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 Horror
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.
Obsession writer/director Curry Barker is on the podcast for this very special interview episode. In our chat, Curry talks about the film club he is now part of, his reaction to people getting tattoos inspired by the film, how he discovered a new vision for his film during the process, and how he helped Inde Navarrette learn how to scream.
Actors Joe Bird, Mia Wasikowska and writer/director Adrian Chiarella are on Popcorn Podcast to talk new queer horror, Leviticus. We recently sat down with Joe, Mia and Adrian to discuss how the universality of fear connects us, how our primal fear plays a role in unlearning things, how horror is a safe space for the queer community, and the significance of Naim and Ryan’s rings in the film. That and so much more, including how Titanic influenced a particular scene.
We welcome Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett to chat Ready or Not 2 and working with Samara Weaving, with a special The Mummy reboot tease...
Shawn Hatosy has made a career out of playing men on the edge, and he’s on Popcorn Podcast to share how his Ready or Not 2 character might be his most dangerous yet…
Monster mash, feminist manifesto, punk love story — or all at once? We dive deep into THE BRIDE!, Maggie Gyllenhaal's wildly ambitious follow-up to The Lost Daughter…
Neve Campbell’s back, the kills are brutal and Ghostface has a motive problem. Popcorn Podcast reviews Scream 7…
Daisy Ridley leads We Bury the Dead, a bleak Aussie thriller with a killer hook and a final act that will divide…
Leigh and Tim tackle Primate, a wild new creature feature where a beloved family chimp turns deadly. Expect gore, chaos, practical effects – and one very opinionated review…
Director Emma Tammi joins Popcorn Podcast to unpack the bigger, scarier world of Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, from physics-defying animatronics to a nostalgic horror reunion fans will love...
Horror with heart: Madeleine McGraw joins Popcorn Podcast to reveal how Black Phone 2 deepens Gwen’s story and raises the scares…
Scott Derrickson’s Black Phone 2 rings loud with tension, trauma and teenage terror. Tune in for Popcorn Podcast’s no-spoiler review…
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…
From butt-clenching tension to grisly kills and Jai Courtney's unhinged performance, we unpack everything that makes Aussie horror Dangerous Animals a must-watch…
Join Popcorn Podcast for an exclusive interview with Danny and Michael Philippou, directors of Talk to Me and new horror Bring Her Back. Between the laughs, the Philippous open up about their light-hearted approach to filmmaking, what it means to build a horror universe with emotional weight, and the moment that made them cry… and they drop a few big behind the scenes reveals…
Christopher Landon knows how to keep us on the edge of our seats and he does it again with Drop, a sharp thriller making waves for its high-stakes suspense. Landon joins Popcorn Podcast to take us behind the scenes of his latest genre-bending film and talks transforming Baby Shark into an elegant banger…
Filmmaker Alex Scharfman joins Popcorn Podcast to talk monster movie with a twist Death of a Unicorn, exploring the mythical world of unicorns by blending sci-fi, horror and family drama to create a must-see directorial debut with DNA rooted in cult classics from Ridley Scott, John Carpenter, James Cameron and Steven Spielberg…
David Koepp – the screenwriting legend behind iconic movies Death Becomes Her, Mission: Impossible, Jurassic Park and the upcoming Jurassic World Rebirth – joins Popcorn Podcast to discuss his supernatural thriller, Presence, starring Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan and Callina Liang. Koepp shares his own skin-crawling supernatural encounter and the excitement behind crafting Jurassic World Rebirth...
Don't let the trailers fool you, Companion is no light-hearted skip through the woods. It's a twisted take on toxic masculinity from writer and director Drew Hancock that pokes fun at romantic comedies while adding a fresh lens to the concept of AI gone rogue. Hancock joins Popcorn Podcast to talk meet cutes, bad boyfriends and the relatable fear of facing your new lover’s judgy friends…
