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Celebrate cinema with entertainment journalist Leigh Livingstone and movie expert Tim Iffland, as they review the newest film releases and interview the biggest stars, while also bringing you movie giveaways, the latest trailers and exciting movie news in bite-sized, moreish and sometimes salty episodes – welcome to Popcorn Podcast with Leigh and Tim

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Sep 17, 2025

Deborah Mailman, Lily Whiteley and Chris ‘Brolga’ Barns interview (Kangaroo)

Sep 17, 2025

Deborah Mailman, Chris 'Brolga' Barns and Lily Whiteley reveal behind-the-scenes secrets of Kangaroo, Australia’s family film with heart...

Sep 17, 2025

Sep 15, 2025

The Bad Guys 2 review

Sep 15, 2025

Popcorn Podcast reviews The Bad Guys 2, the wild animated sequel bursting with slick visuals, outrageous laughs, emotional depth, and unexpected twists. Discover why this “sophisticated stupid” caper is top-tier family entertainment...

Sep 15, 2025

Sep 10, 2025

Simon Curtis interview (Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale)

Sep 10, 2025

Director Simon Curtis lifts the curtain on Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, from ensemble storytelling to capturing cinematic history…

Sep 10, 2025

Sep 9, 2025

Dacre Montgomery interview (Went Up The Hill)

Sep 9, 2025

Popcorn Podcast welcomes Dacre Montgomery (Stranger Things, Elvis) to discuss Went Up The Hill, a haunting psychological ghost story unlike anything he’s done before…

Sep 9, 2025

Sep 8, 2025

The Roses review

Sep 8, 2025

A marriage explodes in Jay Roach’s dark comedy The Roses. We review Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch’s electric on-screen battle…

Sep 8, 2025

Sep 3, 2025

Pierre Perifel interview (The Bad Guys 2)

Sep 3, 2025

Director Pierre Perifel returns to Popcorn Podcast to reveal the secrets behind The Bad Guys 2’s wild mix of action, comedy, and heart…

Sep 3, 2025

Sep 2, 2025

Natasha Lyonne, Maria Bakalova and Danielle Brooks interview (The Bad Guys 2)

Sep 2, 2025

The Bad Girls of The Bad Guys 2 – Danielle Brooks, Natasha Lyonne and Maria Bakalova – join Popcorn Podcast to talk chaos, lollipops and cinema’s kiss of the year…

Sep 2, 2025

Sep 1, 2025

Sam Rockwell and Craig Robinson interview (The Bad Guys 2)

Sep 1, 2025

Popcorn Podcast welcomes Oscar-winner Sam Rockwell and comedy icon Craig Robinson to discuss the bigger, wilder world of The Bad Guys 2…

Sep 1, 2025

Aug 27, 2025

Tom Basden and Tim Key interview (The Ballad of Wallis Island)

Aug 27, 2025

On Popcorn Podcast: the stars and co-writers of The Ballad of Wallis Island reveal the creative secrets behind their dramedy about memory, music and laughter…

Aug 27, 2025

Aug 25, 2025

Regina King and Matt Smith interview (Caught Stealing)

Aug 25, 2025

Popcorn Podcast chats with Regina King and Matt Smith about Caught Stealing, Darren Aronofsky’s NYC thriller co-starring Austin Butler and Zoë Kravitz...

Aug 25, 2025

Aug 22, 2025

Carlson Young interview (Trust)

Aug 22, 2025

Popcorn Podcast interviews filmmaker Carlson Young about Trust, survival, Sophie Turner and finding hope in darkness…

Aug 22, 2025

Aug 20, 2025

Eddington review

Aug 20, 2025

Ari Aster trades ghosts for gossip in Eddington, a pandemic-era showdown of paranoia, politics and Pedro Pascal. Popcorn Podcast’s no-spoiler review has the hot takes you need before you watch...

Aug 20, 2025

Aug 19, 2025

Ari Aster interview (Eddington)

Aug 19, 2025

Award-winning filmmaker Ari Aster (Midsommar) joins Popcorn Podcast for a chat about his new Western Eddington, making audiences uneasy and how Katy Perry plays a key role in one of the unsettling film’s most unhinged moments...

Aug 19, 2025

Aug 18, 2025

The Naked Gun review

Aug 18, 2025

Popcorn Podcast reviews The Naked Gun, Akiva Schaffer’s slapstick sequel starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson. Expect comedic mayhem, a deadly snowman and more laughs than you can count...

Aug 18, 2025

Aug 11, 2025

Freakier Friday review

Aug 11, 2025

Popcorn Podcast reviews Freakier Friday, the nostalgic sequel to Disney’s Freaky Friday. Leigh and Tim discuss new identity crisis, returning stars and whether this feel-good film is winning hearts all over again...

Aug 11, 2025

Giveaways

Win The Strangers – Chapter 2 movie tickets

Sep 15, 2025

With The Strangers – Chapter 2 in Australian cinemas from September 25, Popcorn Podcast is giving away FIVE double passes to see the horror sequel on the big screen, with thanks to Kismet. For your chance to win, all you have to do is submit the form…

Sep 15, 2025

Sep 10, 2025

With The Bad Guys 2 in Australian cinemas from September 18, Popcorn Podcast is giving away 10 family passes (that’s four tickets each!) to see the animated sequel on the big screen. For your chance to win, all you have to do is submit the form within...

