Popcorn Podcast

Joel Edgerton is back on Popcorn Podcast talking The Plague, the psychological thriller he produced and stars in. Set at an all-boys water polo camp, The Plague follows 12-year-old Ben as he's pulled into a cruel social ritual targeting an outcast, and the lines between game and reality start to blur. Edgerton shares how they found a rising star on YouTube to play the most chilling bully you'll see this year, why he's in his coach era and chats stepping onto different planets with his film roles. Plus, we play a fun game of 'Would You Rather?'More Popcorn: Joel Edgerton on George Clooney’s The Boys in the Boat Dive into Ron Howard's Thirteen Lives

Let's talk The Bride! Part horror, part gangster picture, part Hollywood musical, part feminist manifesto... and not what anyone expected. Maggie Gyllenhaal's wildly ambitious follow-up to her critically acclaimed debut, The Lost Daughter, stars Jessie Buckley as The Bride, Christian Bale as a vulnerable Frank, Annette Bening as the eccentric scientist who revives them, and Penélope Cruz and Peter Sarsgaard as the detectives closing in. We're discussing what Gyllenhaal gets gloriously right, where the film's ambition outpaces its execution, whether Buckley's extraordinary performance could earn her another Oscar nomination, and why – even with a divisive critical reception – The Bride! might still be the most interesting cinema release of 2026 so far.More Popcorn:Join us for a journey through the immersive and transformative HamnetIs Wuthering Heights romance or red flag central?Blue Moon delights and challenges

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 production race drama between Ocean's 14 and the franchise's struggling prequel, plus The Exorcist remake conjures an insane cast and Peter Jackson honoured by Cannes Film Festival.

Ghostface is back, and so is Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell). Popcorn Podcast reviews Scream 7, the franchise's seventh chapter and Neve Campbell's triumphant return to the role that defined her career.We break down the film's wild production history (firings, walk-outs, wildfires), celebrate the kills that made us squirm and clap simultaneously, and ask the big question: is nostalgia enough to carry a franchise into its fourth decade? Plus, why Courteney Cox deserves better. Why the Ghostface reveal fizzled. Justice for Tatum (Rose McGowan). And what a beer tap has to do with any of this...More Popcorn: The chilling, thrilling reboot of Wes Craven's iconic Scream slasher franchiseScream VI: The requel sequel breaking the rulesChristopher Landon delivers meme-fuelled date night horror Drop

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 prestige crime sequel Heat 2 casting news with Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale, a Sony superhero universe reset, 1939 children’s classic Madeline revived, and 2000s parody franchise Scary Movie attempts a comeback.

In this powerful Popcorn Podcast interview, director Oliver Laxe joins us to discuss Sirât, his Cannes Jury Prize-winning, Academy Award-nominated film redefining modern arthouse cinema. Set against the vast Moroccan desert, Sirât follows a father and son searching for a missing daughter in the world of underground rave culture. But as Laxe reveals, the film is far more than a simple pilgrimage for answers.More Popcorn: Acclaimed director Baz Luhrmann takes us behind EPiC: Elvis Presley in ConcertDacre Montgomery on healing through filmmaking and farewelling Stranger ThingsBehind the The Travellers with Bryan Brown and Bruce Beresford