Movie Review: It Is In Us All
It Is In Us All is a provoking, yet overly-ambiguous, feature directorial debut from writer-director Antonia Campbell-Hughes that poses a haunting question: what is ‘it’ that sits inside us, waiting to be unleashed?
Movie Review: I Love My Dad
I Love My Dad manages to make you simultaneously cringe and cry with its painful situational comedy and family drama. It leaves you feeling deeply disturbed yet optimistic for these characters and their attempts at reconciliation…
What you need to know about A Lot of Nothing
A Lot of Nothing – actor-turned-filmmaker Mo McRae’s exploration of what people do in extreme moments of conflict – had its world premiere at SXSW Film Festival on March 13 as part of the Narrative Feature competition. Popcorn Podcast has everything you need to know about McRae’s feature directorial debut…
Director Camille Hardman shares why we're still working 9 to 5 in new documentary
Australian director Camille Hardman’s star-studded new documentary Still Working 9 to 5 premieres at SXSW Film Festival, highlighting how far we’ve come in the fight for equal rights – but how far there is yet to go. Hardman speaks to Popcorn Podcast about her battle to get the startling film made and how relevant the original workplace comedy starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton is 40 years later…
Movie Review: Self-Portrait
Sitting down to watch Self-Portrait, described as a “portrait of humanity as captured by its surveillance cameras”, brings with it preconceived notions. A film made up entirely of footage from low-quality surveillance cameras could be boring…
Movie Review: Facing Monsters
Feature documentary Facing Monsters from Bentley Dean (director of the Academy Award-nominated 2015 drama Tanna) paddles through the tranquil waters of surfer Kerby Brown’s family life before plunging into the depths of his disturbed psyche.
The must-see Australian movies to watch at this year's SXSW Film Festival
Founded in 1987, South by Southwest (SXSW) has been supporting ambitious artists and creative dreamers for 35 years, and Popcorn Podcast is proud to cover the 2022 SXSW Film Festival. Among the groundbreaking world premieres, daring documentaries and experimental features is a handful of must-see Australian gems you won’t want to miss, including these top picks…
Movie Review: A Stitch In Time
It was Mahatma Gandhi who said: “To find yourself, you must lose yourself in the service of others.” Sasha Hadden’s A Stitch in Time is a journey of self-discovery as much as it is about chasing your dreams…
Jane Campion: Directing The Power of the Dog
Jane Campion’s western psychological drama The Power of the Dog has been praised by critics for its sensual exploration of masculinity and the male ego, and has become the most honoured film at this year’s 94th Academy Awards with a dozen nominations, including Best Director – making Campion the only woman in history to be nominated twice for the award.
How Kenneth Branagh tackles The Troubles in his Belfast movie
Kenneth Branagh’s moving drama Belfast sprouts from the writer and director’s childhood in the tumultuous streets of 1960s Northern Ireland. Despite being one of the most violent low-level wars, the details of the decades-long conflict known as ‘The Troubles’ is not widely understood elsewhere in the world…
The top 2022 movies you need to see
Movies are back, baby! And if the end of 2021 showed us anything, it’s that audiences are ravenous for their big flick fix. It’s tough to whittle down the huge list of new movies coming out in 2022, but let’s sink our teeth into just some of the most anticipated…
The Eyes of Tammy Faye: Who was the real Tammy Faye Bakker?
The Eyes of Tammy Faye shines a light into the darkest corners of the life of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, with Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain in the glitzy shoes of the charismatic Christian. Before you hit the cinema to see The Eyes of Tammy Faye, get to know the real woman behind the make-up…
Five times Kristen Stewart showed us she can act
Although Kristen Stewart’s skills are often underrated – before and after catapulting to global superstardom as Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga franchise – the actor has demonstrated her range and skill time and time again. So with Spencer generating her some serious awards recognition, we break down five other roles where Stewart absolutely nailed it.
Scream: Who are the newbies?
Twenty-five years after a series of brutal, bloody murders painted the peaceful town of Woodsboro red, Ghostface is back… and so are the legacy cast members of the Scream movie, ready to face another killer to protect a group of terrorised teenagers...
The Bad Guys: It's good to be bad
Ever since the illustrated books first landed in school libraries, there’s been a buzz about Aaron Blabey’s The Bad Guys. A buzz that resonated all the way in Hollywood…