Reviews, Features Tim Iffland Reviews, Features Tim Iffland

Longlegs: the best crime-thriller since The Silence of the Lambs and Se7en?

Longlegs is a deeply disturbing and visceral experience that will leave you reeling. The groundswell for Osgood Perkin’s new horror crime-thriller has swept the globe, opening to big bucks in the US. With grandeous headlines likening it to classics, The Silence of the Lambs and Se7en, one could get caught up in the expectation that it will deliver the best crime-thriller film in thirty years. Be warned, because it might not satisfy that genre itch…

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Features, Interviews, SXSW Tessa D'Alfonso Features, Interviews, SXSW Tessa D'Alfonso

I Used to Be Funny writer and director Ally Pankiw dishes on SXSW feature debut

There’s a comedic female filmmaker on the rise you need to pay attention to. Ally Pankiw speaks to Popcorn Podcast about her feature directorial debut, I Used To Be Funny, which premiered at South by Southwest Film Festival this week, pummelling audiences with a refreshing look at the toll of trauma and the road to recovery…

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News, Features Leigh Livingstone News, Features Leigh Livingstone

Must-see movies in March

There’s a touch of March madness in the air with a bumper selection of exciting new movies releasing in Australian cinemas this month. Popcorn Podcast has a whopping 13 films that should be at the top of your cinema scorecard…

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Reviews, Features Tessa D'Alfonso Reviews, Features Tessa D'Alfonso

Women Talking: All you need to do is listen

Women Talking is a simple narrative, based on a true story, that revolves around a very complex choice: do nothing, stay and fight, or leave. Many might slump under the synopsis “women talk for 104 minutes”, but Sarah Polley’s piercing adaptation is never dry, boring or without purpose…

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Features Tessa D'Alfonso Features Tessa D'Alfonso

The eight worst Shotgun Wedding character choices ranked from silly to suicidal

Action-comedies are notorious for characters making downright silly decisions. But if everyone made the logical choice in Prime Video’s new film Shotgun Wedding, the story would be over in half the time – with less than half the laughs. We’ve gathered the most reckless, clumsy and idiotic choices in Jennifer Lopez’s new movie, ranking them from silly to just-plain suicidal…

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Features, News Tessa D'Alfonso Features, News Tessa D'Alfonso

Ten movies to add to your December watchlist

December is the time to get into the holiday spirit and head to your local cinema because the blockbuster Australian summer movie season is a festive scorcher. From moving musicals to violent Christmas comedies, check your watchlist twice for these ten new releases…

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Features, Reviews Tessa D'Alfonso Features, Reviews Tessa D'Alfonso

She Said: Exposing Weinstein and the origins of the #MeToo Movement

It’s been five years since #MeToo went viral, with women around the globe sharing their stories of sexual harassment and abuse, in and outside of the workplace. She Said is the story of how two investigative journalists kickstarted the monumental movement and were instrumental in bringing down one of the most powerful Hollywood producers of the 21st century…

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Features, News Tessa D'Alfonso Features, News Tessa D'Alfonso

November movies you don't want to miss

What’s on the menu at your local cinema this November? Some seriously strange stories that will stick with you forever, have you sharpening your knives and sucking on the bones for more. Here is Popcorn Podcast’s list of November new releases you’ll want to put on your must-watch list…

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Reviews, Features Tessa D'Alfonso Reviews, Features Tessa D'Alfonso

Brutal and bizarre Barbarian will shock horror fans

In Barbarian, a young woman named Tess (Georgina Campbell) arrives at her rental home late at night only to find the house has been accidentally double booked and a strange man, Keith (Bill Skarsgård), is already staying there. Against her better judgment, she decides to spend the evening, but soon discovers there’s a lot more to fear than just an unexpected house guest. From the producers of It, The Grudge and The Ring, Barbarian demands a place on your Halloween movie watch-list…

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Features, Reviews Tessa D'Alfonso Features, Reviews Tessa D'Alfonso

On the Count of Three: gallows and gun humour galore

Stand-up comedian Jerrod Carmichael has come out all guns blazing with his directorial debut, On the Count of Three. The dark comedy is a story of two deeply troubled friends, Kevin (Christopher Abbott) and Val (Carmichael), who decide to end their lives together. Standing, guns loaded, pistol-to-temple, they back out, choosing to spend one last day tying up loose ends before they call it quits…

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