One Cut Of The Dead is one hell of a meta horror-comedy. It often shines, but the pacing ultimately brings it down a notch, in my opinion. There was so much hype surrounding this film from festival reviews, starting years ago now it seems. After reading them, I was pretty …
Read More »‘Between The Darkness’/’Come, Said The Night’ (2019) A Peel Back The Layers Movie Review
Between the Darkness or Come, Said the Night, depending on how you research it, is one of those movies that looks great on paper but only sometimes on film. This confusion permeates throughout my opinion, which seemed to waver as the film progressed. I found myself smiling at the great …
Read More »‘IT: Chapter Two’ (2019) – A Horror Echo Of Monstrous Proportions Movie Review
I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed Andy Muschietti’s 2017 film, IT: Chapter One (read my review here). I had always loved the 1990 miniseries, despite its differences from Stephen King’s book. When going into a remake of one of my favorite stories, I always assume that I’m …
Read More »‘Hellarious’ (2019) Review: Seven Stories of Horror Comedy Gold
It’s been a very long and tiring week, but one thing I was looking forward to was watching the new horror-comedy collection, Hellarious. This type of horror is usually the perfect remedy to a shitty week. I didn’t even have to question if it was going to be good. I …
Read More »‘Satanic Panic’ (2019) Movie Review: Delivery From Hell… Literally!
One of my most anticipated films this year was Satanic Panic. Both critics and fans alike were raving about it, and I just couldn’t wait to sink my teeth into it. The time finally came for me to watch this bloody madness unfold in honor of its release date, and …
Read More »GBFF 2019 Review: ‘Lake Michigan Monster’ (2018)
One of the really cool things I get to do here at PopHorror is review films. I have a chance to see films that I probably otherwise would not see. A lot of those times, the reviews are for film festivals. Confession time: Sometimes, I pick a film. Other times, …
Read More »GBFF 2019 Review: Dionne Copland’s ‘Cold Wind Blowing’
Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of watching a screening of Cold Wind Blowing during the Genreblast Film Festival 2019. I honestly had not heard anything about it, but once I watched the trailer, I knew I had to check it out! I am a huge fan of isolated/contained …
Read More »GBFF 2019: Tom Botchii Skowronski’s ‘Artik’ Is A Brutal, Personal Apocalypse
Some things cling to you long after they should like the sweat of a hot day. You worry, even after a shower and enough time out of the sun, that it’ll never come off. Certain kinds of horror movies like Gerald Kargl’s Angst or JT Petty’s S&Man can stay with …
Read More »‘American Killing’ Movie Review: A Movie Inside A Movie
American Killing properly represents the direction that horror cinema is headed in. While it doesn’t go full-on meta, it does capture that “movie inside a movie” aspect that a lot of films aim for these days. It contains characters that are disenchanted with their personal lives and delves into some of …
Read More »GBFF 2019 Review: Ruckus and Lane Skye’s ‘Reckoning’ (2019)
Earlier this year, a film called Reckoning (2019) popped up on my radar. I honestly didn’t know much about it, aside from the host of top-notch talent from the Georgia film scene attached to it. My ears perked up even more when the film took the Best Georgia Feature award at the …
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