65 episodes

Two Aussie feature filmmakers, @jamespillion and @kanesenes, deep dive on their two favourite topics; film and that thing called life.

Popcorn Therapy James Pillion

    • TV & Film
    • 5.0 • 13 Ratings

Two Aussie feature filmmakers, @jamespillion and @kanesenes, deep dive on their two favourite topics; film and that thing called life.

    Episode 63: Depp Blue Sea

    Episode 63: Depp Blue Sea

    The gang reunite for a raucous chat after Kane got hitched! Tune in to hear Kane reflect on spending a week in paradise while James gets lost in Edgar Wright’s top 1000 favourite films. Listen in to hear the gang nitpick The Batman and reflect on Johnny Depp’s waning star.

    Shownotes:

    The Batman (2022) - Matt Reeves
    Everything, Everywhere All At Once (2022) - The Daniels
    The Witch (2015) - Robert Eggers
    The Lighthouse (2019) - Robert Eggers
    The Northman (2022) - Robert Eggers
    Last Night In Soho (2020) - Edgar Wright
    Edgar Wright’s Top 1000 Favourite Films - MUBI
    Cast Away (1999) - Robert Zemeckis
    The Peacemaker (2022) -
    Batman Begins (2005) - Christian Bale
    Batman Returns (1992) - Tim Burton
    Se7en (1997) - David Fincher
    The Rover (2014) - David Michôd
    Prisoners (2013) - Denis Villeneuve
    Contagion (2011) - Steven Soderbergh
    Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) - David Yates
    The Legend of Tarzan (2016) - David Yates
    The East (2013) - Zac Batmanglij
    Tusk (2014) - Kevin Smith
    Yoga Hosers (2016) - Kevin Smith
    Misery (1990) - Rob Reiner
    Winning Time (2022) - Adam McKay
    Possession (1981) - Andrej Zulawski
    The Worst Person In The World (2021) - Joachim Trier

    • 1 hr 18 min
    Episode 62: The Unbearable Weight of King Richard

    Episode 62: The Unbearable Weight of King Richard

    The gang reunite for a rip-roaring chinwag. Tune in to hear Kane debrief on his frenetic SXSW premiere last month while James gushes over a recent viewing of Red Rocket. Listen in to hear the fellas reflect on life in the time of La Niña and wax nostalgic on being ex-roomies in the sun-bleached City of Angels.

    Shownotes:

    The Great Wall (2016) - Yi-Mou Zhang
    San Andreas (2015) - Brad Peyton
    Everything, Everywhere All At Once (2022) - Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinart
    The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) - Tom Gormican
    Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) - Halina Reijn
    X (2022) - Tye West
    A Cure For Wellness (2016) - Gore Verbinski
    The Stranger (2020) - Veena Sud
    Watcher (2022) - Chloe Okuno
    Don’t Breathe (2016) - Fede Alvarez
    The Ring (2002) - Gore Verbinski
    The Big Switch - Saul Griffith
    Red Rocket (2021) - Sean Baker
    Sound of Metal (2020) - Darius Marder
    Tangerine (2015) - Sean Baker
    King Richard (2021) - Reinaldo Marcus Green
    The North Water (2021) - Andrew Haigh
    Poetic Justice (1993) - John Singleton

    • 1 hr 11 min
    Episode 61: Sex, Love & Scream

    Episode 61: Sex, Love & Scream

    The boys connect long distance in this cathartic chat. Tune in to hear James come clean about some recent personal upheavals while Kane is newly inspired by Sex, Love & Goop. Listen in to hear the pair reflect on the power of cinema in their daily lives and find common ground in William Goldman’s beloved adage that nobody knows anything in Hollywood (except William Goldman).

    Shownotes:

    The Devils Candy - Julia Salamon
    Bonfire Of The Vanities (1990) - Brian De Palma
    Flight (2012) - Robert Zemeckis
    The Hollywood Eye - Jon Boorstin
    Now You See Me - Elif Batuman
    Portrait Of A Lady On Fire (2019) - Celine Sciamma
    Petite Maman (2021) - Celine Sciamma
    Sex, Love and Goop
    Wild Wild Country - Maclain Way, Chapman Way
    Black Rain (1989) - Ridley Scott
    Romancing The Stone (1984) - Robert Zemeckis
    The Jewel of the Nile (1985) - Lewis Teague
    Fatal Attraction (1987) - Adrian Lyne
    Falling Down (1993) - Joel Schumacher
    The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) - Stephen Hopkins
    Scream (2022) - Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
    Ready or Not (2019) - Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
    The Boys - Eric Kripke

    • 1 hr 8 min
    Episode 60: A Licorice Pizza In The Sun

    Episode 60: A Licorice Pizza In The Sun

    The fellers kick back for another birthday bonanza. Tune into to hear James debate whether the worm dance from Dune will ever become a nightclub sensation while Kane genuflects on killing himself with kindness. Listen in to hear Kane share his quiet respect for Ridley Scott’s A Good Year while James whines over his unmet expectations with Licorice Pizza.

