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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Enter the Spider-Verse with Popcorn Pals and Nick L'Barrow, from Nick's Flix Fix, to discuss one of the most anticipated films of the year, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. In the sequel, Brooklyn’s full-time friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, Miles Morales, is catapulted across the Multiverse and must redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most. Tim and Nick's spider-senses are tingling as they discuss the incredible visual language of the film, how the franchise has matured and what it means for the superhero genre moving forward. But does Miles Morales's second offering hit the mark? Find out what your podcast pals thought in an episode not of this universe.

Popcorn Pals is a Popcorn Podcast with Leigh and Tim spin-off series.

The Little Mermaid

For the inaugural episode of Popcorn Pals, we decided to go under the sea with KT and Oti from For Your Reference podcast to discuss Disney's latest live-action remake, The Little Mermaid. Starring Halle Bailey and Melissa McCarthy, The Little Mermaid reimagines the 1989 Oscar winning animated classic about a young mermaid Ariel (Bailey) who makes a deal with Ursula the Sea Witch (McCarthy) to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince. There is much to unpack from Bailey's powerful performance, Ursula's posture, a Lin-Manuel Miranda rap and the hits and misses surrounding the story and visuals. Find out what your podcast pals thought in an episode saltier than the sea itself.

Popcorn Pals is a Popcorn Podcast with Leigh and Tim spin-off series.

Chris McKay interview (Renfield)

Renfield director Chris McKay takes Popcorn Pals behind the scenes of his action-comedy romp, starring Nicolas Cage as Dracula and Nicholas Hoult as Renfield. The story is a modern monster tale of Dracula’s co dependant loyal servant, Renfield and how he is ready to see if there’s a life outside the shadow of The Prince of Darkness. In our interview, Chris shares the itch he needed to scratch in telling this particular Dracula story, what Hoult and Cage bring to their respective and iconic roles, and how an improvised line of dialogue from the film left him in stitches. The director also shares the potential origins of “splash-stick humour”, how he loves to work with practical, in-camera effects and his love of genre filmmaking and what he hopes to do next. All this and much more, so we hope you enjoy this very special episode of Popcorn Pals.