Popcorn Podcast

We Bury the Dead  arrives with zombie-movie marketing, but what it delivers is far more intimate: a grief story set inside an apocalypse. In this spoiler-light episode, Popcorn Podcast unpacks writer and director Zak Hilditch's standout premise (the search for closure through body retrieval), the unsettling power of sound design and the performances from Daisy Ridley, Brenton Thwaites and Mar...

Director Rebecca Snow joins Popcorn Podcast for a powerful discussion about  The Boy in the Woods , her narrative adaptation of Holocaust survivor Maxwell Smart’s memoir. The film is the story of a 12-year-old hiding in the forest in 1943 – where nature can be both sanctuary and threat. In this special episode, Snow takes us inside meeting Smart while researching a previous documentary and re...

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 first looks at Henry Cavill in Highlander and the cast in Sam Mendes' The Beatles four-part cinematic event. Plus, we break down the new trailer for I Love Boosters , starring Keke Palmer , Naomie Ackie , LaKeith Stanfield and Demi Moore...

Director  Marcelle Lunam  joins Popcorn Podcast to talk  Addition , her bold romantic dramedy starring Teresa Palmer. From sound design that mirrors anxiety to the film’s big hearted message (“you are not your diagnosis”), this is a conversation about craft, connection and modern love. More Popcorn: Talking The Travellers with Bryan Brown and Bruce Beresford Joe Bell's journey...

Hot off its Academy Award nominations for best original screenplay (Robert Kaplow) and best actor (Ethan Hawke), Popcorn Podcast discusses Richard Linklater’s  Blue Moon , which tells the story of legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart as his professional and private life unravel at the opening night party for his former creative partner’s hit show Oklahoma! From unpacking a career-best per...

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 the Oscar Nominations for 2026 . We love this time of year and wanted to share our surprises and delights with you as we look at a few of the categories. From Ryan Coogler’s Sinners landing 16 nominations—the most ever for a si...

We welcome Dacre Montgomery back to Popcorn Podcast to discuss his profoundly timely film, Dead Man's Wire . In 1977, Tony Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgård) entered the office of Richard Hall (Montgomery), president of the Meridian Mortgage Company, and took him hostage with a sawed-off shotgun wired with a 'dead man's wire' from the trigger to Tony's own neck. Director Gus Van Sant ( To Die For ) hopes h...

Journey back to 1580 England with Popcorn Podcast for a review of Chloé Zhao's breathtaking Hamnet . After losing their son Hamnet (Jacobi Jupe) to plague, Agnes (Jessie Buckley) and William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) grapple with grief. Healer Agnes must find strength to care for her surviving children while processing her devastating loss. Hamnet is about love and death and how these two foundati...

Original West End Queen Aimie Atkinson is here to discuss returning to the role of Katherine Howard for  Six: The Musical Live! – the electrifying cinematic experience hitting cinemas worldwide. Atkinson opens up about stepping back into Katherine’s heels after two years away, reuniting with the original West End Queens, and the emotional and vocal intensity of performing one of  Six 's...

Popcorn Podcast unpacks Christy, a boxing biopic that becomes a harrowing story of survival. Directed by David Michôd, Christy begins as a traditional sports movie before evolving into the struggles of identity and intimate partner violence. We're talking Sydney Sweeney’s physically demanding transformation, Ben Foster’s unsettling performance, the film’s powerful themes,...

A tropical getaway turns violent when a family’s beloved chimp contracts rabies, and Primate unleashes absolute chaos. Leigh and Tim review the gory creature feature, unpacking its practical effects, muddled character work and emotional contradictions. From face-ripping opening scenes to an unforgettable infinity-pool showdown, we’re kicking off season 16 of Popcorn Podcast with one of o...

Lights, mics... chaos! It's time to open the Popcorn Podcast vault and unleash the moments that never made it to air (and probably shouldn't). Join us for saucy microphone kisses, Zoolander black-lung attacks, SNL throwbacks, sing-a-longs and space paninis – yes, you read that correctly. From mid-review identity crises to forgetting how to breath (and talk) and full-body warm-ups that would m...

