Welcome to Poppers & Popcorn, a podcast that combines all things queer with all things film. Noticing a lot of gay things in modern cinema? We're here to queen out about it, and be a little messy while doing so. Taking the perspectives of a critic and a filmmaker, hosts Matt Dougherty and Josh Curreā¦
Quentin Tarantino's ninth film is upon, and Matt and Josh dive deep into Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie (and honestly, all of them are stunning in it for very different reasons). Other topics include the trailer for Queen & Slim, the fact that Joker is included in the lineup for the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals, and Todd Haynes' Carol.
There's no real sense of "Hakuna Matata" in Matt and Josh's review of The Lion King remake (though, thankfully, the same can't be said for Beyonce). Jon Favreau directs and Donald Glover, the Queen, James Earl Jones, Chiwetal Ejiofor, Billy Eichner, and Seth Rogen star. Other topics include gay characters in the upcoming Birds of Prey movie and the abomination that is the Cats trailer.
Doing whatever a queer film podcast can do (as Disney Marvel essentially takes over the universe/box office), Matt and Josh review Spider-Man: Far From Home, which brings back Tom Holland as Peter Parker to face off against Jake Gyllenhaal's Msyterio. Other topics include the MCU at large, The Little Mermaid's casting controversy, Rian Johnson's Knives Out trailer, and Josh's upcoming documentary.