Popcorn Podcast

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...

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,...

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 her...

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...

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...

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 dysto...

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...

Make way for our review of the Disney 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 is represented t...

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...

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 f...

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 filmm...

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...

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 zer...

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...

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 lan...

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 in...

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 dow...

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 opt...

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 a...

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...

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 tra...

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 dyna...

Freelance critic and filmmaker Andrew Fraser joins Popcorn Podcast to talk David Lowrey's Mother Mary. Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary (Anne Hathaway) reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer, Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel), on the eve of her comeback performance. Tim and Andrew interrogate the film at a cellular level, uncovering the...

Life Could Be A Dream director Jasmin Tarasin and screenwriter Courtney Collins discuss their deeply important film about the destructive cycles of coercive control. Life Could Be A Dream aims to examine the cultural scripts that shape peoples expectations of love and help equip them to recognise financial abuse and other forms of coercive control while taking steps towards financia...

Our Mortal Kombat II review is here, with content creator and Mortal Kombat expert and Movie Nerds Founder, Ryan Adams. Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade and Kano are pitted against one another in the ultimate battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders. Sounds exciting, right? Well buckle up as Tim and Ryan examine the origins of the Mo...