Sep 10, 2025

Sep 3, 2025

With Sketch in Australian cinemas from September 11, Popcorn Podcast is giving away 10 family passes to see the upcoming film on the big screen. For your chance to win, all you have to do is submit the form within...

Sep 3, 2025

Sep 1, 2025

For your chance to win one of five double passes to see raunchy comedy Splitsville in cinemas, submit the form within…

Sep 1, 2025

Aug 4, 2025

With Mr Burton in Australian cinemas from August 14, Popcorn Podcast is giving away FIVE double passes to see the upcoming film on the big screen, with thanks to Kismet. For your chance to win, all you have to do is submit the form within…

Aug 4, 2025

Jul 21, 2025

With Together in Australian cinemas from July 31, Popcorn Podcast is giving away FIVE double passes to see the upcoming film on the big screen. For your chance to win, all you have to do is submit the form within…

Jul 21, 2025

Jul 14, 2025

With Four Letters of Love in Australian cinemas from July 24, Popcorn Podcast is giving away 10 double passes to see the upcoming film on the big screen, with thanks to Mushroom Studios and The Reset Collective…

Jul 14, 2025

Jun 2, 2025

With Dangerous Animals in Australian cinemas from June 12, Popcorn Podcast is giving away five double passes to see the tense thriller starring Jai Courtney. For your chance to win, all you have to do is submit the form…

Jun 2, 2025

May 17, 2025

With Wilding in Australian cinemas from May 22, Popcorn Podcast is giving away FIVE double passes to see the upcoming film on the big screen at a special SYDNEY ONLY screening on Wednesday May 21st at Dendy Newtown. For your chance to win one of FIVE double passes to see Wilding at a special SYDNEY ONLY screening at Dendy Newtown on Wednesday May 21st, all you have to do is submit the form within…

May 17, 2025

Win Crocodile Dundee: The Encore Cut movie tickets

Apr 7, 2025

With Crocodile Dundee: The Encore Cut in Australian cinemas from May 8, Popcorn Podcast is giving away FIVE double passes to see the upcoming film on the big screen, with thanks to Kismet Movies. For your chance to win, all you have to do is submit the form within...

Apr 7, 2025

Mar 24, 2025

With Warfare in Australian cinemas from April 17, Popcorn Podcast is giving away TEN double passes to see the upcoming film on the big screen at a SPECIAL SYDNEY PREVIEW SCREENING on Thursday 10 April at 6:30PM, Event George Street. For your chance to win all you have to do is submit the form within...

Mar 24, 2025

Win Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up tickets

Mar 17, 2025

With Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up in Australian cinemas from March 27, Popcorn Podcast is giving away FIVE family passes to see the upcoming film on the big screen, with thanks to Pinnacle Films. Enter via the form within…

Mar 17, 2025

Features

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Jul 2, 2025

The Cat in the Hat official first trailer reveal

Jul 2, 2025

Step into Seussville with Popcorn Podcast as we ask Bill Hader about his take on Dr Seuss' iconic mischievous feline in The Cat in the Hat...

Jul 2, 2025

Mar 14, 2025

F1 official trailer reveal with Joseph Kosinski

Mar 14, 2025

Joseph Kosinski gives us a sneak peek at the first full trailer for F1 – his highly anticipated Formula One film starring Brad Pitt – and it hints at a high-speed, adrenaline-pumping cinematic experience to rival the groundbreaking filmmaking behind Top Gun: Maverick…

Mar 14, 2025

Jan 29, 2025

Ryan Coogler shares Sinners sneak peek with wild new trailer

Jan 29, 2025

Popcorn Podcast joined Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ryan Coogler, the man behind the critically-acclaimed Fruitvale Station, Creed and Black Panther, in a private press conference where he gave select media a sneak peek at the latest Sinners trailer, which reveals more about the mysterious evil terrorising a small town…

Jan 29, 2025

Dec 20, 2024

Popcorn Podcast joins James Gunn for Superman teaser trailer first look

Dec 20, 2024

Popcorn Podcast took part in an early virtual press conference with James Gunn (writer, director, producer) as he discussed his highly anticipated Superman with select media outlets, offering snackable insights into the teaser trailer and what to expect from the film…

Dec 20, 2024

Jul 18, 2024

Longlegs: the best crime-thriller since The Silence of the Lambs and Se7en?

Jul 18, 2024

Longlegs is a deeply disturbing and visceral experience that will leave you reeling. The groundswell for Osgood Perkin’s new horror crime-thriller has swept the globe, opening to big bucks in the US. With grandeous headlines likening it to classics, The Silence of the Lambs and Se7en, one could get caught up in the expectation that it will deliver the best crime-thriller film in thirty years. Be warned, because it might not satisfy that genre itch…

Jul 18, 2024

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With a mutual love of all things movies, entertainment journalist Leigh Livingstone and film expert Tim Iffland join forces to share their professional insights with audiences every week via Popcorn Podcast With Leigh And Tim.

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