Entertainment journalist Leigh Livingstone and movie expert Tim Iffland review the newest film releases, plus break down the latest trailers and movie news. Bite-sized, moreish and a little salty – this is Popcorn Podcast with Leigh and Tim.
All in Biopic
The King of Pop's long awaited biopic, Michael, has hit the big screen and special guest Connor Dalton joins Tim to dive deep into the films triumphs and tribulations. Tim and Connor discuss if the film succeeds in its attempt to dramatise the meteoritic rise of Michael Jackson, if the transformative performance of Jaafar Jackson is Oscar worthy, and if the online war between critics and fans is balanced or biased. All this and so much more!
From salt mines to silver screens, Baz Luhrmann is back on Popcorn Podcast to reveal how he rebuilt The King without AI, just meticulous restoration and Elvis’ own voice…
Director Rebecca Snow joins Popcorn Podcast to discuss The Boy in the Woods, adapting a Holocaust survivor’s memoir and the moment that had everyone in tears...
Hot off its Oscar nominations, Popcorn Podcast discusses Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon, including a career-defining Ethan Hawke performance and truly effective camera trickery...
Join Popcorn Podcast for a review of Chloé Zhao's breathtaking Hamnet. In this thoughtful episode, we discuss the story and its performances through the lens of its Oscar-winning director. But is it the awards darling everyone predicts?
Sydney Sweeney steps into the ring in one of the year’s most talked-about performances, and Popcorn Podcast has the details…
Michael Shannon and John Slattery join Popcorn Podcast for a powerful conversation about Nuremberg, exploring authenticity, moral courage and the lasting relevance of the landmark trials…
A heist film, a love story and a moral dilemma rolled into one — Roofman has Popcorn Podcast in a spin and lamenting peanut M&Ms...
Jason Isaacs joins Popcorn Podcast to reveal the man behind the menace, opening up about his moving new film The Salt Path – a story of love, loss, and walking into the unknown, co-starring Gillian Anderson – as well as portraying real-life struggles, the gift of nature and more…
Red Dog director Kriv Stenders joins Popcorn Podcast to talk about his gripping new film The Correspondent. From capturing Aussie icons to why filmmaking is like making beautiful music, Stenders opens up about the personal connection that compelled him to say yes to The Correspondent. Don't miss this chat with one of Australia's most incredible talents…
Popcorn Podcast sits down with acclaimed actor Richard Roxburgh and award-winning journalist Peter Greste to unpack The Correspondent — the gripping new film based on Greste’s real-life imprisonment in Egypt. Roxburgh shares what it took to step into Peter’s shoes, while Greste reflects on seeing his story brought to life on screen…
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Alex Garland and war veteran Ray Mendoza join Popcorn Podcast to talk Warfare – a raw, realistic war film shaped by true Navy SEAL experiences…
He's the man behind some of the characters we love to hate. Great Dane Claes Bang joins Popcorn Podcast to talk about his new film, William Tell, a historical epic about the legendary folk hero who shot an apple from his son's head. Bang shares why he’s drawn to complicated characters and how he finds a piece of himself in all of them, and what you didn’t know about William Tell…
Angelina Jolie embodies the OG diva, legendary opera singer Maria Callas, in Pablo Larraín's third 'Iconic Women of the 20th Century' film. We're talking Paris glow-ups, piano punishments and operatic tragedies in an unmissable episode of Popcorn Podcast…
