Kirsten Dunst is in her blockbuster era with roles in The Housemaids Secret and Minecraft 2. Popcorn Podcast shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack popcornpodcast.com Popcorn Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amanda Peet and Matthew Shear are here to talk about Fantasy Life, their New York-set romantic comedy that won the Audience Award at South by Southwest and earned Peet a Special Jury Award for what Variety called the performance of a lifetime. They dig into what drew Peet to this unusually specific script, how writer, director and star Shear drew on his real-life experience as a Manhattan manny to write something deeply personal, and what it was like directing legends, including Judd Hirsch, Bob Balaban and Holland Taylor as a first-time filmmaker. There's also a frank and fascinating conversation about whether acting is a void that can ever truly be filled. More Popcorn: Addition director Marcelle Lunam on Teresa Palmer, anxiety and power of loveNick Offerman on humour and humanityTalking The Travellers with Bryan Brown and Bruce BeresfordPopcorn Podcast shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack popcornpodcast.com Popcorn Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

British star Jessica Gunning, fresh off her Baby Reindeer awards sweep, joins Popcorn Podcast to talk The Magic Faraway Tree, the live-action adaptation of Enid Blyton's beloved series that's been nearly two decades in the making. Activate launch mode with the hype woman of the tree, Dame Washalot herself, as we cover what it was like stepping into the whimsical world of the Faraway Tree, the cast read-through that had everyone in floods of tears and why this role meant more to her than most. More Popcorn: The Magic Faraway Tree: warm, wondrous and worth it?Does How to Train Your Dragon soar or sink?David Henrie's Monster SummerPopcorn Podcast shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack popcornpodcast.com Popcorn Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's been nine decades since Enid Blyton first published her The Magic Faraway Tree book series, and it's hard to believe it's never had a live-action adaptation until now. Popcorn Podcast climbs the tree to review Ben Gregor's long-awaited film, starring Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Nicola Coughlan, Jessica Gunning, Rebecca Ferguson and a cast list that reads like a British acting Hall of Fame. We dig into what the film gets right (a heartfelt modern spin on screen addiction and family disconnection) and get honest about where it stumbles (a lack of centralised conflict and a Rebecca Ferguson performance that's brilliant but frustratingly brief), plus reveal what brought Leigh to tears. More Popcorn: Does How to Train Your Dragon soar or sink?David Henrie's Monster SummerPopcorn Podcast shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack popcornpodcast.com Popcorn Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Australian superstar Luke Hemsworth joins Popcorn Podcast to talk about his latest role as Jason Wade in Deadloch's second season. The croc tourism empire owner is the kind of guy who gives you the ick and Hemsworth breaks down what drew him to the character, why he was very determined not to base the walking red flag on wildlife warrior Steve Irwin – even though everyone (and Leigh!) keeps asking – and what it's like working in 40-degree Top End heat when you're explicitly forbidden from sweating. Plus, we dive into the eldest Hemsworth brother's history in the Northern Territory, what Australian crews do better than anyone and the story of the moustache that got him in trouble on another show – and then became Jason Wade's signature. More Popcorn: Kate Box and Madeleine Sami on Deadloch’s sweltering new chapterThe Bluff's Frank E Flowers reimagines pirates in pop culture for Prime VideoPopcorn Podcast shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack popcornpodcast.com Popcorn Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deadloch is back – stickier, sweatier, and croc-ier than ever – and Popcorn Podcast sits down with Kate Box and Madeleine Sami, the detective duo at the heart of Prime Video's award-winning Australian crime comedy. We get into what keeps the Dulcie and Eddie dynamic crackling in season two, what 40-degree Top End heat does to your brain, and they even drop a cheeky tease about where they'd love to take the characters next. We also try our hand at (bad) New Zealand accents. Oh, and if you haven't seen season two yet, fix that. More Popcorn: The Bluff's Frank E Flowers reimagines pirates in pop culture for Prime VideoPopcorn Podcast shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack popcornpodcast.com Popcorn Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Popcorn Podcast's salty, snackable movie news series, where we serve up freshly popped kernels from the film world. Join us for a buttery blast through Arnold Schwarzenegger