Popcorn Podcast

Leigh and Tim discuss Martin McDonagh's new film, The Banshees of Inisherin, this week, starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as lifelong best friends who suddenly call it quits. A stunned Pádraic (Farrell), aided by his sister (Kerry Condon) and a troubled young islander (Barry Keoghan), obsessively tries to repair the relationship with shocking consequences. Your co-hosts dive into the hila...

Popcorn Podcast brings you seasons beatings this week with a review of anti-Christmas movie Violent Night. Described as "Die Hard, but with Santa" by director Tommy Wirkola, Violent Night sees a disillusioned Santa forced into a bloody and brutal battle to save Christmas when a group of ruthless mercenaries attacks the estate of a wealthy family on Christmas Eve. Leigh and Tim revel in the action-...

Popcorn Podcast is thrilled to sit down with Violent Night director Tommy Wirkola – who studied film in Australia on the Gold Coast – to learn how this action-packed anti-Christmas film crossed his path, why he knew Stranger Things' David Harbour was the right man to play a hardened Santa Claus with a score to settle. Wirkola also reveals his favourite "Christmas inspired" kill...

Popcorn Podcast sits down with iconic actor John Leguizamo to chat about his new action-packed Christmas film, Violent Night, co-starring David Harbour as a disgruntled Santa Claus forced to battle mercenaries to save the holidays. Known for his memorable characters in many beloved films, Leguizamo shares his family holiday traditions, reveals why Beverly D’Angelo made him nervous and reveals his...

Popcorn Podcast goes on a fairytale adventure this week to review the long-awaited Disney sequel, Disenchanted. Starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey and Maya Rudolph, Disenchanted finds Giselle (Adams) questioning her happily ever after, inadvertently turning the lives of those in the real world and Andalasia upside down in the process. Listen as Leigh and Tim decree if the movie musical hits the r...

Popcorn Podcast sits down with the multitalented star and writer of Aussie film Seriously Red, Krew Boylan, and the Kenny to her Dolly, Daniel Webber, to chat putting wings and feet on your dreams, what makes Dolly Parton such an enduring icon, the secret world of celebrity impersonators and which celebrity Leigh could impersonate. We hope you enjoy this very special interview episode. Watch Popco...

Popcorn Podcast serves up a delicious review of dark comedy The Menu. The multi-course movie stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult as guests who travel to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive isolated restaurant where the reclusive, celebrated Chef Julian Slowik (Ralph Fiennes) has prepared a lavish tasting menu with a few surprise twists. Listen as Leigh and Tim savour the secrets and shock...

Popcorn Podcast welcomes British director – and regency-era film fan – Emma Holly Jones to chat about her new movie Mr Malcolm's List. The period-set romantic comedy puts a clever twist on the genre as a scorned woman (Zawe Ashton) enlists a friend (Freida Pinto) to exact revenge on London's most eligible bachelor, the picky Mr Malcolm (Sope Dìrísù). What unfolds is a game of intrigue with women l...

Popcorn Podcast returns to Wakanda for Ryan Coogler's Black Panther sequel, Wakanda Forever. The highly anticipated new MCU instalment closes Phase Four in the wake of Chadwick Boseman's untimely death with a story of loss, grief and hope, while introducing us to mutant antihero Namor (Tenoch Huerta), king of the hidden undersea nation of Talokan. When his kingdom is threatened as a direct result...

Leigh and Tim go head-to-head this week over Harry Styles' latest film, My Policeman. The Prime Video original follows three friends in 1950s England caught in a tangle of repressed desires, secret longing and regret who find themselves at a crossroads 40 years later. Popcorn Podcast is torn on this forbidden love story. Listen to the bite-sized and salty episode to find out why. Plus, Jeff Goldbl...

You don't want to cross Sissy – and you don't want to miss this episode of Popcorn Podcast where Leigh and Tim dive into Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes' new Australian horror that shines a ring light on childhood trauma, toxic friendship, bullying, influencer culture and identity with a bloody satirical twist. Sissy stars Aisha Dee of The Bold Type fame, alongside a slew of local talent in the tripl...

Popcorn Podcast sits down with Hannah Barlow, co-director of AACTA-nominated comedy slasher Sissy, to discuss the Australian-made genre mash-up that tackles childhood trauma, toxic friendship, bullying, influencer culture and identity. In our chat with the talented filmmaker, we cover the finer points of Sissy and discover how Barlow and partner Kane Senes juggled their many filmmaking roles while...

