Episodes

  • Happiness (1998)
    Nov 6 2024

    This week we’re looking at Happiness!


    One of the most controversial films of the 90s, this film will absolutely split the room believe me.


    The film is about emotionally isolated individuals, desperate for some sort of fulfilment in life. What makes the film so interesting and controversial is how it tries to find the humanity in, for the most part, the worst kind of people.


    If you’re a fan of very very dark humour, this is for you, but good luck.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Scream (1996)
    Oct 30 2024

    This week we’re looking at Wes Craven’s Scream.


    Scream had an enormous impact on the horror genre and helped shape what horror cinema would become since its release in 1996.

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Psycho (1960)
    Oct 23 2024

    We’re back with a bang, or should we say stab?


    This week we’re looking at Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho.


    One of the founding fathers of the slasher genre, Psycho shocked audiences worldwide, and changed cinema forever.

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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Special: 90’s Film Soundtracks
    Sep 25 2024

    This week we’re doing our 2nd Popcornhead Special, taking a look at some of the most iconic soundtracks from the 90’s, from hit singles, to original scores and songs, to bangin soundtracks.


    We’ll be taking a break for a couple of weeks and will be back with some iconic slasher stuff in time for Halloween!


    Thanks for listening, things are certainly on the rise! If you want to help us out, subscribe, rate, and review wherever possible.

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Perfect Days (2023)
    Sep 18 2024

    In this weeks episode we’re looking at Wim Wender’s Perfect Days.


    The film follows Hirayama, a public toilet cleaner in Tokyo whose tranquil and peaceful life of isolation becomes gradually invaded by outside forces.


    This is a truly beautiful and introspective film about the small joys of life, mindfulness, and living in the present.


    We also talk beposke Japanese toilets, director Wim Wenders, living outside the modern world, the contrast of Western and Japanese culture, and our own mental health issues.


    If you or anyone you know suffer from mental health issues, remember there is always support out there, whether it be from friends or professionals. It’s important we look out for each other. It can be just as easy as talking or listening to someone.

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    57 mins
  • The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
    Sep 11 2024

    In this weeks episode we’re looking at David Lean’s The Bridge on the River Kwai.


    Set during World War II, in a Japanese POW camp, Colonel Nicholson and his men are tasked with building a railway bridge over the River Kwai for the Japanese army. What might appear as a typical WWII film on the facade becomes a compelling psychological drama that explores the futility of war.


    Some of this episodes hot topics include; David Lean’s controversial casting choices for Alec Guinness, Japan being sly during WWII, my love of hentai and yaoi, the characters of Nicholson and Saito and their respective journeys, if the film could be considered a satire of the British Empire and the class system.

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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Se7en (1995)
    Sep 4 2024

    In this weeks episode we’re looking at David Fincher’s Se7en.


    The film follows Detectives Mills and Somerset, who become embroiled in a case involving a serial killer driven by the seven deadly sins.


    We also talk potato blights, Van Morrison’s latest record project, my impending death, In The Name of The Father set in space, Friday nights for Kevin Spacey, some biblical teachings, art references, sluggards, crusades of violence, among other things.

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Glory (1989)
    Aug 28 2024

    This week we’re looking at Edward Zwick’s Glory, which follows the true story of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the Union Army’s first African-American regiments during the American Civil War.


    We also talk about the historical context of the build up to these events, Matthew Broderick’s driving, some of the myths surrounding the Civil War, the supposed Lost Cause of the Confederacy, among other BURNING topics.


    Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube!


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    1 hr and 9 mins