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The 75th Festival de Cannes was packed with surprises. Regarded as the most prestigious film event in the world, the 12-day French film festival annually showcases and awards new contributions to global cinema. Here, Popcorn Podcast takes you through the winners of the Cannes Film Festival Official Competition prizes, as well as the show-stopping moments and show-stealing films on display…
Imagine getting a phone call with the news that 70-year-old footage has been discovered proving your grandfather might be the first Aboriginal filmmaker. That’s what happened to performance artist and opera singer Tiriki Onus, whose documentary, Ablaze, tells the fascinating story of filmmaker and activist William ‘Bill’ Onus…
How to Please a Woman is about more than one woman’s sexual awakening. The dramedy from first-time feature film director Renée Webster will either gratify your needs or rub you the wrong way. Whether you’re the target audience or not, everyone could learn a thing or two…
This year, we’ve already seen silver screen adaptations from books including Deep Water, Death on The Nile, No Exit and The Sky is Everywhere, but there are many more to look forward to in coming months. Here, Popcorn Podcast has the top book to film adaptations in 2022 you need to add to your watchlist…
It’s 1893. The Australian Outback is unforgiving and fearsome. Only, the true beasts aren’t dingoes, bulls or snakes, but white men. The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson is the story of Molly Johnson, a pregnant mother of four who awaits the return of her drover husband at their remote homestead. She will do anything to protect her children… and she does…
May brings a month stacked to the brim with a heady mix of blockbuster and escapist cinema alike. There is something for everyone, from fans of the MCU and Stephen King, to lovers of Australian stories and animation. To help you survey the lay of the cinema landscape, Popcorn Podcast has the top eight films you have to see on the big screen this month…
There’s no denying Nicolas Cage has had one of the most eclectic acting careers in Hollywood history, built on a foundation of abstract independent dramas and fan-favourite blockbusters in equal measure. With the release of The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent in cinemas, let’s look at some of Cage’s most Cage-like roles…
Fronted by the exceptional Javier Bardem, The Good Boss entertains and enrages, achieving an organic balance without tipping the scales. Read on to find out why you should see this Spanish workplace comedy about corruption and misjustice…
Everything Everywhere All At Once is a sight to behold on the big screen. Visionary directors the Daniels have created a strikingly imaginative, genre-bending film that will be the next generation of filmmakers’ paragon, proving you don’t need a huge budget to create art…
Do we really know who carbon is? Filmmaker Daniella Ortega explains how her new science documentary, Carbon: The Unauthorised Biography, will transform the way we think about the most discussed, but least understood, element on earth…
The 94th Academy Awards, back at its Dolby Theatre home on Monday (AEDT), was a night of reunions, dreams (and memes) and laughs – some of which crash-landed, hard. Here are the big Oscars moments you may have missed...
SXSW 2022 Film Festival did not disappoint. Critics are raving and audiences are revelling in the wealth of new contributions to cinema. Popcorn Podcast has the narrative feature highlights that need to be on your film radar…
Seriously Red stars Krew Boylan and Daniel Webber talk to Popcorn Podcast about their new film, getting Dolly-fit and pouring out a cup of ambition to create your own opportunities…
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?
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
