Fantasia Film Festival is a wonderful experience. While many festivals gravitate to a narrower perspective of coverage, Fantasia welcomes just about anything put to film. They are unafraid to portray the weird, the eccentric, and the underseen alongside movies and shorts with mass appeal. This year, they proudly continue that …
Read More »SXSW 2022: Winona Ryder Faces Love Woes and Mystery in Eli Hororwitz’s ‘The Cow’ (2022) – Movie Review
Boy, Winona Ryder characters sure have bad luck in love, don’t they? From Heathers to Bram Stoker’s Dracula to more modern movies like Star Trek (2009) and now Eli Horowitz’s The Cow; it feels like her characters are destined for passionate yet very messy relationships. Synopsis for The Cow (2022): …
Read More »Somtow Sucharitkul’s ‘The Laughing Dead’ (1989) Vinegar Syndrome 4k Restoration Blu-ray Review
I’d like to start this review with a big thank you to Vinegar Syndrome. Not only do they share screener copies of their releases, but thanks to them, cult classic and strange films that are hard to find are preserved in the best quality available. Without their hard work, I …
Read More »Sundance Film Festival 2022: Science Fiction and Drama Review Roundup!
This year at Sundance Film Festival 2022, there was a wide variety of films available, and as always, I try to focus first on horror, but I also got the opportunity to screen several outside of our usual coverage. What did I think? See below as I sort through the …
Read More »Sundance Film Festival 2022: This Horror Review Roundup Has Such Sights to Show You – Movie Reviews
Now that Sundance 2022 has come to a close, I want to share with you my thoughts on the films I saw. In this first article, I’ll cover the horror and thriller features I got to watch, a few quick thoughts on each, as well as whether I recommend checking …
Read More »Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Belle’ (2022): Film Review Plus Bonus Roundtable Interview Question
In a time when everybody in America at least knows someone with Disney+, it’s becoming quite rare to find an individual unfamiliar with the story of the Beauty And The Beast. Many critics look at the original animated version to be the be-all, end-all telling of the story. Regardless, famed …
Read More »Interview with ‘The Feast” (2021) Director Lee Haven Jones and Actress Annes Elwy
Recently, we were given the opportunity to speak with director Lee Haven Jones and lead actress Annes Elwy from the new eco-horror film, The Feast. The film comes straight from Wales and is immersed in their folklore. Read our exclusive interview here or check out the video link at the bottom …
Read More »Richard Styles’ ‘Shallow Grave’ (1987) 2k Restoration by Vinegar Syndrome Review
Not to be confused with Danny Boyle’s directorial debut of the same name, this Shallow Grave is one of the latest remasters/re-releases from Vinegar Syndrome. There are similar themes, like murders and poorly hidden bodies, but this film has enough to make it stand apart, and the new release has …
Read More »Russell Mulcahy’s ‘Resurrection’ (1999) Vinegar Syndrome’s 2k Restoration Blu-ray Review
Admittedly, I’m newer to Vinegar Syndrome releases, so I didn’t know what to expect when I got a review copy of their recent 2k restoration of Russell Mulcahy’s Resurrection. Does it hold up alongside other distributors focused on genre film preservation like Criterion or Arrow? Find out within! Resurrection was …
Read More »Fantastic Fest 2021: Interview with ‘Barbarians’ Director, Charles Dorfman
Recently, we got the opportunity to speak with Charles Dorfman, director of Fantastic Fest’s new film, Barbarians! Read our interview below! PopHorror: This being your directorial feature debut, what were some of the biggest challenges you faced? Charles Dorfman: Making my first film was probably the biggest challenge. Just to …
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