resurrecting his 80s franchise classics with King Conan, Predator and Commando; Tim Burton teases his next project; Spider-Man: Brand New Day goes full Gen Z as it's trailer breaks the internet; Dune: Part 3 has us cautious but excited and Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider? We see it too! Popcorn Podcast shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack popcornpodcast.com Popcorn Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We welcome the wildly inventive directors behind horror comedy Ready or Not, and the Scream and Mummy reboots, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. The filmmaking pair, better known as Radio Silence, open up to Popcorn Podcast about the pressure — and privilege — of revisiting a world they know so intimately and gleefully breaking a few so-called genre rules along the way, plus give us incredible insights into their upcoming take on The Mummy with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz returning. So, film lovers, buckle up. This is a fun one with two directors – and fellow film nerds – who are clearly having the time of their lives making movies. More Popcorn: Ready or Not, Shawn Hatosy talks horror sequel and fighting Sarah Michelle GellarWes Craven's iconic slasher franchise unites fresh faces with legacy castGet set to scream with Popcorn Podcast's no-spoiler review of Scream VI30 years of Ghostface: Why Scream 7 is fun, but flawedPopcorn Podcast shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack popcornpodcast.com Popcorn Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emmy-winning actor Shawn Hatosy (The Pitt, Animal Kingdom) is on Popcorn Podcast to dig into one of his most compelling villains: Titus Danforth in the highly anticipated horror-comedy sequel Ready or Not 2: Here I Come. Hatosy plays the volatile twin brother of Sarah Michelle Gellar's calculating Ursula Danforth, a man whose entire identity has been forged, and controlled, by his family. Ahead of the film's SXSW Film and TV Festival premiere, Hatosy opened up about finding the core of a character he calls "a monster his family built", the upsides and nasty resets of practical effects and what it's like going toe-to-toe with stunt fight queen – and Buffy herself – Sarah Michelle Gellar. Beware, this episode contains mild spoilers for Ready or Not 2: Here I Come. More Popcorn: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett talk rebooting Scream and The MummyThe salty Popcorn Podcast take on horror Ready or NotPopcorn Podcast shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack popcornpodcast.com Popcorn Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel Edgerton is back on Popcorn Podcast talking The Plague, the psychological thriller he produced and stars in. Set at an all-boys water polo camp, The Plague follows 12-year-old Ben as he's pulled into a cruel social ritual targeting an outcast, and the lines between game and reality start to blur. Edgerton shares how they found a rising star on YouTube to play the most chilling bully you'll see this year, why he's in his coach era and chats stepping onto different planets with his film roles. Plus, we play a fun game of 'Would You Rather?' More Popcorn: Joel Edgerton on George Clooney’s The Boys in the Boat Dive into Ron Howard's Thirteen LivesPopcorn Podcast shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack popcornpodcast.com Popcorn Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let's talk The Bride! Part horror, part gangster picture, part Hollywood musical, part feminist manifesto... and not what anyone expected. Maggie Gyllenhaal's wildly ambitious follow-up to her critically acclaimed debut, The Lost Daughter, stars Jessie Buckley as The Bride, Christian Bale as a vulnerable Frank, Annette Bening as the eccentric scientist who revives them, and Penélope Cruz and Peter Sarsgaard as the detectives closing in. We're discussing what Gyllenhaal gets gloriously right, where the film's ambition outpaces its execution, whether Buckley's extraordinary performance could earn her another Oscar nomination, and why – even with a divisive critical reception – The Bride! might still be the most interesting cinema release of 2026 so far. More Popcorn: Join us for a journey through the immersive and transformative HamnetIs Wuthering Heights romance or red flag central?Blue Moon delights and challengesPopcorn Podcast shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack popcornpodcast.com Popcorn Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Popcorn Podcast's salty, snackable movie news series, where we serve up freshly popped kernels from the film world. Join us for a buttery blast through some drama and excitement about Oceans 14 and it's struggling Prequel losing another director, The Exorcist remake conjures an insane cast, and Peter Jackson heads back to Cannes to be honoured. Popcorn Podcast shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack