New Movie Reviews

Filmmaker Selina Miles joins Popcorn Podcast to discuss her new documents Silenced. In our chat, Selina shares how she adapted a fairly dense legal text to become her narrative documentary, why Jennifer Robinson is a national treasure, the importance of sitting in the uncomfortable, and the inspiration she feels from Amber Heard and Brittany Higgins.

Popcorn Podcast head into the post-apocalyptic world of The Dog Stars. Tim and Nick discuss its book to screen adaptation and its major identity crisis, the films endless plane porn, and reveal that Jacob Eloridi's character Hig is in fact dressed by Mugatu's Derelict fashion range. All this and so much more.

Iconic artist Tina Arena joins Popcorn Podcast to talk her new film, Tina Arena: Unravel Me. In our chat, Tina shares how she wanted to share the beauty and hardship of her celebrated 50 year career, the complexities of being a public figure, and how massive adulation is unnatural and unhealthy for artists, especially for child stars. We hope you enjoy this special interview episode.

The stars of genre bending erotic body horror Corpus, Brodie Townsend and Lily Cowles, are here to talk about the seduction and terror of their new film. In our chat, we talk about the almost contagious feeling of sharing a film with a live audience, finding the pocket with director and co-writer Corrin Evans, the interplay between the spirit and the body in the film, how every character becomes a part of you, and the importance of costume and physicality in bringing characters to life.

Entertainment reporter Steven Christie joins Popcorn Podcast to journey to pre-historic 1982, at The End of Oak Street. Tim and Steven get hard for science, Dino sex and split-diopter shots. They also discuss whether the film successfully pins down its emotional heart and allegory, and unpack what the cinematic language of dinosaurs entails.

One Night Only director Will Gluck takes Popcorn Podcast behind the scenes of his new high-concept romantic comedy. In our chat with the celebrated director, Will talks about his love of Australian coffee, shooting the “lived in New York” experience for the film, the undeniable talent of Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro, his freezing ocean pool plunge with Callum turner in the middle of winter, and the thing Molly Ringwald said to him on set that made him emotional. All this and so much more.

Ginger Minj and Jujubee join Popcorn Podcast to talk their new comedy disaster film Stop! That! Train! In our chat, Ginger Minj and Jujubee talk ghost wardrobes, why drag queens are super-heroes, the conversation with director Adam Shankman that shifted their perspective on their characters, what iconic moment from drag race had to be explained to the straight crew and why nothing beats a jet 2 holiday? All this and so much more.

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 original Avatar series in their latest project, Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender and what sets the new film apart with a hybrid animation style, and ponder if AI is a threat or opportunity.

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. In our chat, Barbara talks to the diversity in the animators and artists they hire and the importance of creative culture, the desire to do something exceptional - such as their work on Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender and gives a tease as to what they are working on now.

Popcorn Podcast is going FULL SPOILER in our review of Spider-Man: Brand New Day with special guest, creator Kai Munton. Tim and Kai discuss why Peter Parker is such a relatable hero, how the movie explores grief, trauma and themes of belonging and connection. Meanwhile, Tim reveals his recent run in with a spider, we talk Sadie Sink's performance as [REDACTED], theorise what the end credit scene is all about and revel in the incredible look and feel of this epic adventure. All this and so much more!

Australian actor Callan Mulvey joins Popcorn Podcast to talk his dystopian action drama, The Run. In our chat, Callan talks about how he feels about scenes getting cut that he is passionate about, how much he loves the collaborate process and surrendering to it, how his characters costume came together, and how the psychology of his character informs his performance.

Help us take Matt Damon home with special guest, film critic and journalist, Thuy Ong to review Christopher Nolan's, The Odyssey. From body horror, to ellite eye acting, sticking it to the keyboard warriors of the internet, lobbying for Zendaya to be our spirit guide and the immense scale of the film, this episode is a journey worth taking.

Andy Serkis is on Popcorn Podcast to talk his latest directorial effort, and animated retelling of George Orwell’s classic novel, Animal Farm. In our chat, Andy shares how the origins of his adaptation were originally much darker, how the corruption of power is explored in his film, what he considers to be his spiritual home, and which moment in a Paul Thomas Anderson film brings him joy.