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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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7:05

Keke Palmer interview (One Of Them Days)

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2025/03/05

Keke Palmer isn't having one of them days, she's having one of them careers! The award-winning actress, television host, singer, songwriter, producer and New York Times best-selling author joins Popcorn Podcast to take us behind the scenes of her new film. One Of Them Days follows roommates Dreux (Palmer) and Alyssa (SZA) as they go to extremes in a comical race against the clock to avoid eviction and save their friendship. Palmer talks laughing through struggles, working with SZA and coming of age

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23:02

David Wenham and Jonathan Teplitzky interview (Spit)

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2025/03/03

Australian superstar David Wenham (The Lord Of The Rings, Australia, Van Helsing) stops by Popcorn Podcast to talk revisiting his iconic character Johnny 'Spit' Spitieri with director Jonathan Teplitzky (The Railway Man). The pair discuss what mateship really means and why the mess of a character Spit remains so beloved 20 years later.More Popcorn: Hugh Jackman joins Popcorn Podcast for a chat!Know someone who loves movies? Please sharePopcorn Podcastwith your friends.Keep Popcorn Podcast on the air

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16:40

Fredrik Wikingsson and Filip Hammar interview (The...

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2025/02/24

We welcome filmmakers, journalists, TV hosts and authors Fredrik Wikingsson and Filip Hammar to discuss their narrative feature and Sweden’s highest grossing documentary, The Last Journey. The film is an emotional and hilarious story with a life-affirming message that explores a loving son’s attempts to coax his aging father into re-engaging with life by embarking on a joyous, heartfelt road trip through the South of France. In our chat, Hammar and Wikingsson touch on the catharsis of their film,

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21:26

Claes Bang interview (William Tell)

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2025/02/20

He's the man behind some of the characters we love to hate (in Bad Sisters, The Northman and The Affair, just to name a few)... Great Dane Claes Bang joins Popcorn Podcast to talk about his new film, William Tell, a historical epic about the legendary folk hero who shot an apple from his son's head. Bang shares why he’s drawn to complicated characters and how he finds a piece of himself in all of them, and what you didn’t know about William Tell.More Popcorn: Jason Scott Lee on the personal project

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40:19

Captain America: Brave New World review

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2025/02/17

Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) gets his first solo superhero outing in Marvel's 300th film, while a new sidekick takes flight and Harrison Ford Hulks out – strap on the shield, Cap, because it's time for another Popcorn Podcast episode, as we cover Captain America: Brave New World.More Popcorn: Cravin' another salty review? Join us for Kraven The HunterKnow someone who loves movies? Please sharePopcorn Podcastwith your friends.Keep Popcorn Podcast on the air byshouting Leigh and Tim a movie

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33:29

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy review

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2025/02/15

Are we still mad about Bridget Jones? Popcorn Podcast explores how this enduring rom-com heroine stands the test of time as Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy hits cinemas. Renée Zellweger returns to her iconic role, alongside Hugh Grant as the roguish Daniel Cleaver, and new love interests Chiwetel Ejiofor (strait-laced Mr Wallaker) and Leo Woodall (toyboy Roxster) in what could be the final diary entry in this long-running franchise. Does the fourth film deliver on the heart and humour we've come to

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15:34

Michael Morris interview (Bridget Jones: Mad About...

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2025/02/14

Director Michael Morris is here to take us behind the scenes of Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy. From practical tricks of the trade to working with Oscar-winner Renée Zellweger and walking the line between hope, love, grief and laughter, the To Leslie filmmaker demonstrates why he was the man to helm the supposed final entry in Bridget Jones' cinematic diary.More Popcorn: Climb our magical man tree with Mad About The Boy stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo WoodallKnow someone who loves movies? Please

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11:13

Leo Woodall and Chiwetel Ejiofor interview (Bridget...

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2025/02/12

Ding-dong, Bridget! Leo Woodall and Chiwetel Ejiofor drop by Popcorn Podcast to talk vying for Bridget Jones's heart in new instalment Mad About The Boy, as well as who has a better shot with the former spinster (played once again by Renée Zellweger), confiscated whistles and getting in and out of tricky situations. Come and climb our magical man tree, it's a hell of a ride.More Popcorn: Director Michael Morris shares Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy BTS insightsKnow someone who loves movies? Please

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10:44

Frankie Muniz and Robert Rippberger interview (Renner)

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2025/02/08

Frankie Muniz and director Robert Rippberger take us behind the scenes of their new sci-fi thriller Renner, about a computer genius who invents an AI life coach (voiced by Marcia Gay Harden) that evolves with shocking consequences. Malcolm in the Middle star and professional race car driver Muniz reveals the nerves he felt taking on his first leading role in years, while Rippberger shares his thoughts on AI in filmmaking – all while we reminisce over retro fashion and Malcolm in the Middle reboot

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19:54

David Koepp interview (Presence)

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2025/02/06

Sometimes, a titan of filmmaking drops by Popcorn Podcast and it's a treat for the ears. David Koepp – the screenwriting legend behind iconic movies Death Becomes Her, Mission: Impossible, Jurassic Park and the upcoming Jurassic World Rebirth – joins us to discuss his supernatural thriller, Presence, starring Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan and Callina Liang. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, Presence follows a family that moves into a new home and becomes convinced they're not alone. Koepp shares the

