Talking apes and Jedi Knights are cool, but how do they impact Hollywood as a whole? That's the kind of stuff we talk about on Popcorn Culture - a mixed-bag-exploration of the movies, TV shows, and pop culture buzz that we love, as well as the ones we love (slightly) less.
Latest episodes
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24 min
Jailer 2 + Whalefall
This week it's a double bill that swings from blockbuster spectacle to underwater survival. First, Jailer 2 sees Rajinikanth return as “Tiger” Muthuvel Pandian, picking up three mo…
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23 min
Digger: Masterpiece or Misfire?
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, the director behind Birdman and The Revenant, turns his gaze on climate catastrophe with Digger, and the result is as divisive as his back catalogue. Tom Cru…
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22 min
Avengers: Endgame Encore - Worth the Hype?
Description: 7 years after its release, Avengers: Endgame returns to cinemas! This time, promising not just the opportunity to re-experience its epic moments on the big screen, but…
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22 min
Zach Cregger Takes On Resident Evil
It isn't every day that a beloved video game franchise gets a second film reboot, let alone one directed by someone with Zach Cregger's calibre (Weapons, Barbarian) - so it's no wo…
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22 min
Terbang + The Fox King + The Paper
Description: Terbang is the latest film by Chiu Keng Guan, the Malaysian filmmaker behind The Journey and Ola Bola. Loosely inspired by the story of Karamjit Singh, the legendary M…
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22 min
Na Hong Jin's Hope
A small border town in South Korea. An alien invasion and a rollicking rampage. Carnage and mayhem. That's the premise and promise of Hope, Na Hong-Jin's latest cinematic release,…
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23 min
Train to Busan's 10th Anniversary + Ted Lasso S4
Train to Busan turns 10 this year, and the South Korean zombie thriller is returning to cinemas in a new 4K restoration. We revisit the story of passengers fighting to survive a zo…
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23 min
Merdeka Special: Talentime + Ola Bola
This week, we pay tribute to two iconic performers who left an indelible mark on the screen and in our childhoods. We look back at the memorable careers of Tim Curry and Peter Cull…
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22 min
The End of Oak Street: Nailbiting or Toothless?
The End of Oak Street was marketed as the next IMAX summer tentpole film after The Odyssey and Spiderman: Brand New Day, but the sci-fi dinosaur thriller hasn't lived up to expecta…
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22 min
DC + Daniel Craig’s Bond Films
We kick off this episode by reviewing DC, the fourth film by Arun Matheswaran, the acclaimed Tamil filmmaker behind Rocky (not the Sylvester Stallone film about boxing) and Saani K…
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22 min
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
7 years after the last Spider-Man outing, we return to the world and story of Peter Parker, as he operates as the web-slinging superhero, but in a time where everyone’s forgotten t…
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45 min
Widow's Bay & The Drama + Memorable Performances
In this episode, it's a double-bill of reviews! First, we review The Drama — Norwegian director Kristoffer Borgli's romantic black comedy starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson as a…
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45 min
The Odyssey + Best of Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan is back after three years with The Odyssey, an epic mythological adventure adapted from Homer's ancient Greek poem. Nolan has always been incredibly passionate ab…
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42 min
Minions & Monsters + Best Sidekicks
The Minions are back in the third instalment of their standalone franchise, and this time, the adorable, semi-gibberish-spouting yellow creatures are taking over Hollywood and unle…
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40 min
Dear You & The Furious + Best of 2026 (so far!)
This week, we're looking at two films from opposite ends of the cinematic spectrum. First, we review The Furious, Kenji Tanigaki's bone-crunching Hong Kong action thriller about a…
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44 min
Supergirl & Obsession + Favourite Superhero Movies
In this episode, we have a double bill of reviews. Obsession is the second low-budget indie horror movie by a Gen-Z director that has taken the world by storm, after Backrooms. Dir…
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43 min
Toy Story 5 + Pixar Favourites
Woody and the gang are back once again, in the 5th installment of the Toy Story franchise. This time, the gang finds themselves facing a new threat: technology, in the form of a ta…
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44 min
Disclosure Day + Best Alien Movies/Series
Steven Spielberg returns to one of his favourite subjects with Disclosure Day, an original sci-fi thriller about a meteorologist and whistleblower racing to expose years of governm…
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43 min
Masters of the Universe & Backrooms + Favourite Childhood Characters (Pt 2)
In this episode, we review two films that are vastly different. Masters of the Universe is a campy fantasy superhero adventure film based on the beloved 1980s He-Man animated serie…
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44 min
The Sheep Detectives + Onscreen Animals
What happens when you take a flock of sheep raised on a steady diet of Agatha Christie and the like, add the death of their beloved shepherd, lessons about grief and pain, and spri…