Movie Reviews

More Blood? Hell yeah! ‘Gialli, Guns And Gore: The Brutal Films of Darren Ward’ – Review

If you’re not familiar with the work of UK filmmaker Darren Ward, fret not, neither was I. However, with a new boxed set, Blu-ray release from Ward’s own Giallo Films and Treasured Films Ltd., the maestro of lo-fi brutality will finally get a wider audience, and his sanguinary soaked due! …

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Ballerina Blood Bath: Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman’s ‘THE TOXIC AVENGER’ (1984)

I have always been in love with Toxie because he killed bullies, protecting the nerds and weirdos. Even if you don’t like horror, you know his name. The Toxic Avenger is a film you can laugh at, or even get a little emotional. You may ask how I like the …

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Oliver Stone’s ‘THE HAND’ (1981) – Retro Review

The Hand, directed by Oliver Stone, remains one of the strangest and most overlooked entries in both Stone’s filmography and Michael Caine’s long career. Often treated as a forgotten curiosity, the film arrived at an awkward point in Stone’s development as a filmmaker—years before he would gain major recognition with …

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Mouse Hunt: Brett Bentman’s ‘MINNIE’S MIDNIGHT MASSACRE’ (2026) – Movie Review

I’ll admit I am not into the whole Disney characters in Horror thing. It seems like a cash grab on something I grew up on. I was let down. Nothing interesting popped up. Until the vengeful spirit comes. Minnie’s Midnight Massacre. Let’s get into the review. Synopsis After being constantly …

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‘APRIL FOOL’S DAY’ (1986) Revisited: 40 Years On – A Retro Review

It’s the weekend of April Fool’s Day, 1986 and your friend, Muffy, invites you to a party she’s throwing on a remote island along with a group of your closest college buddies. Aren’t you just dying to go? Such is the premise for the 1986 ‘slasher’ film April Fool’s Day. …

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So Indie That It Hurts! Jim Haggerty’s ‘UNNATURAL CAUSES’ – Blu-ray Review

As a fan of low/no budget indie horror, I always look forward to seeing what these hometown auteurs come up with using their, often meager, means. When the studios start re-hashing literally everything, it’s usually in the indie folks that bring both the originality and the heat. I’m of the …

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‘Corey Feldman vs. The World’ (2025) – Documentary Review

Corey Feldman vs. the World is the kind of documentary that feels almost destined to divide its audience before it even begins. On one hand, it presents itself as a deeply personal account of Corey Feldman’s life, struggles, and long-standing claims about abuse in Hollywood. On the other, it often …

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PopHorror’s 2026 Sundance Catch-Up!

Documentary Troublemaker – Antoine Fuqua gives us an emotionally turbulent but honest look over the life of Nelson Mandela. The film was helped by beautiful interstitial art and truthful reflections on Mandela’s life. For fellow Americans like myself, our schooling system did not teach us much about Apartheid, so this …

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