Viola Davis is General Nanisca, The Woman King. Popcorn Podcast dives into this action-packed epic – featuring Davis as the leader of an all-female unit of warriors called the Agojie, who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey – to unpack its rich storytelling, stellar performances and impressive stunt work in an unmissable episode. There's more to this tale inspired by true events than meets th...

Popcorn Podcast is delighted to sit down with Bros director and co-writer Nicholas Stoller, who is no stranger to the rom-com genre. We find out how Stoller collaborated with comedian and star Billy Eichner to develop an authentic queer story, why he was convinced Eichner could pull off the romantic lead and explains the difference between bra and underwear sex. We hope you enjoy this special epis...

Hey, what's up? Popcorn Podcast is here to talk Bros, the first romantic comedy from a major film studio about two gay men. Starring comedian Billy Eichner, who also co-wrote the screenplay with celebrated rom-com director Nicholas Stoller, Bros follows two men who collide into a relationship neither of them are prepared for and must figure out this thing called love together. Leigh and Tim discus...

Black Adam is finally here! After 15 years, Dwayne Johnson's passion project promises to shake up the DCEU hierarchy as we know it. The Man in Black (Johnson) is freed after 5000 years in captivity and is challenged by a team of modern-day heroes known as the Justice Society — Hawkman (Aldis Hodge), Doctor Fate (Pierce Brosnan), Atom Smasher (Noah Centineo) and Cyclone (Quintessa Swindell) —...

Only one will survive on Popcorn Podcast this week! Halloween Ends is here, the final chapter in the hugely popular Halloween horror franchise which sees Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) face off for the last time against the embodiment of evil, Michael Myers. But does this final confrontation close out the four decades-long Halloween franchise in a successful and satisfying way? Find out in this...

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards joins Popcorn Podcast to discuss her new film Halloween Ends. The actress plays Lyndsey, a fellow Halloween survivor and friend to Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), who first appeared in the popular horror franchise as a child in the 1978 original. In a fun interview, Richards shares which of her RHOBH co-stars would meet a grisly end at the hand...

Popcorn Podcast chats to Halloween Ends star Andi Matichak, who plays Laurie's granddaughter Allyson, to find out how her character is doing when we revisit Haddonfield four years after the devastating events of Halloween Kills and what we can expect from the epic conclusion of the long-running, extremely popular Halloween horror franchise. The young actress also shares some surprising news about...

Popcorn Podcast reviews Amsterdam, David O Russell’s first feature in seven years. The historical dramedy follows a trio of best friends as they become embroiled in a wartime conspiracy and boasts a strong ensemble, led by Christian Bale, Margot Robbie and John David Washington. But is Amsterdam a state of mind or mind-bending mess? Plus, first footage from Florian Zeller’s The Son teases another...

Does Hocus Pocus 2 cast a spell on audiences? Reuniting as the Sanderson Sisters are Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy, alongside new children for the witches to torment. Popcorn Podcast reviews the long-awaited sequel to wildly popular 1993 hit film Hocus Pocus, discussing the power of nostalgia and if Disney's return to Salem can hold a black flame candle to the original. Know...

See How They Run isn't your average whodunit and neither is this episode of Popcorn Podcast. This week, Leigh and Tim join Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan's investigation into the death of a renowned Hollywood director in 1950s London after plans for a movie version of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap ruffles feathers. Everyone is a suspect, but Popcorn Podcast will only reveal their kernel ratings...

Popcorn Podcast reviews director Olivia Wilde's sophomore offering, Don't Worry Darling. The thriller follows a 1950s housewife (Florence Pugh) living with her husband (Harry Styles) in a utopian experimental community who begins to worry there are disturbing secrets hiding beneath their glamorous lives. Don't Worry Darling may be dividing audiences around the world, but don't worry, Leigh and Tim...

Popcorn Podcast sits down with director Halina Reijn to discuss her new film Bodies Bodies Bodies; a wild satirical horror-comedy that's both classic whodunnit and MTV reality show in tone. Reijn shares all the fun and drama that went on behind the scenes when a real hurricane threatened production, the creative ways she used the actors as light sources and what happens when there's no wi-fi. We h...

Julia Roberts and George Clooney reunite on the big screen in Ticket To Paradise. The megastars play a divorced couple who team up and travel to Bali to stop their daughter (Kaitlyn Dever) from making the same mistake they think they made 25 years ago. Hear from the stars of the film -– including Roberts and Clooney! – as Popcorn Podcast attends the Ticket To Paradise global press conference and d...