Popcorn Podcast

Leigh Livingstone and Tim Iffland
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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.
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Jul 15, 2023 • 48min

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One review

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to join Popcorn Pals and Leigh Livingstone as they review Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, starring Tom Cruise. In the seventh Mission: Impossible instalment, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson and Vanessa Kirby return as Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: to track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity. Your favourite podcast duo reunite to talk one of the most anticipated films of the year in an explosive episode full of admiration of the franchise and its insane stunts. Through plenty of banter, Leigh and Tim discuss whether Tom Cruise is human, how much they love the powerhouse women in the film and their favourite set piece. But is it mission accomplished, or will the franchise self destruct? Find out in an unmissable episode.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.
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Jul 11, 2023 • 22min

Melissa Barrera interview (Carmen) - Special

Popcorn Pals interviews Carmen star Melissa Barrera about her powerful new film starring Paul Mescal and Rossy de Palma. In our chat, Barrera shares her connection to the story and what drew her to the project, including her involvement in authentically representing her Mexican heritage, how terrified she was to dance under the guise of Benjamin Millepiede, and her baptism of fire in training with the Sydney Dance Company. Melissa also shares her experiences filming in the Australian outback in the height of Summer and how special the experience was for her to make this piece of art for audiences. 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 Carmen star Melissa Barrera on YouTube: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3Know 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.
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Jul 4, 2023 • 1h 14min

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny review

Popcorn Pals embarks on an epic adventure, with James and Anthony from Raiders of the Lost Podcast, this week to review Harrison Fords final bow as Indy in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Mads Mikkelsen, Indiana Jones (Ford) is in a race against time to retrieve a legendary artifact that can change the course of history. Tim, James and Anthony discuss whether the franchises fifth entry lives up to expectations, the films astronomical budget, if director James Mangold delivers the same Spielberg magic, and a fast and furious cameo? All will be revealed and more in a SPOILER full review you will not want to miss.Popcorn Pals is a Popcorn Podcast with Leigh and Tim spin-off series.Check out our pals Raiders of the Lost Podcast over at https://www.raidersofthelostpodcast.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.
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Jun 24, 2023 • 42min

No Hard Feelings review

Popcorn Pals is now a Jennifer Lawrence appreciation podcast. Find out why as Rotten Tomatoes certified film critic Peter Gray joins Tim to discuss new comedy, No Hard Feelings. Starring Andrew Barth Feldman and Matthew Broderick, it follows Maddie (Lawrence) who on the brink of losing her home, finds an intriguing job listing: helicopter parents looking for someone to bring their introverted 19-year-old son out of his shell before college. Tim and Peter revel in the comedic talents of JLaw, how much humour and heart there is to the story and what this film will hopefully achieve for the genre. All this and more, including some choice words about Matthew Broderick's wig...tune in to find out Pals.Popcorn Pals is a Popcorn Podcast with Leigh and Tim spin-off series.Check out our pal Peter Gray over at The AU Review.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.
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Jun 18, 2023 • 1h 15min

The Flash review

Travel through the multiverse with Popcorn Pals and content creator Jayden Rodrigues, as they go all out with a SPOILER review of the DCEU's most anticipated film of the year, The Flash. Starring Ezra Miller, Michael Keaton and Sasha Calle, The Flash sees worlds collide when Barry Allen (Miller) uses his superpowers to travel back in time in order to change the events of the past. But when his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry must save the world that he is in and return to the future that he knows. Tim and Jay discuss whether the film lives up to its lofty expectations, how the story connects past and present DC characters and if the special effects really are as bad as a PS2 game. Is this finally a hit for DC? Listen and find out in an episode you will not want to miss.Popcorn Pals is a Popcorn Podcast with Leigh and Tim spin-off series.Check out our pal Jayden Rodrigues over at jrod_hd.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.
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Jun 17, 2023 • 55min

Elemental review

Come along to Elemental City with Popcorn Pals and Dave Lee a.k.a. Dave Lee Down Under, as they discuss the latest original Disney Pixar animated film, Elemental. With an impressive voice cast including Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie and Catherine O’Hara, Elemental follows the story of an unlikely pair, Ember and Wade, who live in a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together. Opposites attract in this coming of age rom com, a first of its kind in animation and Tim and Dave have much to discuss. From its captivating visuals, relatable characters and story of family and connection, Tim and Dave decide if the elements really don't mix. Listen to find out in an episode you won't want to miss.Popcorn Pals is a Popcorn Podcast with Leigh and Tim spin-off series.Check out our pal Dave Lee over at Dave Lee Down Under.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.
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Jun 4, 2023 • 1h 1min

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse review

Enter the Spider-Verse with Popcorn Pals and Nick L'Barrow, from Nick's Flix Fix, to discuss one of the most anticipated films of the year, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. In the sequel, Brooklyn’s full-time friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, Miles Morales, is catapulted across the Multiverse and must redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most. Tim and Nick's spider-senses are tingling as they discuss the incredible visual language of the film, how the franchise has matured and what it means for the superhero genre moving forward. But does Miles Morales's second offering hit the mark? Find out what your podcast pals thought in an episode not of this universe.Popcorn Pals is a Popcorn Podcast with Leigh and Tim spin-off series.Check out our pal Nick L'Barrow over at Nick's Flix Fix.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.
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May 28, 2023 • 51min

The Little Mermaid review

For the inaugural episode of Popcorn Pals, we decided to go under the sea with KT and Oti from For Your Reference podcast to discuss Disney's latest live-action remake, The Little Mermaid. Starring Halle Bailey and Melissa McCarthy, The Little Mermaid reimagines the 1989 Oscar winning animated classic about a young mermaid Ariel (Bailey) who makes a deal with Ursula the Sea Witch (McCarthy) to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince. There is much to unpack from Bailey's powerful performance, Ursula's posture, a Lin-Manuel Miranda rap and the hits and misses surrounding the story and visuals. Find out what your podcast pals thought in an episode saltier than the sea itself.Popcorn Pals is a Popcorn Podcast with Leigh and Tim spin-off series.Check out our pals KT and Oti over at For Your Reference podcastKnow 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.
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May 24, 2023 • 24min

Chris McKay interview (Renfield) - Special

Renfield director Chris McKay takes Popcorn Pals behind the scenes of his action-comedy romp, starring Nicolas Cage as Dracula and Nicholas Hoult as Renfield. The story is a modern monster tale of Dracula’s co dependant loyal servant, Renfield and how he is ready to see if there’s a life outside the shadow of The Prince of Darkness. In our interview, Chris shares the itch he needed to scratch in telling this particular Dracula story, what Hoult and Cage bring to their respective and iconic roles, and how an improvised line of dialogue from the film left him in stitches. The director also shares the potential origins of “splashstick humour”, how he loves to work with practical, in-camera effects and his love of genre filmmaking and what he hopes to do next. All this and much more, so we hope you enjoy 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.

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