Movie Reviews

It’s a surreal moment when you finally get to watch a film that you’ve been hearing about for years, riding the wave from its initial conception to the eventual post-production. You build up an expectation of what it will be like, hoping against hope that it’s everything you want it …

Leave Yourself Alone is a filmmaker’s film. If you are working in the business, or just have a fascination for the complicated process method actors go through, this is the slow burn for you. The film’s producer/director and main character, Nicole Eckenroad (The Bourne Legacy 2012), provides a long and detailed …

If you’ve been reading PopHorror for awhile, you’ll probably recognize the name Tony Ahedo (you can read our interview with him here). Not only is he the innovative mind behind Barry Baker: Aspiring Serial Killer series, but he’s also been instrumental in helping Filmmaker Ryan Swantek (White Willow 2017, Panther Ridge 2018, 5:29 See …

Fright-Rags not only brings us our horror clothing and collectibles, but they have put out some films as well. Last year, they released a short called November 1st, which shows us what Michael Myers would do the day after Halloween. This year, they released a film titled Dead Neighbors. It sets …

Dread Central Presents has been on fire with their recent releases, from Terrifier to Extremity to To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story. And now, there’s Lasso. Normally, rodeos aren’t my thing, nor are westerns or even horror westerns, but as for this movie, I dug it. Lasso has everything you’d think …

Just what is a golem? That’s the question I had when going into the Paz Brothers’ most recent film, The Golem. According to My Jewish Learning: “A golem is a clay creature that has been magically brought to life. The name comes from the Hebrew word ‘golem,’ which means something incomplete …

I Think We’re Alone Now is a visual story told mostly through the eye of the camera. It follows Del (Peter Dinklage: Game of Thrones) in a post-apocalyptic future where everybody is dead. There is no electricity and the dead litter the streets. Del lives in a small town and is …

Anthologies can offer clever ways to craft together several short tales, a strategy that has been used within the horror genre time and again. From simple narration by the morbidly quirky Crypt Keeper to carefully interwoven stories in the feature film Southbound (2015), there are many forms an anthology can …

Met@slash is a short film, just under four minutes long. I know I say this quite often, but I am always surprised at how people can make effective films that are so short. I have become a super fan of short films and am always looking to review them. This …

As we become adults, we look back fondly at the shows of our childhood. Many of us grew up watching Sesame Street or perhaps a show regional to your area. Imagine if you found out something completely disturbing about your beloved show, and it was not how you remembered it playing …