The Popcornhead Podcast
Welcome Kernels and Cornheads to The Popcornhead Podcast!
Each episode we will be analysing a different film, past or present, the good, the bad, and the sometimes ugly. We’ll talk pre-production, filming, our own thoughts, any historical context, and the occasional wormhole, things can get a little weird around here.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 79 minutes
- Episodes
- 30
- Years Active
- 2025
Eyes Wide Shut, Going Down the Rabbit Hole, Bono Being Sly!!
This week we are looking at Stanley Kubrick’s final film, Eyes Wide Shut, released in 1999, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.
Set during Christmas, the film follows a doctor who finds out his wif…
Double Indemnity, Raymond Chandler, and Barry from Eastenders!!
In this episode we are looking at Billy Wilder's seminal film noir Double Indemnity, which would become a template for the genre.
We also talk Raymond Chandler, the Hays Code, Edward Hopper, Wham and …
The Substance, Standards of Female Beauty, The Demi Moore-aissance!!
This week we’re looking at The Substance!
The film follows Elisabeth Sparkle, a fading starlet of the screen, who starts using a black market drug that temporarily creates a younger, and “better” vers…
Happiness, Isolation, and Finding Humanity in the Worst People Imaginable!!
This week we’re looking at Happiness!
One of the most controversial films of the 90s, this film will absolutely split the room believe me.
The film is about emotionally isolated individuals, desperate …
Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Unwanted Assistance, and Thanksgiving!!
This week we’re looking at Planes, Trains & Automobiles!
This one is a real holiday favourite for me, hilarious and heartwarming, as Neal Page (Steve Martin) tries to get home to his family for Thanks…
Psycho, Changing Cinema, Horny Hitchcock!!
We’re back with a bang, or should we say stab?
This week we’re looking at Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho.
One of the founding fathers of the slasher genre, Psycho shocked audiences worldwide, and changed ci…
The Bridge on the River Kwai, Controversial Casting, Satire of Empire??
In this weeks episode we’re looking at David Lean’s The Bridge on the River Kwai.
Set during World War II, in a Japanese POW camp, Colonel Nicholson and his men are tasked with building a railway brid…
The Searchers Part 1, Wayne and Ford, The Son of God!!
Join us as we take on the gargantuan task of gulping down John Ford's classic western The Searchers.
Delving into this cinematic masterpiece, we explore the burning questions: Is it a white supremaci…
American Psycho, Phil Collins, and Alien Yuppies!!
In our first episode, we track one man's quest to return some videotapes, and he does some other stuff as well...
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Sexy Beast, Brandy F*****G Brandy, Monster Movie??
Who wouldn't lap this up? It's ridiculous. Tremendous. Fantastic. Fan-dabby-dozy-tastic…
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