Movie Reviews

Antonio Negret’s ‘Shaman’ (2025) – Movie Review

Possession films are a dime a dozen. They have been done to death. That’s why it’s so refreshing when a film comes that does something different with this tired genre. One of the latest films to try to shake things up is Shaman. Did it succeed? Read on for my …

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Ben Leonberg’s ‘Good Boy’ (2025) – Movie Review

You better trust his instincts. PopHorror takes a look at the new doggone supernatural thriller, Good Boy. I cannot express in words how excited I was for this film. The concept alone is brilliant and refreshingly unique. It offers a horror experience from the perspective of one of our lovable …

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Steven Kostanski’s ‘DEATHSTALKER’ (2025) Review: Blood, Beasts, and B-Movie Bliss

STEVEN KOSTANSKI’S DEATHSTALKER (2025) isn’t the kind of fantasy film that tries to compete with sprawling, big-budget franchises. Instead, it leans into the joy of retro adventure—embracing the camp, blood, and bizarre creativity that made the 1980s sword-and-sorcery boom so endearing to cult audiences. It’s a bold, knowingly ridiculous resurrection …

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Lost in a Sea of Monotony: ‘THE DROWNED’ (2025) – Movie Review

Making his feature film debut, director Samuel Clemens takes viewers on an isolating trip to a house that feels abandoned near the edge of the world. Woven with references to Greek mythology, The Drowned follows three thieves who have just stolen a priceless painting and arrive at a secluded safe …

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Adrian Langley’s ‘THE OVAL PORTRAIT’ (2025) – Movie Review

Edgar Allen Poe’s The Oval Portrait is a story that has had several different variations, leading to Adrian Langley’s modern telling, which is honestly more terrifying than the story itself. The film has rolled right under the radar since 1972. I don’t understand how people could look right past this …

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John Berardo’s ‘THE MANNEQUIN’ Review: All Dressed Up But Never Moves

JOHN BERARDO’s THE MANNEQUIN is a supernatural slasher that tries to thread the needle between atmospheric possession horror and emotional drama. Following up his 2020 film INITIATION, Berardo moves away from straightforward campus slasher tropes into something moodier and more ambiguous, with results that are intriguing if not always consistent. The story …

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Yannis Veslemes’s ‘SHE LOVED BLOSSOMS MORE’ – Movie Review

She Loved Blossoms More is a stunningly strange trip into three brothers’ grief and the lengths to which they’ll go to alter their reality. Let’s have a look at the trailer! Synopsis Three brothers build an unusual time machine in order to bring their long dead mother back to life. …

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Jason Zink’s ‘LOOKY-LOO’ (2025) – Movie Review

When I was a kid, I had one fear. The idea of getting kidnapped controlled a good portion of my childhood. I can’t tell anyone that it would never exist in the world we live in today. Jason Zink’s Looky-Loo is quite terrifying. I mean, it’s something to keep you …

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‘HIM’ (2025) – Movie Review: Is It A Touchdown?

It’s rare in 2025 that we get a truly unique mashup of genres fused together that we haven’t seen before. Such is the case in the newest film from Jordan Peele’s (Get Out 2017) Monkeypaw Productions, Him. Let’s take a look at this movie and see if it’s worth filling …

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