

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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Dec 6, 2023 • 24min
Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson interview (Dicks: The Musical) - Special
Popcorn Podcast chats with the outlandish and hilarious Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson about Dicks: The Musical, A24's first musical feature adapted from the pair's long-running off-OFF-Broadway production F*cking Identical Twins. In this special Popcorn Podcast interview, the comedy-duo share the validation that tickled them pink when Sandra Oh and The Daniels watched Dicks: The Musical, discuss how the film is perverse in a “good way”, revel in how “brave” they were to play straight men as gay men, and we take a deep dive into who the fuck the Sewer Boys are – plus how on earth they hoodwinked icons Nathan Lane and Megan Mullally to be involved. We hope you enjoy this riotously funny Popcorn Podcast episode.Know someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Visit popcornpodcast.com for more movie reviews, celebrity interviews and news.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars, including Hugh Jackman and more, on YouTube: Popcorn PodcastKnow 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.

Nov 27, 2023 • 42min
Napoleon review
Leigh and Tim battle over Ridley Scott's Napoleon, starring Joaquin Phoenix as the conqueror with a complex and Vanessa Kirby as his all-encompassing love Josephine. It's an extra salty Popcorn Podcast episode, covering everything from Sir Ridley Scott's penchant for epic period pieces to revealing exactly what happened to Napoleon's most prized appendage... his penis.Plus, a new Jason Bourne film in the works; the fate of Scream VII without Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega; how YOU could be the next Karate Kid; and which Aussie classics free streaming service Brollie has under its Umbrella. All this and more in Popcorn Podcast.Know someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Visit popcornpodcast.com for more movie reviews, celebrity interviews and news.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars, including Hugh Jackman and more, on YouTube: Popcorn PodcastKnow 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.

Nov 13, 2023 • 39min
The Marvels review
Popcorn Podcast goes higher, further, faster in an explosive new salty season led by The Marvels. Listen in as Leigh and Tim reunite for this action-packed episode, flying through everything from Marvel's 33rd offering and its place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the butt-kicking chemistry of stars Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani. Does the Captain Marvel sequel annihilate its predecessor?The dynamic duo are back together! Did you miss us?Know someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Visit popcornpodcast.com for more movie reviews, celebrity interviews and news.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars, including Hugh Jackman and more, on YouTube: Popcorn PodcastKnow 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.

Nov 9, 2023 • 20min
Alice Englert interview (Bad Behaviour) - Special
Popcorn Pals interviews Bad Behaviour writer/director Alice Englert about their exciting directorial debut. The film follows Lucy (Jennifer Connelly), a former child actor seeking enlightenment at a retreat led by spiritual leader Elon (Ben Wishaw) while navigating her close yet turbulent relationship with her stunt-performer daughter, Dylan (Alice Englert). In our chat, Alice discusses the slippery slope that is catharsis, what her film is trying to say about enlightenment, how focusing on making a drama helped deliver its dark, satiric laughs, the letters she wrote the cast, including icon Jennifer Connelly, the nuance of Connelly’s brilliant performance and the physical demands of her own role playing a stuntwoman. All this and so much more in this very special episode of Popcorn Pals.Popcorn Pals is a Popcorn Podcast with Leigh and Tim spin-off series.Know someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Visit popcornpodcast.com for more movie reviews, celebrity interviews and news.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars, including Hugh Jackman and more, on YouTube: Popcorn PodcastKnow 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.

