Popcorn Podcast

We welcome Dacre Montgomery back to Popcorn Podcast to discuss his profoundly timely film, Dead Man's Wire. In February 8, 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 Dacre, he shares why he couldn’t resist working with legendary director Gus Van Sant, the physicality his performance demanded and working opposite legends like Al Pacino and more.

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How Dacre uses smell to find his character in Went Up the Hill
Broken Hearts Gallery - a modern rom-com classic
Behind-the-scenes insights into the making of Luhrmann's Elvis
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Journey back to 1580 England with Popcorn Podcast for a review of Chloé Zhao's breathtaking Hamnet. After losing their son Hamnet to plague, Agnes (Jessie Buckley) and William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) grapple with grief. A 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 deep and 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 is predicting?

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Angelina Jolie embodies the OG diva in Maria
Great Dane Claes Bang on his historical epic William Tell
Paul Mescal goes wild in Gladiator II
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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.

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Jonathan Bailey visits Popcorn Podcast to talk all things Wicked
Jon M Chu on adapting In The Heights
Better Man: Robbie Williams’ surprise cinematic hit
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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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Jason Isaacs takes us down The Salt Path
Angelina Jolie embodies the OG diva in Maria
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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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We sink our teeth into Dangerous Animals
Death of a Unicorn mayhem and magic with filmmaker Alex Scharfman
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