Hmm, a documentary about found footage of paranormal aliens? Ok, I’m listening. Now, these aren’t just a few of my favorite things. They’re “Things that freak me out. For $700 Alex!” Or should I say, Ash Hamilton (Play With Me (2018), the writer, and director of Holes In The Sky. …
Read More »Early Bloomer: Carter Smith’s ‘The Ruins’ (2008) 15th Anniversary Review
What?! The Ruins (2008) is turning 15 years already? Sheesh. Well, let’s look back at 2008, a hard year for horror films featuring killer plants. It was a decade of ‘torture porn.’ Audiences craved more horror sequels to Saw (2004) and Hostel (2005), while thrillers like The Ruins and The Happening (2008) …
Read More »Bold Futures’ ‘ALL THE WORLD IS SLEEPING’ (2023) – Full Review
All The World Is Sleeping is a powerful new drama that features SCREAM VI star, Melissa Barrera. All The World is Sleeping Synopsis Chama (Melissa Barrera), who as a young girl in New Mexico, strived to be different from her mother. Now in her twenties, she’s found herself falling into …
Read More »Trauma Bonding: An ‘AMERICAN CHERRY’ (2023) Review
I’m sure a lot of people can relate to how insane young love is. The sum of intensity, drama, and no equitable frame of reference to compare it to. I mean, who hasn’t had their car hood jumped on or had some shoes thrown at them by their first significant …
Read More »Bruckner Strikes Again: ‘THE NIGHT HOUSE’ (2020) – Spoiler-Free Review
2020 was an insane year. From a devastating pandemic, worldwide police brutality marches, a bizarre election, missing toilet paper, and spicy chicken sandwiches (Popeye’s was better). While the pandemic had us on lockdown, movie theaters weren’t deemed essential. Production studios had to reconstruct their model to get movies to the …
Read More »Psychosis Baby Blues: ‘ADALYNN’ (2023) – Movie Review
Only a few things come to mind as more difficult than becoming a new parent. Now add living with untreated mental illness and grieving trauma. Mixed in some baby blues and postpartum psychosis and you’ve got a recipe for real-life elevated horror cinema. Adalynn(2023) Synopsis After Adalynn’s husband goes away …
Read More »Scarring Social Horror: ‘SPEAK NO EVIL’ (2022) – Spoiler-Free Review
Before I became a father, I can remember some friends telling me “You don’t know what love is until you have kids”. What they should’ve said is, “You don’t know what fear is.” I can’t think of a more unacceptable horror than not being able to protect my children. We …
Read More »Writer/Director Abie Sidell Talks With PopHorror about ‘CRAM’ and the Honesty of Horror
I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Abie Sidell before the digital release of his latest creation, the short film, CRAM. We discussed the challenges of creating CRAM during a pre-vaccine pandemic with his company, Radical Rhinoceros. We covered the vampiric nature of the educational system. How hurt …
Read More »‘FIRE IN THE SKY’ (1993) 30th Anniversary Retro Review Is Here
Ahh yes. Chances are, if you ask someone if they’ve ever seen Fire in the Sky, they cringe and confirm that the movie ruined some portion of their life. I’d concur. I grew up a grandma’s boy, which might as well be a euphemism for no supervision. Grandma let me …
Read More »‘CRAM’ (2023) Review – Study Like Your Life Depends On It
I think we can all relate to procrastination, and making time for the things we want to do. We put off important things we know that we should do and fall victim to the consequences. Perhaps there’s a deeper reason why we put them off. What if we were confronted …
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