The Popcorn Auteur

Wes Anderson has occupied a rare space in film - critical appreciation, award show recognition, and box office consisten... Read more

George Lucas may be the most talked and written about filmmaker in the history of movies.  We take a fresh look at the f... Read more

Mike Judge may be more successful on the small screen (Beavis & Butt-Head, King of the Hill, and Silicon Valley).  B... Read more

When you have a fan that recommends a filmmaker that "carries on the legacy" of Jane Campion, it's worth taking note.  A... Read more

John Hughes was a major figure in the mainstream films of the 1980s.  Writing films at a furious pace throughout the dec... Read more

Alex Garland may not buy into the auteur theory (we may not either), but he's been at the helm of two of the most intere... Read more

Brad Bird has worked with Steven Spielberg, consulted on the Simpsons, directed the cult classic The Iron Giant, won mul... Read more

Joss Whedon's cult success and comic book credentials led him to The Avengers, which still ranks as the highest grossing... Read more

Armando Iannucci is probably best known in the US for the political satire Veep.  Across the pond, he also has a number ... Read more

Sam Peckinpah is the oldest and surely the most violent filmmaker that we have covered to this point.  Listen as we disc... Read more

Alfonso Cuarón is our first Oscar winner for best directing and we were certainly impressed with his talent.  Listen as ... Read more

For a while Neill Blomkamp seemed to inhabit a unique space in modern filmmaking - big original science fiction films.  ... Read more

Edgar Wright has had a camera in his hand for most of his life.  Renown for his filmmaking and celebrated for his hilari... Read more

George Miller has a most curious filmography.  The same man responsible for four Mad Max movies wrote and directed the H... Read more

Ryan Coogler went from student-athlete and film fan to box office king in a little over a dozen years.  He's done three ... Read more

Harold Ramis is responsible for or has been involved in some of the greatest movies of all time.  A comedy legend and on... Read more

Andrew Stanton has been with Pixar since Toy Story and is responsible for some of the studio's biggest hits such as WALL... Read more

Judd Apatow has had his hand in some of the biggest comedies of the 21st Century, but only wrote and directed four films... Read more

Jeff Nichols hasn't made a feature film since 2016.  Despite being Cannes-approved and critically appreciated, Nichols' ... Read more

Mike Birbiglia is a stand-up comedian, an actor, and a filmmaker.  In this episode, we'll take a look at Birbiglia's car... Read more