Popcorn Podcast's bite-sized salty episodes will help you decide what movies to watch next. With exciting celebrity interviews, new movie reviews, giveaways, movie news and more, Popcorn Podcast with Leigh and Tim is for movie lovers everywhere. Hosted by entertainment journalist Leigh and movie expert Tim.
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Popcorn Podcast's bite-sized salty episodes will help you decide what movies to watch next. With exciting celebrity interviews, new movie reviews, giveaways, movie news and more, Popcorn Podcast with Leigh and Tim is for movie lovers everywhere. Hosted by entertainment journalist Leigh and movie expert Tim.
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Popcorn Podcast unpacks Christy, a boxing biopic that becomes a harrowing story of survival. Directed by David Michôd, Christy begins as a traditional sports movie before evolving into the struggles of identity and intimate partner violence. We're talking Sydney Sweeney’s physically demanding transformation, Ben Foster’s unsettling performance, the film’s powerful themes, pacing challenges and why this important true story struggled at the box office. This spoiler-free review explores what Christy gets right, where it falls short and why Christy Martin’s story still matters for women in sport today.
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A tropical getaway turns violent when a family’s beloved chimp contracts rabies, and Primate unleashes absolute chaos. Leigh and Tim review the gory creature feature, unpacking its practical effects, muddled character work and emotional contradictions. From face-ripping opening scenes to an unforgettable infinity-pool showdown, we’re kicking off season 16 of Popcorn Podcast with one of our wildest discussions.
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Lights, mics... chaos! It's time to open the Popcorn Podcast vault and unleash the moments that never made it to air (and probably shouldn't). Join us for saucy microphone kisses, Zoolander black-lung attacks, SNL throwbacks, sing-a-longs and space paninis – yes, you read that correctly. From mid-review identity crises to forgetting how to breath (and talk) and full-body warm-ups that would make HR blush, this is the real, unfiltered energy that happens before the episode goes live.
Six years into making Popcorn Podcast, these bloopers prove one thing: we're still having a blast talking movies with you. Enjoy the beautiful mess and these Popcorn Podcast outtakes.
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Let's head into the jungle with Anaconda stars Thandiwe Newton and Steve Zahn. Newton returns to Popcorn Podcast, opening up this time about playing the serious voice of reason in a very unserious situation, and why keeping a straight face opposite master improvisers may have been the hardest acting she’s ever done. While Zahn reflects on why Anaconda isn’t a traditional remake at all, how the film channels the comedy-dramas of the ’80s and ’90s, and why seeing it with a packed, cheering audience felt like a sporting event. The conversation veers into fan-casting chaos (Jaws, anyone?), childhood dreams versus adult reality, and the joy of making a movie that’s genuinely fun.
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Return to Pandora with Popcorn Podcast as Leigh and Tim tackle James Cameron's Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third instalment in his epic saga. Jake (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri's (Zoe Saldana) family grapples with grief after Neteyam's death, encountering a new, aggressive Na'vi tribe, the Ash People, who are led by the fiery Varang (Oona Chaplin), as the conflict on Pandora escalates and a new moral focus emerges. In this spoiler-free episode, everything from story, spectacle, action and CGI is discussed to uncover if this is the best of the franchise or a spectacular misfire. From new Na'vi tribes, world building and horniness, Leigh and Tim search for answers if this will be the final chapter or there’s more story to be told.
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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 ongoing blockbuster war between Warner Bros, Netflix and Paramount, first look trailers for The Drama, Supergirl and Street Fighter, plus the surprise casting of Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson in new Hunger Games prequel.
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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 first look trailers for Anne Hathaway in Mother Mary and the final girl trip of Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton and Sarah Michelle Gellar in Ready or Not: Here I Come, plus Variety: Actors on Actors returns with their biggest line up ever!
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Academy Award-winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers) and Emmy-nominated comedian John Early (The Afterparty) join Popcorn Podcast to unpack A24’s Eternity. The afterlife romance, starring Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller and Callum Turner, blends humour, heartbreak and improvised chaos. Our esteemed guests get real to discuss best-friend dynamics, emotional stakes, improv wars and put us on the spot to declare who is funnier.
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Writer and director Michael Showalter (The Eyes of Tammy Faye, The Idea of You) joins Popcorn Podcast to unwrap the heartfelt chaos of his new Christmas film Oh. What. Fun, starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Longoria, Felicity Jones and more. He reveals why holiday movies hit his nostalgic sweet spot, how the script balanced humour and truth, and why a weekly pickleball meetup became the emotional glue of the production.
