

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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Nov 7, 2021 • 47min
Eternals
Popcorn Podcast travels to 5000 BC to bring you a review of Marvel's latest superhero epic, Eternals. With special guest Nick L'Barrow from Nick's Flicks Fix, Tim discusses whether Chloe Zhao's intimate look at humanity is a successful entrant in the MCU. Plus, who turned down a $29m offer for a sequel, which actor is voicing the lasagne-loving Garfield, and who Jon M Chu cast as Elphaba and Glinda for his Wicked film adaptation!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 31, 2021 • 30min
The Many Saints Of Newark
Leigh and Tim talk Sopranos prequel The Many Saints of Newark, joined by special guests Alessandro Nivola and director Alan Taylor, who share insights from the making of the film as well as how Michael Gandolfini handled stepping into the shoes of his late father's iconic character, Tony Soprano. Join us for this exciting bite-sized episode of Popcorn Podcast. Plus, Dune: Part 2 is announced, the Brenaissance continues, Pixar send us to infinity and beyond and we chat the MCU from Bill Murray to The Eternals.Watch Popcorn Podcast's full interview with star Alessandro Nivola here: https://youtu.be/pq95pI-J604Watch Popcorn Podcast's full interview with director Alan Taylor here: https://youtu.be/cUKhpb7iNtIVisit 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 27, 2021 • 27min
Halloween Kills review - Bonus
Popcorn Podcast breaks down Halloween Kills, featuring special guests Jamie Lee Curtis, Kyle Richards, director David Gordon Green and producer Malek Akkad. Halloween Kills may be slaying at the box office, but does the sequel in this rebooted horror franchise deliver on being bigger, bolder and deadlier? Dive into this bonus bite-sized episode of Popcorn Podcast to find out.Watch Popcorn Podcast's interviews with the cast and crew of Halloween Kills here: https://youtu.be/5mKKdkSEgXcVisit 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 24, 2021 • 25min
Malignant
Popcorn Podcast's Malignant review will really grow on you. Leigh and Tim discuss the horror throwback from director James Wan, starring Annabelle Wallis as an abused woman with a connection to a serial killer. Plus, there's new trailer talk featuring Ambulance, Being The Ricardos and Uncharted, Marvel delays its big-hitters and does Barbie have her Ken?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 17, 2021 • 29min
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has Popcorn Podcast racing back to the cinema for the first time in four months after Sydney lockdown. The 25th MCU epic, starring Simu Liu, is a success in its Asian representation, choreography, effects and performances, but do you agree with what Leigh and Tim have to say? Plus, there's a new DVD giveaway to enter, James Gunn has found his Adam Warlock, Robert Pattinson reveals his The Batman voice, and Ghostface is out for blood in the first trailer for Scream.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 10, 2021 • 22min
Lamb
Lamb is on the Popcorn Podcast menu this week and, as usual, Leigh and Tim have differing opinions on whether this A24 film inspired by Icelandic folklore is fun on the farm or a fairytale fizzer. Plus, DC Fandome is almost here, there are new trailers for Tick, Tick... Boom, Cyrano and Resident Evil: Welcome To Racoon City, and why you should see important Australian documentary The Children In The Pictures.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 6, 2021 • 21min
Justin Kurzel and Shaun Grant interview (Nitram) - Special
Popcorn Podcast invites director Justin Kurzel and writer Shaun Grant to talk about their controversial new film Nitram, reflecting on one of the darkest chapters in Australia's modern history: the Port Arthur Massacre. The events leading up to the horrific event – where 35 people were killed and 23 more injured – are explored in Nitram, starring Caleb Landry Jones in his Cannes Best Actor-winning performance. There has been a lot of discussion about the film and whether it should have been made, so we ask Kurzel and Grant to expand on their decision to delve into this story and share how they approached it with sensitivity and awareness.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 3, 2021 • 24min
Free Guy
It’s not a good episode, it’s a great episode, and action comedy Free Guy has Popcorn Podcast bopping along to Mariah Carey's Sweet Fantasy. Director Shawn Levy teams up with Ryan Reynolds for the first time, but do they deliver a charming or challenged adventure? Plus, everything from the No Time to Die premiere in London to Wonka casting news is covered, while Marvel confirms more upcoming projects and Sydney cinemas are set to re-open very soon!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.

Sep 29, 2021 • 19min
Special - Simon Barrett interview (V/H/S) - Special
We invite Simon Barrett onto Popcorn Podcast to talk about being a first-time director with Shudder's Seance and his return to found footage anthology series V/H/S, as well as press him for details about John Travolta and Nicolas Cage reuniting for Face/Off. Barrett is a horror aficionado and frequent collaborator with friend Adam Wingard, with the pair having worked together on projects including the third Blair Witch film. Currently Barrett and Wingard are penning the script for both the long-awaited Face/Off sequel and Thundercats film.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.

Sep 26, 2021 • 32min
Nitram
Leigh and Tim talk Nitram, a new Australian film reflecting on the lead-up to one of the most devastating tragedies in the country's modern history: the Port Arthur Massacre. Director Justin Kurzel and writer Shaun Grant join Popcorn Podcast to discuss their approach to and reasons for making the controversial but highly acclaimed film, as well as their choice to cast American Caleb Landry Jones in the lead role of the perpetrator.Plus, there are new trailers for Finch, The Tragedy of Macbeth and Spencer, Fantastic Beasts 3 gets an official title and Sam Neill's secret movie.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.