The Popcorn Podcast

The start-of-year tradition continues... hello 2026! Mickey and I sit down to unpack, guess, speculate, unpack, discuss, debate each other's most anticipated films of the year. From buzzy indie titles like The Drama and Mother Mary, to long-awaited horror franchise returns including Ready or Not 2, Scary Movie 6, Resident Evil and Evil Dead Burn. And then there are the blockbuster heavyweights — Avengers: Doomsday, Disclosure Day, Narnia, Dune: Messiah, and The Odyssey - it sure looks like 2026 is bringing the heat!

As 2026 begins, we say goodbye to a show that’s been part of our lives for nearly a decade. So what better way to send it off than jumping on the couch, firing up the mics, and unpacking everything - the highs, the lows and everything in between. Clara and I dive deep into the finale and reflect on Season 5 as a whole, breaking down what worked, what didn’t, and what this ending really means. Strap in as we say farewell to Stranger Things!

12 guests. 12 films. Our biggest episode ever.To celebrate reaching 100 episodes, we bring together an all-star guest cast, familiar faces who’ve appeared on the show throughout the year. Together, we reflect on the films of 2025, share hot takes, favourites, and predictions for 2026 - with each guest ultimately championing one standout film from 2025. Every segment runs back-to-back, from 12 to 1 (not necessarily in any particular order besides perhaps the final three films), forming one huge episode celebrating the very best cinema had to offer in 2025!

This is a big one! And that's in no reference to my guest's height... Two worlds collide. The Pulp Kitchen Podcast. The Popcorn Podcast. Let's go! I had the great pleasure of sitting down with 1/2 of The Pulp Kitchen Podcast, Mr. George Pundek for a HUGE episode on some of the very best filmmakers working in the industry today, and our personal picks for our favourite and least favourite film of theirs is! This one might also have one of the most hilarious games segments on the channel thus far.

Joining me on the couch is my dear friend Izyan Hay, who recently starred in Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning. Come and hang with us as we chat all about the life of a working actress, the ups, the downs, working on Mission Impossible as well as meeting Ethan Hunt himself... Tom Cruise + some fun games to top it all off!

We need to trust him, one last time...Joined with Mission Impossible superfan Amy (itsamykatharine), the pair of us break down the final instalment in the the beloved franchise to really see if it lived up to the hype!

Is the MCU finally back? Well... come and see what myself and special guest, Mr. Henry Calvert, had to say about that as we break down and talk all things, Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts* + MCU trivia games Hot Takes and even some Star Wars fun!

We might not have had the frequency of watches this month but we sure did have the quality! So many great films that Clara and I managed to see in April. Some new, others old but all in all? Another really exciting month of movies!

Ryan Coogler is back with part-action, part-horror, part-period drama, Sinners - wow that's quite the mix of genres... and what a treat it was! Find out what myself and new guest Mathew (MattyTalksMovies) thought in this full review and breakdown of the film that seems to be taking everyone by storm!

The master of all things television and The Post Credit Scene Podcast's very own Gaz, joins me to breakdown the Devil of Hell's Kitchen return to the silver screen! Does Daredevil: Born Again live up to the brilliance of its three season Netflix run, or does it fall short of expectations?