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28:12

Babygirl review

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2025/02/03

Grab a glass of milk and drink up friends because Popcorn Podcast goes all the way with our Babygirl review. Starring Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson, Babygirl follows a high-powered CEO (Kidman) who puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much-younger intern (Dickinson). In this deep-dive into one of the most anticipated films of the summer, Leigh and Tim discuss everything from brilliant performances, to chavvy twinks and the electric soundtrack. But will

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7:06

Drew Hancock interview (Companion)

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2025/01/29

Don't let the trailers fool you, Companion is no light-hearted skip through the woods, it's a twisted take on toxic masculinity from writer and director Drew Hancock that pokes fun at romantic comedies while adding a fresh addition to the concept of AI gone rogue. The Palm Springs International Film Festival ‘Director to Watch’ joins Popcorn Podcast to discuss his sci-fi tweaked horror, starring Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Harvey Guillén, Megan Suri and Lukas Gage. In our chat, Hancock talks meet

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33:29

Maria review

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2025/01/27

Maria, Maria, let's review a film called Maria... Angelina Jolie embodies the OG diva, legendary opera singer Maria Callas, in Pablo Larraín's third instalment of his unofficial 'Iconic Women of the 20th Century' trilogy. We're talking Paris glow-ups, piano punishments and operatic tragedies in an unmissable episode of Popcorn Podcast.More Popcorn: Revisit Pablo Larraín's Spencer with Popcorn PodcastKnow someone who loves movies? Please sharePopcorn Podcastwith your friends.Keep Popcorn Podcast on

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13:03

Boyd Holbrook interview (A Complete Unknown)

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2025/01/22

"Hello, I'm Johnny Cash." We welcome Boyd Holbrook – who portrays Johnny Cash in Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown – to Popcorn Podcast. From writer and director James Mangold (Walk The Line), A Complete Unknown also stars Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan, Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez and Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo, and tells the electric true story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history, Bob Dylan. Within that story is the surprising

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23:12

We Live In Time review

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2025/01/20

It's time for another season of Popcorn Podcast, and what better way to kick off number 14 with a review of romantic drama We Live In Time. We're talking undeniable chemistry between Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield (and that darn horse!) as well as sweet beginnings, bittersweet endings and the always ticking clock. Is a series of snapshots enough to do this rom-com-adjacent film justice?More Popcorn: Does Don't Worry Darling deliver?Know someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with

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13:56

Leigh Whannell interview (Wolf Man)

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2025/01/17

Move over, Leigh, there's another Leigh in town: original 'movie guy' and master of horror Leigh Whannell. The co-creator of the SAW phenomenon stops by Popcorn Podcast to discuss his new film, Wolf Man, starring Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner and Matilda Firth. In a wide-ranging chat, Whannell talks side-stepping lazy rules of horror, re-shaping genre filmmaking, the pitfalls of test screenings and the shelf-life of underappreciated classics. What does a wolf man see? – a horror renaissance!More

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27:42

The Menu (REVISIT)

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2025/01/13

Revisit Popcorn Podcast's delicious review of dark comedy The Menu. The multi-course movie stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult as guests who travel to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive isolated restaurant where the reclusive, celebrated Chef Julian Slowik (Ralph Fiennes) has prepared a lavish tasting menu with a few surprise twists. Listen as Leigh and Tim savour the secrets and shocks of The Menu in an unmissable episode.Know someone who loves movies? Please sharePopcorn Podcastwith your

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26:25

My Old Ass review (REVISIT)

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2025/01/06

Revisit Popcorn Podcast's My Old Ass review, featuring bad boating, charming Chad, baby Maisy Stella, Nelly Furtado feels and queen Aubrey Plaza. Laugh and cry along with Leigh and Tim as they discuss Megan Park's sophomore feature film, My Old Ass (or is it arse?).More Popcorn: Did you fall for The Fall Guy?Know someone who loves movies? Please sharePopcorn Podcastwith your friends.Keep Popcorn Podcast on the air byshouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack.Visitpopcornpodcast.comfor movie reviews,

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1:03:46

Avatar: The Way Of Water review (REVISIT)

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2024/12/30

Revisit Popcorn Podcast's return to the world of Pandora with Avatar: The Way of Water. As the long-awaited sequel to the highest grossing film of all-time, James Cameron's The Way Of Water has a lot to live up to, promising a visual and technical spectacle to blow the original out of the water. Does the acclaimed filmmaker deliver a record-breaking follow-up in its more than three-hour runtime? Dive into this bite-sized no-spoiler episode with Leigh and Tim to discover if The Way Of Water meets the

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19:14

The Room Next Door review

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2024/12/23

Leigh and Tim contemplate life and death discussing Pedro Almodóvar's latest film, The Room Next Door. Starring Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore and John Torturro, it follows two old friends who, after years of being out of touch, meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation. From Swinton and Moore's range as artists to the complex and profound dialogue, we explore the big thmes in Pedro's first English language feature and help you decide if it's worth a trip to the cinemas this Christmas

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