

Popcorn Podcast
Leigh Livingstone and Tim Iffland
Celebrate cinema with Popcorn Podcast's bite-sized salty episodes, as entertainment journalist Leigh Livingstone and movie expert Tim Iffland help you decide what to watch next. With exciting A-list interviews, in-depth reviews, giveaways, movie news and more, this is Popcorn Podcast with Leigh and Tim.Got a few minutes? Help us out by filling in this survey: http://bit.ly/popcornpodcast-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 3, 2025 • 15min
Pierre Perifel on going bigger and bolder with The Bad Guys 2
Director Pierre Perifel is back on Popcorn Podcast to talk The Bad Guys 2, including rocket launches, Sabrina Carpenter’s Espresso, fart jokes in space and the sophisticated stupidness of it all.More Popcorn: Sam Rockwell and Craig Robinson reveal their best bad guysBad Girls Danielle Brooks, Natasha Lyonne and Maria Bakalova drop byDiving into the fart-fuelled heroics and criminally good voice cast of The Bad Guys 2Know someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Keep Popcorn Podcast on the air by shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack.Visit popcornpodcast.com for movie reviews, celebrity interviews and giveaways.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars on YouTube: Popcorn Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 2, 2025 • 14min
Bad Girls Danielle Brooks, Natasha Lyonne and Maria Bakalova drop by to talk The Bad Guys 2
The Bad Girls are here! Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple), Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll) and Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm) join Popcorn Podcast to talk lollipops, heists and stealing the spotlight in DreamWorks sequel The Bad Guys 2.More Popcorn (coming soon): Sam Rockwell and Craig Robinson reveal their best bad guysThe Bad Guys 2 director Pierre Perifel takes us behind the animated scenesFart-fuelled heroics and the criminally good voice cast of The Bad Guys 2Know someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Keep Popcorn Podcast on the air by shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack.Visit popcornpodcast.com for movie reviews, celebrity interviews and giveaways.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars on YouTube: Popcorn Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 1, 2025 • 11min
Sam Rockwell and Craig Robinson take us inside The Bad Guys 2
Oscar-winner Sam Rockwell and comedy legend Craig Robinson join Popcorn Podcast to talk The Bad Guys 2. From improvisation to the joy of Bruce Lee movies and who makes the best bad guy, this interview is packed with laughs, behind-the-scenes secrets and the heart of DreamWorks’ biggest animated heist yet.More Popcorn (coming soon): Bad Girls Danielle Brooks, Natasha Lyonne and Maria Bakalova drop byThe Bad Guys director Pierre Perifel takes us behind the animated scenesFart-fuelled heroics and the criminally good voice cast of The Bad Guys 2Know someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Keep Popcorn Podcast on the air by shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack.Visit popcornpodcast.com for movie reviews, celebrity interviews and giveaways.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars on YouTube: Popcorn Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 27, 2025 • 19min
Tom Basden and Tim Key on The Ballad of Wallis Island
Tom Basden and Tim Key join Popcorn Podcast to talk The Ballad of Wallis Island, their new lyrical dramedy about grief, nostalgia and music, co-starring Carey Mulligan. The duo unpacks their creative writing process with warmth and humour, talking everything from puns to emotional revelations, and why millennials are really time-travellers.More Popcorn:How To Train Your Dragon with Nick FrostJason Isaacs takes us on The Salt PathKnow someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Keep Popcorn Podcast on the air by shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack.Visit popcornpodcast.com for movie reviews, celebrity interviews and giveaways.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars on YouTube: Popcorn Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 25, 2025 • 9min
Regina King and Matt Smith on cats, cookies and Caught Stealing
Popcorn Podcast welcomes Regina King (Watchmen, If Beale Street Could Talk) and Matt Smith (Doctor Who, Game of Thrones), stars of Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing. From cats vs dogs to pirate ships, and New York grit and cookies, this episode is packed with stories film fans will love.More Popcorn:Darren Aronofsky’s profoundly moving film The WhaleMatt Smith in magical mystery ride Last Night In SohoKnow someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Keep Popcorn Podcast on the air by shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack.Visit popcornpodcast.com for movie reviews, celebrity interviews and giveaways.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars on YouTube: Popcorn Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 24, 2025 • 7min
MOVIE NEWS: Terence Stamp, Masters of the Universe and Gandalf and Frodo return
Welcome to Popcorn Podcast's salty, snackable movie news series, where we serve up freshly popped kernels from the film world. Join us for a buttery blast through the sad passing of Priscilla Queen of the Desert star Terence Stamp, the surprising addition to the Masters of the Universe cast and the big reveal from Sir Ian McKellen about Gandalf and Elijah Woods' Frodo Baggins.Know someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Keep Popcorn Podcast on the air by shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack.Visit popcornpodcast.com for movie reviews, celebrity interviews and giveaways.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars on YouTube: Popcorn Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 22, 2025 • 15min
Carlson Young interview (Trust)
Director Carlson Young joins Popcorn Podcast to discuss Trust, her gripping survival thriller starring Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones). From betrayal to resilience, Young opens up about the challenges of the shoot, finding a creative outlet through filmmaking and the joy of cinema (including a favourite Lord of the Rings moment).More Popcorn: David Henrie takes on a monster projectKnow someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Keep Popcorn Podcast on the air by shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack.Visit popcornpodcast.com for movie reviews, celebrity interviews and giveaways.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars on YouTube: Popcorn Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 20, 2025 • 32min
Eddington review
Filmmaker Ari Aster trades haunted houses for the high desert in Eddington, his darkly comic modern Western starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone and Austin Butler. Saddle up for Popcorn Podcast's no-spoiler ride through the film’s absurd paranoia, pandemic politics and small-town power plays. From Phoenix’s quietly explosive sheriff to Pascal’s scene-stealing mayor, to Aster’s sharp satire on a world obsessed with optics (and toilet paper), we're spilling laughs and hot takes.More Popcorn: Ari Aster on Eddington, fear and making us queasyKnow someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Keep Popcorn Podcast on the air by shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack.Visit popcornpodcast.com for movie reviews, celebrity interviews and giveaways.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars on YouTube: Popcorn Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 19, 2025 • 13min
Ari Aster on Eddington, fear and the future of cinema
Award-winning filmmaker Ari Aster (Hereditary, Midsommar, Beau Is Afraid) joins Popcorn Podcast for an in-depth conversation about his new Western, Eddington, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal and Emma Stone. Aster talks making audiences queasy, why he returned to his New Mexico roots and how 'Firework' by Katy Perry plays a key role in one of the unsettling film’s most unhinged moments.More Popcorn: Journey through the modern Wild West with EddingtonKnow someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Keep Popcorn Podcast on the air by shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack.Visit popcornpodcast.com for movie reviews, celebrity interviews and giveaways.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars on YouTube: Popcorn Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 18, 2025 • 25min
The Naked Gun review
Popcorn Podcast dives headfirst into The Naked Gun, the laugh-a-second legacy sequel directed by Akiva Schaffer (The Lonely Island). With Liam Neeson stepping into slapstick comedy, Pamela Anderson reinventing herself with a standout scat scene and Danny Huston as the ultimate bad guy, this new instalment balances nostalgia with funnies. Leigh and Tim spotlight the film’s rapid-fire comedy, practical sight gags and unforgettable set pieces — from Neeson’s deadpan absurdity to an outrageous snowman sequence that’s destined to be a favourite.More Popcorn: Action-packed ode to stuntpeople The Fall GuyKnow someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Keep Popcorn Podcast on the air by shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack.Visit popcornpodcast.com for movie reviews, celebrity interviews and giveaways.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars on YouTube: Popcorn Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.