Movie Reviews

In many ways, Wes Craven’s The People Under the Stairs is his most overtly political film, but in no way does that subtract from it. Sure, you can find social critiques in A Nightmare on Elm Street or even minutely in Scream, but political madness is less hidden in this …

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a tech savvy person. I feel pretty fortunate every day when my computer boots up without an error message. But that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate a good computer movie, and the idea behind director Jacob Gentry’s (The Signal) new film, …

One of my favorite films to come out of the 2021 Nightmares Film Festival was hands down, Peppergrass. This film was directed by Steven Garbas and Chantelle Han and written by Garbas and Philip Irwin. It stars Chantelle Han, Charles Boyland, Michael Copeman, Philip Williams, and Craig Porritt. Synopsis for …

As we all know, Nightmares Film Festival is one of the best film festivals out there, and although I wasn’t able to watch many of the films that premiered for their 2021 lineup, I did get to watch a few. One of them includes the horror-thriller, The Whooper Returns. This …

Deadly Friend is one of those movies that could easily fly under the radar, given the surplus of famous films that we flocked to in the mid-80s. But it has something of a Made for-TV charm to it that puts it among Wes Craven’s most underrated efforts. A mix of science …

Here at PopHorror, we are fans of Alice Maio Mackay. We have reviewed her short films Serpent’s Nest (2021 – read our review here) and Tooth 4 Tooth (2020 – read our review here). So Vam is her debut feature film, which I was eager to see and review. What is amazing …

Not to be confused with Danny Boyle’s directorial debut of the same name, this Shallow Grave is one of the latest remasters/re-releases from Vinegar Syndrome. There are similar themes, like murders and poorly hidden bodies, but this film has enough to make it stand apart, and the new release has …

Admittedly, I’m newer to Vinegar Syndrome releases, so I didn’t know what to expect when I got a review copy of their recent 2k restoration of Russell Mulcahy’s Resurrection. Does it hold up alongside other distributors focused on genre film preservation like Criterion or Arrow? Find out within! Resurrection was …

I must admit, I’m a sucker for horror movies that take place in the woods. That eerie feeling as the sunsets and darkness engulfs the forest… During the day, it can be scary, but at night, it’s pitch black as if you’ve entered oblivion. It’s almost as if found yourself …

Although we’ve covered Fried Barry (read festival review – HERE) quite a bit at PopHorror, I just recently watched it for the first time. It was quite an experience and it took me on one crazy, wild, and disturbing ride! This film was written and directed by Ryan Kruger (read …