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 Sci-Fi
Edgar Wright returns with a high-octane remake of The Running Man starring Glenn Powell – but does the director’s signature energy survive the dystopian chaos? Popcorn Podcast breaks it all down…
Actor Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi opens up about playing the first heroic Predator in Dan Trachtenberg’s Predator: Badlands, co-starring Elle Fanning. Learn how he brought emotion, humour and power to one of sci-fi’s most feared icons…
Step through the door with Popcorn Podcast as Leigh and Tim unlock what’s on the other side of A Big Bold Beautiful Journey. With all the promise of a brilliant cast, and celebrated indie director and screenwriter behind the story, it is sure to be a hit, right?…
Popcorn Podcast reviews Marvel's The Fantastic Four: First Steps, a dazzling retro reboot blending cosmic spectacle with heartfelt family drama. Discover what makes this new take on the iconic heroes a fantastic leap into MCU Phase Six…
Look up, friends, and adjust those undies as Popcorn Podcast flies straight into a no-spoiler review of James Gunn's Superman…
We're sinking our teeth into Jurassic World: Rebirth, extracting everything you need to know about this return to a beloved franchise, from Scarlett Johansson’s mercenary with a conscience to slutty little glasses, #JusticeForBrachiosaurus and tongue-twister dinos. Is Rebirth the movie fans have been waiting for?
We are going interstellar with the masterminds behind Pixar’s dazzling new adventure, Elio, who reveal the power of the Pixar prologue and the one big pivot that changed everything for Elio...
Emmy-winner Brad Garrett is on Popcorn Podcast, sharing behind-the-scenes stories from Pixar’s Elio, voicing alien warlord Lord Grigon, and whether he would go to space with Katy Perry...
Popcorn Podcast welcomes AACTA-winning actor Ashley Zukerman (Apple Cider Vinegar, Succession) to chat sci-fi In Vitro, the pros of working with pals, the unique resourcefulness of Aussie productions and his passion for complicated characters…
Is Mickey 17 going to blow your mind? Or is it just fine? Hit play on Popcorn Podcast's bite-sized review to hear if Bong Joon Ho's highly anticipated (and much delayed) follow-up to his Oscar-winning Parasite has been worth the wait…
Frankie Muniz and director Robert Rippberger take us behind the scenes of their new sci-fi thriller Renner. Malcolm in the Middle star and professional race car driver Muniz reveals the nerves he felt taking on his first leading role in years, while Rippberger shares his thoughts on AI in filmmaking – all while we reminisce over retro fashion and Malcolm in the Middle reboot updates…
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!…
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?…
Gil Kenan, writer and director of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, stops by Popcorn Podcast to take us behind the scenes of the latest instalment in the Ghostbusters legacy, talking iconic throwbacks, why Afterlife was a walk in the park compared to Frozen Empire, and even revealing an update on the highly anticipated Ghostbusters animated series reboot…
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…
"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...
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…
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…
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…
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?
