Movie Reviews

I love reviewing films for festivals, because more often than not, I discover brilliant gems that I never would have found on my own. This year, 2019, is PopHorror’s first year covering anything for Fantaspoa, and I can already say that the festival definitely did not disappoint. I had the …

Opening with live rats being tossed into a blender set to frappe, The Cleaning Lady immediately caught my attention… especially when I realized that this concoction was someone’s actual meal. Cue dry heaving and explosive vomiting. Though gore hounds craving an abundance of blood will find little to quench their …

A few times a year, I open my mailbox to find an innocuous package from cult film preservation and releasing company, Vinegar Syndrome. I never know what film I’m going to get. In the past few months, I’ve reviewed a body horror film (Australia’s Body Melt 1993), a horror parody …

Greta (2018), directed by Neil Jordan (The Crying Game 1992), centers around a young girl, Frances (Chloë Grace Moretz: Carrie 2013), who meets and befriends a lonely widow named Greta (Isabella Huppert: Elle 2016). However, unbeknownst to Frances, Greta is harboring a dark agenda. Once Frances starts to see signs …

Described as a powerful story of addiction, redemption and forgiveness by Actress Berna Roberts (read our interview here), Grip immediately sparked my intrigue. I can certainly say that this short film, which served as Barret Mulholland’s directorial debut, does not disappoint. This dark drama utilizes every crucial moment incorporating an …

Dead in a Week: Or Your Money Back is a dark comedy from director Tom Edmunds (Is This a Joke? 2011). The film stars Aneurin Barnard (Dunkirk 2017) as William, a troubled writer who has failed at his ninth attempt to commit suicide. Despondent, he outsources the job to an …

The new horror comedy Bigfoot! is a rare example of a film’s alleged shortcomings actually working in its favor. It shines, it stumbles, it makes you laugh, and it makes you scratch your head. And it’s got movie references for days. But as someone once famously said of Plan 9 …

We have all experienced things that go bump in the night, when the hair raises on the back of your neck or you see spooky shadows that are gone almost instantly. The supernatural is one field of fascination that everyone has at least some experience in. The past decade has …

Imagine thinking you have found the perfect partner. A gorgeous man that showers you with all the love and affection you could ever desire. He makes you feel so special that you feel your life would be shattered without him. Then abruptly one day your fairy tale is destroyed as …

I must admit, I didn’t know what to expect going into The Convent (2019), the latest film from director Paul Hyett (The Seasoning House, Howl). While I am a sucker for religious-themed horror, since the ungodly success of The Conjuring 2, and more specifically the Valak character that spawned The Nun spinoff (our review …