Oct 19, 2023 • 23min
Jye Currie interview (The Promise) - Special
Popcorn Pals interviews The Promise writer and director Jye Currie about his powerful new documentary, featuring Craig Hamilton, Paul Harragon, Wayne Bennett, Tim Tszyu, Jessica Rowe, Alan Weiss, Joe Williams and Bailey Seamer. The Promise follows the journey of ABC broadcaster Craig Hamilton and aims to spark a conversation, an action and a solution for mental health and suicide prevention. The goal is to inspire empathy and understanding, and encourage a nation to prioritise mental well-being to support individuals on their path to recovery. In this Popcorn Pals chat, inspiring filmmaker Currie shares how he and Chris Hamilton began their journey to adapt this story; how they tackled such a challenging subject; the alarming facts around suicide; how his film helps to break down barriers in men’s mental health; and how it can help others. All this and so much more in this very special episode of Popcorn Pals.Popcorn Pals is a Popcorn Podcast with Leigh and Tim spin-off series.Know someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Visit popcornpodcast.com for more movie reviews, celebrity interviews and news.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars, including Hugh Jackman and more, on YouTube: Popcorn PodcastKnow 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 10, 2023 • 14min
Matthew López interview (Red, White & Royal Blue) - Special
Popcorn Pals interviews Red, White & Royal Blue writer/director Matthew López about their directorial debut starring Taylor Zakhar Perez, Nicholas Galitzine, Stephen Fry and Uma Thurman. In our chat, the Tony award winning playwright shares the importance of Latin-a representation in film, his incredible desire to bring this story to the world, how it feels to share a queer story like this one with audiences, how he wishes the book was around when he was young and the surprise romantic comedy he drew inspiration from. All this and so much more in this very special episode of Popcorn Pals.Popcorn Pals is a Popcorn Podcast with Leigh and Tim spin-off series.More Popcorn: Listen to Popcorn Podcast's Bros review.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 PodcastKnow 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 6, 2023 • 52min
Asteroid City review
This week on Popcorn Pals, Tim travels to the American south-west with freelance film critic Andrew Fraser to discuss Wes Andrerson's latest, Asteroid City. With an all-star cast, led by Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson and Tom Hanks, the film follows a writer and his world famous fictional play about a grieving father who travels with his tech-obsessed family to small rural Asteroid City to compete in a junior stargazing event, only to have his worldview disrupted forever. Tim and Andrew bask in Anderson's trademark whimsical narrative and pastel aesthetic, while sharing their relationship with Anderson as a filmmaker, his unique visual style, the balance of character and tone, and a surprising link to Barbenheimer. All this and much more!Popcorn Pals is a Popcorn Podcast with Leigh and Tim spin-off series.Check out our pal Andrew Fraser over on their Twitter/X here: https://twitter.com/andrewjtfraser?s=11Know someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Visit popcornpodcast.com for more movie reviews, celebrity interviews and news.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 1, 2023 • 14min
Sophie Wilde and Zoe Terakes interview (Talk to Me) - Special
Popcorn Pals interviews Sophie Wilde and Zoe Terakes, stars of Sundance Film Festival success story Talk To Me. The new Aussie horror, from first-time directors Danny and Michael Philippou, is set to be the hit of the year. In this fun and insightful chat, Sophie and Zoe share with Tim the group bonding sessions that fuelled rehearsals; their involvement in shaping their characters; the film’s authentic representation of Australian youth culture; a deep dive into their characters’ challenges; and the surprising outlets that fill their cup. All this and so much more in this very special episode of Popcorn Pals.Popcorn Pals is a Popcorn Podcast with Leigh and Tim spin-off series.Watch Popcorn Pals interview with Talk to Me stars Sophie Wilde and Zoe Terakes on YouTube: https://youtu.be/onMH6bjWw3oKnow someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Visit popcornpodcast.com for more movie reviews, celebrity interviews and news.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 1, 2023 • 13min
Danny and Michael Philippou interview (Talk to Me) - Special
Popcorn Pals interviews co-directors, Danny & Michael Philippou about their debut feature film, Talk to Me. The Australian twins are best known as online global sensations Rackaracka, with more than 1.5 billion views on YouTube. In our chat, the first time filmmakers share that there is nothing scarier than a teenage house party, how they had to fight to keep the Crazy Frog song in their film, what happened to the person who made the embalmed hand prop, and their surprising suggestions for how to market their film. All this and so much more in this very special episode of Popcorn Pals.Popcorn Pals is a Popcorn Podcast with Leigh and Tim spin-off series.Watch Popcorn Pals interview with Talk to Me directors Danny & Michael Philippou on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4g9kW3f4KLcKnow someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Visit popcornpodcast.com for more movie reviews, celebrity interviews and news.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars, including Hugh Jackman and more, on YouTube: Popcorn PodcastKnow 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.

Jul 20, 2023 • 1h 7min
Barbie review
Barbenheimer is finally here with Popcorn Pals and entertainment reporter Justin Hill travelling to Barbieland to discuss Greta Gerwig's Barbie. Starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, Gerwig's adaptation of the iconic Mattel toy see's Barbie experiencing an existential crisis where she must travel to the human world in order to understand herself and discover her true purpose. But is Barbie the "best movie ever" or is the plastic not so fantastic? Find out as Tim and Justin talk everything from the films marketing campaign, its profound and mature themes, whether Gosling's turn as Ken is Oscar worthy and some of Justin's best and worst interviews over the years. This is an episode you won't want to miss pals, so let's go party!Popcorn Pals is a Popcorn Podcast with Leigh and Tim spin-off series.Check out our pal Justin Hill over on their website here: https://www.jushill.com/Know someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Visit popcornpodcast.com for more movie reviews, celebrity interviews and news.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars, including Hugh Jackman and more, on YouTube: Popcorn PodcastKnow 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.