Let's head into the jungle with Anaconda stars  Thandiwe Newton  and  Steve Zahn . Newton returns to Popcorn Podcast, opening up this time about playing the serious voice of reason in a very unserious situation, and why keeping a straight face opposite master improvisers may have been the hardest acting she’s ever done. While Zahn reflects on why Anaconda isn’t a tradition...

Return to Pandora with Popcorn Podcast as Leigh and Tim tackle James Cameron's Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third instalment in his epic saga. Jake (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri's (Zoe Saldana) family grapples with grief after Neteyam's death, encountering a new, aggressive Na'vi tribe, the Ash People, who are led by the fiery Varang (Oona Chaplin), as the conflict on Pandora escalates and a new mora...

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 the ongoing blockbuster war between Warner Bros, Netflix and Paramount , first look trailers for The Drama, Supergirl and Street Fighter , plus the surprise casting of Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson in new Hunger Games prequel. Kn...

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 first look trailers for Anne Hathaway in Mother Mary and the final girl trip of Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton and Sarah Michelle Gellar in Ready or Not: Here I Come , plus Variety: Actors on Actors returns with their biggest line up eve...

Academy Award-winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers) and Emmy-nominated comedian John Early (The Afterparty) join Popcorn Podcast to unpack A24’s  Eternity . The afterlife romance, starring Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller and Callum Turner, blends humour, heartbreak and improvised chaos. Our esteemed guests get real to discuss best-friend dynamics, emotional stakes, improv wars and put us...

Writer and director  Michael Showalter  (The Eyes of Tammy Faye, The Idea of You) joins Popcorn Podcast to unwrap the heartfelt chaos of his new Christmas film Oh. What. Fun, starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Longoria, Felicity Jones and more. He reveals why holiday movies hit his nostalgic sweet spot, how the script balanced humour and truth, and why a weekly pick...

Popcorn Podcast brings you an extraordinary interview with Michael Shannon (Man of Steel, The Bikeriders) and John Slattery (Spotlight, Avengers: Endgame), two actors tackling one of the most morally complex historical dramas in years.  Nuremberg  explores the first international tribunal to hold Nazi leaders accountable, and our guests share deeply personal reflections on portraying thi...

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 first looks at the live-action Moana and The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping , as well as some big changes for the Australian film and TV industry and how Wicked: For Good and Zootopia 2 are blowing up the box office! Know someone w...

Director  Emma Tammi  joins Popcorn Podcast to reveal how she expanded the world of Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 with bigger animatronics, deeper mythology and a Scream reunion fans won’t want to miss. The sequel explores the emotional journey of Mike (Josh Hutcherson), Abby (Piper Rubio) and Vanessa (Elizabeth Lail), opening up new corners of the FNaF mythology while al...

In this spoiler-free review of  Wicked: For Good , Popcorn Podcast breaks down the darker, politically charged finale to the Wicked saga. We explore the emotional stakes, the expanded world-building, stand-out performances from Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, and the musical moments that define this concluding chapter. More Popcorn: Jonathan Bailey takes us behind the scenes of Wicked Jon M...

Glen Powell in a towel. Lee Pace without a face... Edgar Wright trades kinetic comedy for grim dystopia in The Running Man , building a world where reality TV is literal life-or-death and 'New Dollars' decide who survives. Glen Powell rages, Colman Domingo dazzles, Josh Brolin terrifies, and Michael Cera booby-traps an entire house like an unhinged Home Alone tribute. More Popcorn: Popcorn Podcast...

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 the news of a new Mummy film with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz reuniting, the Gremlins officially back for a third helping, Miss Piggy is getting cancelled by Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone , and some epic trailer drops from Michael...

Goodness knows you should revisit Popcorn Podcast's thrillifying Wicked review ahead of the premiere of Wicked: For Good! Leigh and Tim discuss Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande's gravity-defying performances, as well as flirty Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey), the delightful chaos of Jeff Goldblum and why you need to pay attention to the man behind the curtain (Jon M Chu). More Popcorn: Jonathan Bailey tak...