The Popcornhead Podcast
Welcome Kernels and Cornheads to The Popcornhead Podcast!
Each week 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.
So if you enjoy film analysis from an often comical perspective, this is definitely for you!
Episodes
25 episodes
Chinatown (1974)
We’ve done it Cornheads, a quarter century of episodes!To celebrate this momentous occasion this week we are looking at the monumental Chinatown, directed by the controversial Roman Polanski, with one of the greatest screenpla...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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1:25:55
School of Rock (2003)
This week we’re looking at Richard Linklater’s School of Rock!Dewey Finn, an enthusiastic and somewhat obnoxious guitar player gets kicked out of his band. In his struggle to pay the rent, he ends up posing as his room mate Ne...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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1:15:26
Happiness (1998)
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 for some ...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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1:06:49
Scream (1996)
This week we’re looking at Wes Craven’s Scream.Scream had an enormous impact on the horror genre and helped shape what horror cinema would become since its release in 1996.
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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1:15:04
Psycho (1960)
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 cinema fore...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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1:19:32
Special: 90’s Film Soundtracks
This week we’re doing our 2nd Popcornhead Special, taking a look at some of the most iconic soundtracks from the 90’s, from hit singles, to original scores and songs, to bangin soundtracks.We’ll be taking a break for a couple ...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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1:10:59
Perfect Days (2023)
In this weeks episode we’re looking at Wim Wender’s Perfect Days.The film follows Hirayama, a public toilet cleaner in Tokyo whose tranquil and peaceful life of isolation becomes gradually invaded by outside forces....
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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57:02
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
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 bridge over the River Kwai for ...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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1:25:42
Se7en (1995)
In this weeks episode we’re looking at David Fincher’s Se7en.The film follows Detectives Mills and Somerset, who become embroiled in a case involving a serial killer driven by the seven deadly sins.We also ta...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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1:09:02
Glory (1989)
This week we’re looking at Edward Zwick’s Glory, which follows the true story of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the Union Army’s first African-American regiments during the American Civil War.We also talk abo...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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1:09:26
Alien: Romulus (2024) - Spoiler Free Review
This week we’re doing a spoiler free review of Fede Álvarez’s Alien Romulus.We look at the Alien franchise, the use of practical effects in film, and give our overall impressions. We also touch on the trailers we saw before the film, an...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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1:00:17
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
In this weeks episode we’re looking at Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood.The film follows Rick Dalton, a walking piece of nostalgia, struggling with the changes in his acting career in 1969. We als...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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1:32:28
Double Indemnity (1944)
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 George Michael, and of course, Barry ...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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1:15:34
Sideways (2004)
In this weeks episode, we’re looking at Alexander Payne’s Sideways. A film that follows two pathetic, middle aged friends as they navigate wine country in Santa Barbara.We also had ourselves a little wine tasting, sampling some of the po...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:15:00
Troy (2004)
In this weeks episode, we’re looking at Wolfgang Petersen’s Troy. We also explore the myth behind this realist adaptation of The Iliad, Odysseus not liking his wife, Paris being a massive simp, and some parallels with the fi...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:18:00
Special: Pitching Oscar-Bait
In our first Popcornhead Special, we each pitch our own idea for an Oscar-Bait film, a film made solely for the purpose of trying to win Academy Awards. Expect NHS heroes, Canadian blunders, and out-of-favour Generals.We had...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:04:38
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
In this episode, we explore director Jonathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs, starring Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster.We also uncover the three terrifying real-life figures who inspired Ted Levine's infamous composite kille...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:38:03
The Hunt (2012)
This week we are looking at Thomas Vinterberg's psychological drama, The Hunt.We also talk witch hunts, conspiracy theories, satanism, among other weird stuff!
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:34:56
The Searchers (1956): Part 2
This week continues our exploration of John Ford's The Searchers.
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:27:17
The Searchers (1956): Part 1
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 supremacist propaganda film? Who's really...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:19:23
Memories of Murder (2003)
A chilling dramatisation of the hunt for a serial killer under an incompetent military dictatorship in 1980s South Korea. Bong Joon Ho's directorial masterclass Memories of Murder showcases the personal and societal changes that ta...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:25:39
Amadeus (1984)
I speak for all mediocrities in the world. I am their champion. I am their patron saint.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:36:15
Jaws (1975)
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:41:19
