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Popcorn Pictures
Reviewing the best (and worst) of horror, sci-fi and fantasy since 2000


The Ghoul (1975)
Late lacklustre British horror offering which was about twenty years too late in terms of what the genre had transformed into by this point.
Nov 3, 2023


Masters of Horror: Incident On and Off a Mountain Road (2005)
The first episode from the horror TV show Masters of Horror is a decent opener which promises good things from the rest of the series.
Nov 2, 2023


Planet of the Sharks (2016)
Waterworld meets Sharknado in this dreadful CGI sharksploitation flick.
Oct 30, 2023


Manticore (2005)
US soldiers on a rescue mission in Iraq during the War on Terror fight a mythical creature in drab Sy Fy monster movie.
Oct 29, 2023


Santo and the Blue Demon Vs The Monsters (1970)
Words can't really do this crazy lucha libre monster mash-up any justice whatsoever.
Oct 29, 2023


Willy's Wonderland (2021)
In danger of becoming a genre on his own, Nicholas Cage battles killer animatronics in this eccentric splatter flick.
Oct 29, 2023


Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009)
So-so British comedy horror which wants to be the next Shaun of the Dead and relies on its name and novelty value to see it through.
Oct 28, 2023


Megalodon (2002)
Long before Jason Statham made giant prehistoric sharks cool, there came Megalodon.
Oct 28, 2023


Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage (2014)
Dismal throwback/homage to the classic stop motion animation fantasy films of Ray Harryhausen.
Oct 28, 2023


The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
Manservant Igor takes centre stage as he tracks down a relative of Frankenstein to help him rebuild the Monster in middling third sequel.
Oct 14, 2023


The Flesh & The Fiends (1960)
Fantastically underrated retelling of the Burke and Hare murders with star turns from Peter Cushing and Donald Pleasance.
Oct 1, 2023


World War Dead: Rise of the Fallen (2015)
Found footage horror featuring zombified First World War German soldiers and darkness, lots of darkness.
Oct 1, 2023


Bear (2010)
Killer bear targets four friends who shot its mate in unbearable nature runs amok thriller.
Oct 1, 2023


I've Been Waiting for You (1998)
Forgettable TV movie horror based on a lesser novel by the author of I Know What You Did Last Summer.
Oct 1, 2023


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