Movie Reviews

Ah yes, the early aughts slashers. Chock full of underdeveloped characters, and horror cliches with disenchanting scripts. – and I ate them up! Twenty years ago, the birth of the Wrong Turn franchise graced us with its presence. It falls under a fun sub-genre of Horror: vacations gone wrong. Plus, …

There’s nothing purer than a child’s mind. From the inner workings of their imaginations to their nightmares, it’s the essence of genuine fantasy and horror in its rawest form. But what if they were more? What if a child’s imagination was a gateway to a hidden world between limbo and …

The final chapter in the OG sci-fi/fantasy franchise beloved by millions, Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi turns 40 this month. Volumes have been written about the first three films in George Lucas’ brilliant exercise in world-building, with Empire widely considered to be the best, and Jedi normally …

Demons, cults, and cannibalism? I’m in. I first saw the trailer when PopHorror posted the news The Devil Comes at Night was coming soon. I was immediately intrigued by Uncork’d Entertainment’s new horror and Scott Leaver’s (Fare Trade – TV Series) directional debut. The Devil Comes at Night Synopsis A …

It’s always interesting to see a film from a director you’ve never seen before. Sometimes the final product is slow, awkward, and full of empty promises, but in others, viewers get a well-thought out and carefully planned story that has been buffed into a sparkling shine. You honestly never know …

Finally! 10 years after the franchise’s last installment of Evil Dead (2013), passionate, loyal fans are rewarded with this year’s most anticipated horror – sorry Ghostface – EVIL DEAD RISE (2023). Executive produced by horror royalty Sam Raimi (Evil Dead (1981) and Bruce Campbell (Ash vs Evil Dead (2019), the …

When the first Guardians of the Galaxy was set to debut in summer 2014, it was widely considered Marvel’s first big gamble since establishing Marvel Studios 6 years prior. While it’s true characters such as Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America were a bit more B-List than Spider Man and …

“The truth is……I am Iron Man” The line uttered by Robert Downey Jr (Back To School 1986) at the end of the first movie in a series that culminated in one of the most highly anticipated movies ever nine years later capped off an amazing thrill ride for IRON MAN. …

Tar the wagon and ford the river! If you grew up in the ’80s or ’90s, you probably know of the scholastic educational game The Oregon Trail. It may be a punchline nowadays, but it successfully tricked kids into learning. It taught us about to the trials and tribulations of …

A shape-shifting soul collector seeks to lead a group of unsuspecting non-believers into the afterlife in Maya, a 2022 horror film, written and directed by Paul C. Hemmes (Dead Enders 2010, A Grave in the Woods 2018). Maya (2022) Synopsis  Nothing is what it seems when a group of unsuspecting friends …