popcornpodcast.com Popcorn Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ghostface is back, and so is Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell). Popcorn Podcast reviews Scream 7, the franchise's seventh chapter and Neve Campbell's triumphant return to the role that defined her career. We break down the film's wild production history (firings, walk-outs, wildfires), celebrate the kills that made us squirm and clap simultaneously, and ask the big question: is nostalgia enough to carry a franchise into its fourth decade? Plus, why Courteney Cox deserves better. Why the Ghostface reveal fizzled. Justice for Tatum (Rose McGowan). And what a beer tap has to do with any of this... More Popcorn: The chilling, thrilling reboot of Wes Craven's iconic Scream slasher franchiseScream VI: The requel sequel breaking the rulesChristopher Landon delivers meme-fuelled date night horror DropPopcorn Podcast shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack popcornpodcast.com Popcorn Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Popcorn Podcast's salty, snackable movie news series, where we serve up freshly popped kernels from the film world. Join us for a buttery blast through prestige crime sequel Heat 2 casting with Leo DiCaprio and Christian Bale, a superhero universe reset at Sony, 1939 children’s classic Madeline revived, and 2000s parody franchise Scary Movie attempts a comeback. Popcorn Podcast shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack popcornpodcast.com Popcorn Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this powerful Popcorn Podcast interview, director Oliver Laxe joins us to discuss Sirât, his Cannes Jury Prize-winning, Academy Award-nominated film redefining modern arthouse cinema. Set against the vast Moroccan desert, Sirât follows a father and son searching for a missing daughter in the world of underground rave culture. But as Laxe reveals, the film is far more than a simple pilgrimage for answers. More Popcorn: Acclaimed director Baz Luhrmann takes us behind EPiC: Elvis Presley in ConcertDacre Montgomery on healing through filmmaking and farewelling Stranger ThingsBehind the The Travellers with Bryan Brown and Bruce Beresford Popcorn Podcast shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack popcornpodcast.com Popcorn Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Director Frank E Flowers joins Popcorn Podcast to unpack The Bluff, Prime Video’s action film starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Karl Urban. From immersive shooting in remote Australian locations to transporting 30 tonnes of sand for authenticity and working with the Russo brothers, Flowers reveals how he reimagined pirate mythology as a brutal home-invasion thriller grounded in Caymanian history. More Popcorn: There’s more to The Woman King than meets the eyeStep into the Popcorn Podcast arena for Gladiator IIPopcorn Podcast shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack popcornpodcast.com Popcorn Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Baz Luhrmann returns to Popcorn Podcast to take us behind the scenes of his "cinematic poem", EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert. The Oscar-nominated director, who recently brought Presley back to the big screen with ELVIS (2022), returns with something even more intimate and unexpectedly personal. EPiC isn’t just a documentary. It’s not a traditional concert film either. Luhrmann says it’s a cinematic dreamscape pieced together from the discovery of buried footage to create something far more insightful than his ELVIS blockbuster. Take a trip down memory lane with one of Australia's most visionary filmmakers, from ballroom dancing in rural Australia to rebuilding The King in 4K. More Popcorn: Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Olivia DeJonge and Schuyler Weiss talk ELVISShake, rattle and roll with Popcorn Podcast's ELVIS film reviewPopcorn Podcast shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack popcornpodcast.com Popcorn Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights has arrived, and it’s already one of the most divisive films of the year. Popcorn Podcast is fresh from the Australian premiere to unpack why this bold reinterpretation swaps Emily Brontë’s chaste obsession for something far more erotic, stylised and confrontational. From Margot Robbie’s magnetic Catherine to Jacob Elordi’s intense Heathcliff, the film’s love it or hate it energy, and the jaw-dropping cinematography, lavish production design and fashion-forward costumes — plus the haunting soundtrack featuring original music from Charli XCX – is this tragic romance… or red flag central? Hit play and decide. More Popcorn: Emerald Fennell's sharp and satirical Promising Young WomanDrink up our Babygirl reviewRevel in the romance of CyranoPopcorn Podcast shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack popcornpodcast.com Popcorn Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.