    Shownotes:

    Withnail & I (1987) - Bruce Robinson
    Prometheus (2012) - Ridley Scott
    Mad Men (2007) - Matthew Weiner
    The Town (2010) - Ben Affleck
    Yesterday (2019) - Richard Curtis
    Belfast (2021) - Kenneth Branagh
    Death On The Nile (2022) - Kenneth Branagh
    The French Dispatch (2021) - Wes Anderson
    Licorice Pizza (2021) - P.T. Anderson
    Dazed and Confused (1993) - Richard Linklater
    DGA Podcast - P.T. Anderson
    Wolf Of Wall Street (2013) - Martin Scorsese
    Cry Macho (2021) - Clint Eastwood
    House of Gucci (2021) - Ridley Scott
    Thelma & Louise (1991) - Ridley Scott
    A Good Year (2005) - Ridley Scott
    In The Heat of The Night (1967) - Norman Jewisen
    Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner? (1967) - Stanley Kramer
    A Raisin In The Sun (1961) - Daniel Petrie
    Suspiria (1977) - Dario Argento

    • 1 hr 22 min
    Episode 59: Starship Bloopers

    Episode 59: Starship Bloopers

    The boys are back! New Year. Same old shenanigans. Tune in as Kane confesses to getting a case of the COVID blues while James muses over a pandemic Seinfeld plot line. Listen in to hear the boys chew over Lana Wachowski’s new Matrix installment and trade stories on the outrageous exploits of Hollywood bad boy Jon Peters.

    Shownotes:

    The Apartment (1960) - Billy Wilder
    Dune (2021) - Denis Villeneuve
    Matrix: Resurrections (2021) - Lana Wachowski
    Licorice Pizza (2021) - P.T. Anderson
    House of Gucci (2021) - Ridley Scott
    Spiderman: No Way Home (2021) - Jon Watts
    The Green Knight (2021) - David Lowery
    A Star Is Born (1976) - Frank Pierson
    Batman (1991) - Tim Burton
    Wild Wild West (1999) - Barry Sonnenfeld
    Showgirls (1995) - Paul Verhoeven
    Benedetta (2021) - Paul Verhoeven
    RoboCop (1987) - Paul Verhoeven
    Starship Troopers (1997) - Paul Verhoeven
    Scanners (1981) - David Cronenberg
    Possessor (2020) - Brandon Cronenberg
    When Harry Met Sally (1989) - Rob Reiner
    Don’t Look Up (2021) - Adam McKay

    • 1 hr 7 min
    Episode 58: How the Gremlins stole Christmas

    Episode 58: How the Gremlins stole Christmas

    The boys get festive in this Xmas special. Tune in to hear the gang celebrate the genius that was Billy Wilder after a Christmas screening of The Apartment. Listen in as James talks us through his cautious optimism over the silly season while Kane gets on his soapbox for Frank Capra’s It’s A Wonderful Life.

    Shownotes:

    My Left Foot (1989) - Jim Sheridan
    The Last of the Mohicans (1996) - Michael Mann
    The Devil’s Advocate (1997) - Taylor Hackford
    The Apartment (1960) - Billy Wilder
    Dune (2021) - Denis Villeneuve
    Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - David Lean
    Conversations With Wilder - Cameron Crowe
    Jerry Maguire (1998) - Cameron Crowe
    Sunset Boulevard (1950) - Billy Wilder
    Gremlins (1984) - Joe Dante
    Home Alone (1990) - Chris Columbus
    Jingle All The Way (1996) - Brian Levant
    Scrooged (1988) - Richard Donner
    It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) - Frank Capra
    Bad Santa (2003) - Terry Zwigoff
    The French Dispatch (2021) - Wes Anderson
    The Racer & The Jailbird (2017) - Michael R. Roskam
    Blue Is The Warmest Colour (2013) - Abdellatif Kechiche
    Far From The Madding Crowd (2015) - Thomas Vinterberg
    The Drop (2014) - Michael R. Roskam

    • 1 hr 16 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
13 Ratings

13 Ratings

alsx B ,

Funny and informative

Listening to these two guys just riff and share their extensive film knowledge is a real joy!

Simmo1988 ,

So Good!

Insightful and detailed, yet engaging and entertaining. Good work chaps x

Marie 2215 ,

Love this podcast!

So funny and informative. Really enjoy their back and forth banter!

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