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Popcorn Podcast brings you an extraordinary interview with Michael Shannon (Man of Steel, The Bikeriders) and John Slattery (Spotlight, Avengers: Endgame), two actors tackling one of the most morally complex historical dramas in years. Nuremberg explores the first international tribunal to hold Nazi leaders accountable, and our guests share deeply personal reflections on portraying this true story, including Slattery’s overwhelming visit to Auschwitz during production.
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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 first looks at the live-action Moana and The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, as well as some big changes for the Australian film and TV industry and how Wicked: For Good and Zootopia 2 are blowing up the box office!
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Director Emma Tammi joins Popcorn Podcast to reveal how she expanded the world of Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 with bigger animatronics, deeper mythology and a Scream reunion fans won’t want to miss. The sequel explores the emotional journey of Mike (Josh Hutcherson), Abby (Piper Rubio) and Vanessa (Elizabeth Lail), opening up new corners of the FNaF mythology while also pushing practical effects to their absolute limit. With Jim Henson’s Creature Shop back in full force, this film features animatronic designs that, in Tammi’s words, “Don’t obey the laws of physics!”
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In this spoiler-free review of Wicked: For Good, Popcorn Podcast breaks down the darker, politically charged finale to the Wicked saga. We explore the emotional stakes, the expanded world-building, stand-out performances from Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, and the musical moments that define this concluding chapter.
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Glen Powell in a towel. Lee Pace without a face... Edgar Wright trades kinetic comedy for grim dystopia in The Running Man, building a world where reality TV is literal life-or-death and 'New Dollars' decide who survives. Glen Powell rages, Colman Domingo dazzles, Josh Brolin terrifies, and Michael Cera booby-traps an entire house like an unhinged Home Alone tribute.
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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 news of a new Mummy film with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz reuniting, the Gremlins officially back for a third helping, Miss Piggy is getting cancelled by Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone, and some epic trailer drops from Michael and The Devil Wears Prada 2.
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Goodness knows you should revisit Popcorn Podcast's thrillifying Wicked review ahead of the premiere of Wicked: For Good! Leigh and Tim discuss Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande's gravity-defying performances, as well as flirty Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey), the delightful chaos of Jeff Goldblum and why you need to pay attention to the man behind the curtain (Jon M Chu).
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For the first time in Predator history, we see the world through the eyes of the hunter – played by actor Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi. In this Popcorn Podcast interview, Schuster-Koloamatangi breaks down his transformation into Dek, a young Yautja outcast fighting to prove his worth in Dan Trachtenberg’s (Prey, 10 Cloverfield Lane) latest sci-fi thriller, Predator: Badlands.
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Filmed on location in New Zealand and co-starring Elle Fanning, Predator: Badlands explores the Predator’s origins, culture and code of honour in ways fans have never seen before. Whether you’re a lifelong Predator fan or love behind-the-scenes storytelling, this is a must-listen Popcorn Podcast conversation.
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People's Sexiest Man Alive, Jonathan Bailey, takes Popcorn Podcast behind the scenes of Jon M Chu's highly anticipated Wicked adaptation. Bailey, of Bridgerton fame, portrays Winkie Prince Fiyero, alongside Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba and Ariana Grande's Glinda. Here, he delights with talk of clunky booties, Wizard of Oz Easter eggs and how to dismount a horse in style. Tune in and swoon out ahead of Wicked: For Good's worldwide premiere.
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Discover the extraordinary story behind Journey Home, David Gulpilil — the powerful new Australian documentary honouring one of cinema’s most iconic Indigenous actors. In this moving Popcorn Podcast interview, filmmakers Maggie Miles (High Ground) and Trisha Morton-Thomas (Kangaroo) reveal how David Gulpilil’s family and community fulfilled his final wish to return him home to his ancestral land in Arnhem Land, over 4,500 kilometres away. Narrated by Hugh Jackman and featuring cultural storyteller Danzal Baker, aka Baker Boy, Journey Home blends breathtaking visuals with deep emotional and spiritual resonance.
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Can money really buy happiness? Popcorn Podcast unpacks Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut, Good Fortune, starring Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer, and Sandra Oh. It's a heavenly high-concept comedy tackling class divides, gig work and the meaning of success. From Reeves’ scene-stealing turn as a bumbling angel to Ansari’s ambition behind the camera, this episode explores how Good Fortune blends big laughs with big ideas.
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