Movie Reviews

‘Narco Sub’ (2021): Dives Deep Into The Horrors Of Real Life – Movie Review

Growing up, we would always hear about the monster under our bed or the monsters in our closet. The boogeyman that scares us. Eventually, we learn that it is all in our heads and shadows are just shadows. Nothing more, nothing less. However, we do find out there is evil …

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Donato Carrisi’s ‘Into the Labyrinth’ (2020): Dustin Hoffman Gets Lost In The Mind Of A Killer – Movie Review

Growing up as a kid, I loved watching detective stories. I fell in love with the dialogue, the action, and the reveal at the end when in some cases I’d know and sometimes I didn’t know who the real criminal was. The look was also a huge deal for me. …

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MyIndie Productions’ ‘Ivy’ (2017) – Movie Review

Ivy is a 2017 psychological thriller horror short about a young man’s struggle to deal with the loss of the love of his life by refusing to leave his home, despite the well-meaning encouragement from him friends. He’s been alone for weeks and can barely stand to leave his bathroom, …

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Bill Oberst, Jr. Takes On The Opioid Crisis in Mark Savage’s ‘Painkiller’ (2021) – Movie Review

The opioid crisis. We’ve heard about it. We’ve read news articles about it. We may even have been affected by it. But what can we do about it? Grieving father Bill Johnson (Circus Of The Dead’s Bill Oberst, Jr.) has an idea about that in Mark Savage’s 2021 film, Painkiller. …

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Marteinn Thorsson’s ‘Backyard Village’ (2021): A Film About Pain, Loss, and Human Connection

After spending over a year in the isolated, lonely world in the grips of the coronavirus, human connection feels more precious than ever. Marteinn Thorsson’s (Permille) Backyard Village tells the story of two lonely people at a crossroads in their lives who find solace in one another. Synopsis: Unable to …

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‘For The Sake Of Vicious’ (2021) Movie Review

Imagine coming home after a fitful day of work, and seeing your landlord sprawled out, attacked on your kitchen floor, as you come face-to-face with an unknown assailant. That’s the gripping beginning to For The Sake Of Vicious, and it only gets more intense from there. From the tension-filled opening through …

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Retro Review: ‘Meatball Machine’ (2005) Delivers a Twisted and Gory Love Story

With a special edition Blu-ray coming soon—April 12th, 2021—I thought I would take another look at the techno/splatterpunk and body horror film from Japanese directors Yudai Yamaguchi and Junichi Yamamoto, 2005’s Meatball Machine! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVBQedhFk0g Synopsis: Capable of making bio-mechanical weapons out of human flesh, alien parasites grotesquely invade the Earth, …

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Scott McGinnis’ ‘Last Gasp’ (1995): Vinegar Syndrome’s 4K Restoration Blu-Ray Review

It’s been a long time since PopHorror has reviewed anything from Vinegar Syndrome, but now we’re back at it and ready to go! There are two selections for this month: Bob Bralver’s 1989 thriller, Rush Week, and the supernatural horror film, Last Gasp, directed by Scott McGinnis. I decided to …

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