Popcorn Podcast

We Bury the Dead arrives with zombie-movie marketing, but what it delivers is far more intimate: a grief story set inside an apocalypse. In this spoiler-light episode, Popcorn Podcast unpacks writer and director Zak Hilditch's standout premise (the search for closure through body retrieval), the unsettling power of sound design and the performances from Daisy Ridley, Brenton Thwaites and Mark Coles Smith that keep it grounded – even when the third act begins to shuffle to the finish line.More Popcorn:James Wan horror throwback Malignant will grow on youRevisit our wild Primate reviewAlex Scharfman on Death of a Unicorn mayhem and magic

Director Rebecca Snow joins Popcorn Podcast for a powerful discussion about The Boy in the Woods, her narrative adaptation of Holocaust survivor Maxwell Smart’s memoir. The film is the story of a 12-year-old hiding in the forest in 1943 – where nature can be both sanctuary and threat. In this special episode, Snow takes us inside meeting Smart while researching a previous documentary and realising his story wasn’t just something to document, it was something to dramatise. We also explore documentary versus fiction, ethical storytelling, casting Jett Klyne (WandaVision), working with Richard Armitage (The Hobbit) and the unforgettable moment when the real Max watched a pivotal childhood memory recreated on set.More Popcorn: Inside Nuremberg: Michael Shannon and John Slattery on their most challenging rolesCarlson Young directs Sophie Turner in thriller Trust

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 Henry Cavill in Highlander and the cast in Sam Mendes' The Beatles four-part cinematic event. Plus, we break down the new trailer for I Love Boosters, starring Keke Palmer, Naomie Ackie, LaKeith Stanfield and Demi Moore, while Fast Forever brings the fam back together one last time, and we farewell silver screen icon Catherine O'Hara in a heartfelt tribute.

Director Marcelle Lunam joins Popcorn Podcast to talk Addition, her bold romantic dramedy starring Teresa Palmer. From sound design that mirrors anxiety to the film’s big hearted message (“you are not your diagnosis”), this is a conversation about craft, connection and modern love.More Popcorn: Talking The Travellers with Bryan Brown and Bruce BeresfordJoe Bell's journey of redemption with Mark WahlbergNick Offerman on humour and humanity

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 Oscar Nominations for 2026. We love this time of year and wanted to share our surprises and delights with you as we look at a few of the categories. From Ryan Coogler’s Sinners landing 16 nominations—the most ever for a single film – to the biggest snub? Wicked: For Good being shut out completely... All this and more as we unpack the 2026 Academy Award nominations!More Popcorn:Hamnet: immersive and transformative filmmakingBugonia review: Yorgos Lanthimos’ corporate fever dream stings deepBrad Pitt and Formula One thrills in F1: The Movie

We welcome Dacre Montgomery back to Popcorn Podcast to discuss his profoundly timely film, Dead Man's Wire. In 1977, Tony Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgård) entered the office of Richard Hall (Montgomery), president of the Meridian Mortgage Company, and took him hostage with a sawed-off shotgun wired with a 'dead man's wire' from the trigger to Tony's own neck. Director Gus Van Sant (To Die For) hopes his film doesn’t merely revisit a moment in history, but opens a conversation about how frustration, alienation and loss of control can twist into something volatile. In our chat with Montgomery, the Australian actor shares why he couldn’t resist working with legendary director Gus Van Sant and screen legend Al Pacino, as well as the physicality this performance demanded.More Popcorn:How Dacre Montgomery used smell in haunting film Went Up the HillBroken Hearts Gallery: a modern rom-com classicBehind-the-scenes insights into the making of Baz Luhrmann's ELVIS

Journey back to 1580 England with Popcorn Podcast for a review of Chloé Zhao's breathtaking Hamnet. After losing their son Hamnet (Jacobi Jupe) to plague, Agnes (Jessie Buckley) and William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) grapple with grief. Healer Agnes must find strength to care for her surviving children while processing her devastating loss. Hamnet is about love and death and how these two foundational human experiences can alchemise and transform each other through art and storytelling. In this thoughtful episode, Leigh and Tim discuss the story and its performances through the lens of its Oscar-winning director. But is it the awards darling everyone predicts?More Popcorn:Angelina Jolie embodies the OG diva in MariaGreat Dane Claes Bang on his historical epic William TellPaul Mescal goes wild in Gladiator II

Original West End Queen Aimie Atkinson is here to discuss returning to the role of Katherine Howard for Six: The Musical Live! – the electrifying cinematic experience hitting cinemas worldwide. Atkinson opens up about stepping back into Katherine’s heels after two years away, reuniting with the original West End Queens, and the emotional and vocal intensity of performing one of Six's most powerful songs, this time with cameras rolling and a live audience feeding every beat. She reflects on watching the show grow into an award-winning international sensation, and why Six’s pop-concert format and unapologetic storytelling continue to resonate with millions.More Popcorn: Jonathan Bailey visits Popcorn Podcast to talk all things WickedJon M Chu on adapting In The HeightsBetter Man: Robbie Williams’ surprise cinematic hit