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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Popcorn Pals
Sci-Fi, Season 12, Bonus

Popcorn Pals travels 300 years into the future with entertainment journalist Connor Dalton to chat Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Set many years after the reign of Caesar, Noa (Owen Teague), a young ape, goes on a journey that will lead him to question everything he's been taught about the past and make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike. Tim and Dalton talk The Simpsons connections, sequel fever, flawless visual effects and jet lag-afflicted double features. All this and much more!…

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Popcorn Podcast
Season 12, Sci-Fi

Heat the popcorn and grab your warmest jumpsuit, Popcorn Podcast's no-spoiler Ghosbusters: Frozen Empire review is here! Join Leigh and Tim as they skid through the spectral-soaked backstreets of Gil Kenan's first time behind the wheel of the Ectomobile (aka the beloved Ghostbusters franchise). Are you shivering with anticipation or left cold by the latest sci-fi adventure?…

Bonnie Discepolo and Anna Camp interview (Neo-Dome)

Bonnie Discepolo and Anna Camp interview (Neo-Dome)

Popcorn Podcast
Sci-Fi, Interviews, Season 12, Special, SXSW

Popcorn Podcast welcomes “bad-arse” legends Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect) and Bonnie Discepolo (GraceLand) as part of our SXSW Film Festival coverage to talk about Neo-Dome, their apocalyptic-style entry into the SXSW Independent Pilot Competition. In this interview episode, Camp dishes on her exciting role as producer and the “big ol’ carrot” her femme fatale character Monica is chasing, plus Discepolo shares her approach to directing “delicious” dialogue and how to get that tension tight as a drum…

Nicholas Logan and Michael Mosley interview (Neo-Dome)

Nicholas Logan and Michael Mosley interview (Neo-Dome)

Popcorn Podcast
Interviews, Season 12, Special, Sci-Fi, SXSW

"Trust no one on the road to the Neo-Dome"! Actors Nick Logan (I Care A lot, Dopesick) and Mike Mosley (Ozark, Scrubs) drop by Popcorn Podcast ahead of SXSW Film Festival to talk about Neo-Dome, their apocalyptic-style entry into the SXSW Independent Pilot Competition. Mosley and Logan discuss the film's poisoned pleasantries and tease what’s inside the Neo-Dome – it may or may not involve Bono...

Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two

Popcorn Podcast
Season 12, Sci-Fi

Return to planet Arrakis for Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two, the new cinematic adaptation of Frank Herbert’s celebrated Dune novels. In this spoiler-free episode, Leigh and Tim dissect the film's themes and talk uncomfortable pregnancy-cam, sandy cracks and Feyd-Rautha (Austin Butler) roleplay…

Nope

Nope

Popcorn Podcast
Season Eight, News, Sci-Fi

Don't look now, Popcorn Podcast has your spoiler-free review of Jordan Peele's Nope, starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer and Steven Yeun. The latest from the modern master of elevated horror is a big, bold blockbuster with a sci-fi twist that has all the complex social themes we've come to expect from Peele. In the filmmaker's own words, Nope is "scary, effed-up, weird and twisted". Plus, Sonic 3 throws down the gauntlet for a blue box office challenge; Timothée Chalamet shares a tasty teaser for Bones and All; and we farewell an Australian icon…

Jordan Peele (Nope) – Special

Jordan Peele (Nope) – Special

Popcorn Podcast
Interviews, Season Eight, Special, Sci-Fi

Modern master of horror Jordan Peele joins Popcorn Podcast to chat about his latest film Nope. The complex thriller explores how violence and opportunism are inseparable from the romanticised history of the American West and from show business itself with a sci-fi twist that differs from Peele's previous filmography. In the writer and director's own words, Peele shares Nope is "scary, effed-up, weird and twisted" and reveals how the immersive sound design will leave us feeling even more unsettled. We hope you enjoy this special interview with filmmaker Jordan Peele…

Moonfall

Moonfall

Popcorn Podcast
Season Seven, Sci-Fi

Roland Emmerich serves up another big budget disaster flick in Moonfall, starring Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson and John Bradley as a heroic trio determined to save the world when a mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it. Plus, Hocus Pocus 2 will cast a spell on Disney+ this Halloween; Geoffrey Rush is raising eyebrows; The Color Purple adaptation finds its Shug Avery; Scream gets a sequel; and will Dakota Johnson join the Spider-Man universe?

Bonus – The Matrix Ressurections

Bonus – The Matrix Ressurections

Popcorn Podcast
Season Six, Bonus, Sci-Fi

Popcorn Podcast heads back into The Matrix with a review of Resurrections, the fourth instalment of the Wachowski sisters' highly successful sci-fi film franchise. Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss return as Neo and Trinity in a mind-bending blockbuster full of eye-popping action, special effects and ultimately... love. Listen to the no spoiler episode and let us know what you think of The Matrix Resurrections on our social media channels.

Dune

Dune

Popcorn Podcast
Season Six, Sci-Fi

Popcorn Podcast dives into sci-fi remake Dune, based on Frank Herbert's iconic novel of the same name. Featuring a stellar cast, including Timothée Chalamet as the fabled Paul Atreides, Denis Villeneuve's long-awaited blockbuster delivers on his trademark visual flair, but does it live up to the lofty expectations? Join Leigh and Tim as they discuss Dune 2021. Plus, Stray offers a moving new perspective, a Jurassic World prologue delivers a Dominion first look, and the Three Musketeers movies coming our way.

Special – Lisa Joy

Special – Lisa Joy

Popcorn Podcast
Season Six, Interviews, Bonus, Sci-Fi

Reminiscence writer and director Lisa Joy joins Popcorn Podcast to discuss her new sci-fi thriller starring Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson and Thandiwe Newton. The Westworld showrunner shares behind the scenes stories from the set of Reminiscence and reveals why she couldn't bring herself to wrap on the last day of shooting the film.

Bonus – Reminiscence

Bonus – Reminiscence

Popcorn Podcast
Season Six, Bonus, Interviews, Sci-Fi

You're going on a journey... into Popcorn Podcast's Reminiscence movie review. Aussie superstar Hugh Jackman, Thandiwe Newton and director Lisa Joy join Leigh and Tim for this very special episode to discuss their new sci-fi thriller about a private investigator of the mind (Hugh Jackman) searching for his lost love (Rebecca Ferguson) in a broken futuristic world.

Tenet

Tenet

Popcorn Podcast
Season Four, Sci-Fi

Leigh and Tim jump into Christopher Nolan's time-bending sci-fi Tenet. Plus, a glamorous teaser for Death On The Nile unveils another star-studded cast, there are big reveals from the DC Universe and here comes the next 80s remake.