NOTE: This review was generated during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, this film wouldn’t exist. PopHorror fully supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA and their efforts. Trying to find new ways to spin off stylized slasher films is a common …
Read More »Review: ‘INSIDIOUS: THE RED DOOR’ – A Necessary Sequel?
NOTE: This review was generated during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, this film wouldn’t exist. PopHorror fully supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA and their efforts. Insidious: The Red Door picks up 9 years after its predecessor with an …
Read More »Review: Nick Cassavetes’ ‘GOD IS A BULLET’ (2023) – Damn, This Movie is DARK
This probably won’t surprise anyone who knows me, but I’m a bit of a nihilist. I’m not without humor, but I only wear black, let the sound of true crime lull me to sleep, and I’ll never be described as someone who “lights up a room.” But holy crap, even …
Read More »Review – Josh Graves’s ‘LATE CHECKOUT’ (2023): Small Town. Large Body Count…
Say what you will about B-rated horrors, but Indie slashers are a national treasure. If you follow Pophorror on socials, you may have seen the bloody trending trailer for new indie Director Josh Graves’s (The House That Eats Flesh 2023) Late Checkout. The trailer is pretty metal that’s masterly, right …
Read More »David Nutter’s ‘Disturbing Behavior’ (1998) Turns 25 – Retro Review
The 1990s were a roller coaster of a time for the horror genre. From the lackluster franchise sequels in the early 90s to the reinvigoration of the craft through Wes Craven’s Scream in 1996, the decade went out with a bevy of underrated entries. One of the greatest forgotten gems of …
Read More »Freedom Ain’t All They’re Lusting For… ‘LUST FOR FREEDOM’ (1987) Blu-ray Review
Ah, the “women in prison” film. An exploitation staple. Was there ever a sleazier ‘70’s/80’s sub-genre than this? And who better to release a shining example of this dirty little genre gem, Lust For Freedom, in high definition no less, than the purveyors of all things cheap, nasty, and goofy: …
Read More »Review: ‘FINAL CUT’ is a Pale Imitation of a True Original
I don’t think anyone who really knows me questions my view on remakes – I hate them. If you want to reboot a film and make it your own that’s one thing, but why mess with with something that’s already great? And the low budget Japanese zombie film One Cut …
Read More »You Are (Not) Alone: A ‘PACIFIC RIM’ (2013) Retrospective
To some, Pacific Rim may be a long, silly, robots vs monsters movie, meant to be disposable popcorn fun. Even if you only came to watch the movie for that, there’s more to it than meets the eye. Director Guillermo del Toro (read our recent retrospective on another film of …
Read More »This Is NOT a ‘WITCHBOARD’ (1986) Sequel! Kevin Tenney’s lost gem, ‘WITCHTRAP’ (1989) Blu-ray Review
One of writer/director Kevin Tenney’s (Witchboard, read our retro review here) overlooked films, Witchtrap, is an entertaining supernatural yarn that features virtually all of the 80’s tropes we’ve all grown to love: stirrup pants, big sweaters, Member’s Only jackets, girls jogging, big hair, gratuitous nudity, and latent racism! All kidding …
Read More »‘HELLBOY 2: THE GOLDEN ARMY’ (2008) Retrospective: A Perfect Opening?
Guillermo del Toro loves mythology. It’s evident. Very few viewers could protest it. But more than any, he loves the melancholic ones most. The ones that show our world is or could be fantastical still, but we have to be aware of ourselves, our actions, and how we move those …
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