“Suck Oil” Peelers is a film about strippers fighting off a horde of “zombies” and as you’d imagine, given the subject matter, it has more in common with exploitation flicks […]
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The Ranger – Popcorn and Powertools Review
“This isn’t a place for kids to party.” I love punk rock and I love horror so a movie about punk rock kids getting hunted down by an unhinged park […]
Susperia – Popcorn and Powertools Review
“I am she…” Suspiria (2018) is something else. It really is. Hauntingly beautiful, grotesquely brutal and unflinchingly engrossing. Let’s just get this out of the way, Argento’s Suspiria is a […]
The Babysitter – Popcorn and Powertools Review
“Why is he shirtless?!” Let’s get this out of the way right now… I LOVE this film. Is it a stunning exercise in film making? A masterclass in tension? The […]
Popcorn and Powertools Episode 3 – Fear for the Fearful
Subscribe: iTunes, Spotify, Android/Other This episode we look at how the terror attacks of September the 11th crated a more politicised and graphic landscape for horror directors going forward. Expect talk of sliced […]
Mandy – Popcorn and Powertools Review
“I come for the reaper…” Mandy, for the uninitiated, is less a movie and more a 121 minute drug trip. A glorious and mystifying drug trip. Panos Cosmatos’ second film […]
Popcorn and Powertools Episode 2 – Dial Up Horror
Subscribe: iTunes, Spotify, Android/Other On this episode of Popcorn and Powertools, Rich takes a look at how a dial up internet connection, fear of the unknown and a few little […]
Hellboy – Popcorn and Powertools Review
“It smashes things… real good” Let’s talk about the 2019 Hellboy reboot… So, what’s to say that hasn’t already been said? The films been panned, it’s not been the box […]
You Might Be The Killer – Popcorn and Powertools Review
“Dead councillors… Lots” ‘You Might Be The Killer’ is a 2018 slasher directed by Brett Simmons, currently streaming on Shudder. It is also absolutely fantastic. Horror comedies that work organically […]
Pet Sematary – Popcorn and Powertools review
“Sometimes dead is better…” I wanted to like this, I really did. Stephen King has a knack for delivering stories that focus on normal people in the most abnormal situations […]