Movie Reviews

Nicolas Cage’s new film The Surfer is a fever dream brought to life—a sun-soaked descent into psychological chaos that unfolds like an acid trip on screen. From its very first frame, the film grips you with its unrelenting tension, spiraling trauma, and an almost hallucinogenic pace. It’s a movie that …

Havoc is a new, fast-paced, style-over-substance thriller from director Gareth Evans, best known for his masterfully brutal The Raid series. Evans undoubtedly knows how to construct and execute intense, kinetic action scenes. His background in action choreography and eye for dynamic cinematography are on full display here. The visuals are …

Dark My Light (2025) is a new indie thriller from writer and director, Neal Dhand (The Well 2020). The anticipated film is available now on VOD. We got an advanced screening, and PopHorror is here to deliver our thoughts! First, have a look at the trailer! Synopsis Mitchell Morse’s investigation into …

M. Night Shyamalan movies are often among the most divisive and debated in the horror genre. From the beloved The Sixth Sense (read our retro review here) to the underrated The Visit, to the maligned Old, M. Night certainly gets the audience conversing on both sides of the fence. This is also …

Until Dawn, is a film that poses a unique challenge for viewers. It can be experienced from two distinct perspectives. For the people who played, and loved the video game, it may not live up to the expectations, while newcomers to the story might find  it more enjoyable. As someone …

If you read a lot of my reviews, you will know that British horror isn’t my thing. At all. But I am willing to watch anything once, because I just love the genre that much. I never want to be let down. Unfortunately there are some movies out there that …

One night back when I was in high school, I was hanging out with some friends, and we had to stop at a gas station to get some gas before we went out and did whatever for the evening. This gas station also rented movies, and as I was looking …

The Shrouds may be one of David Cronenberg’s most personal films to date, but it ultimately falters in its execution, particularly in how it handles the human elements of its story. There’s a sterile, disconnected feel to much of the film, as though Cronenberg had something profound to say but …

Michael Pierro’s Self Driver is a movie I was a bit torn on when I first planned on writing this review. Like a dozen times before, I was left fulfilled and content. I don’t exactly know what I was expecting, I thought maybe some lame movie where someone drives around …

A first date can be one of the scariest things ever, especially when it’s also the potential couples’ first meeting. That’s the premise in Christopher Landon’s newest horror film, Drop. Confined to (mostly) one location, Landon uses an expansive restaurant to weave a tale of revenge and extortion into the …