Reviews

‘The X-Files’ Pilot is Still Fresh 25 Years Later

The X-Files

I have the best notification ringtones in the world. There are two of them and both are Fox Mulder. One says, “Have you ever had the suspicion that you were abducted by aliens?” and the second says, “Don’t hate me ‘cause I’m beautiful.” Why do I share my fantastic ringtones …

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Amazon Hot Box (2018) Movie Review

James Bickert and Brian K. Williams are two indie filmmakers that I have been following for the past couple years. When they announce new films, I genuinely get excited to see what they have come up with. A few months back, James and Brian launched a Kickstarter campaign for Amazon …

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‘Found Footage 3D’ (2016) Movie Review

Most of our readers know by now that I really don’t care much for found footage films, with the exception of Wekufe: Origin of Evil and Room For Rent (you can read my reviews of the films here and here). I feel like the genre is full of potential to tell a compelling …

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“A Heartbreaking And Beautiful Tragedy”- Hostile (2017) Movie Review

While I tend to enjoy post-apocalyptic films, they have been overdone lately, a slew of more of the same and less of something new. When I heard about the post-apocalyptic film, Hostile, it sounded like something with the potential to put a fresh spin on a well-worn genre, and I knew …

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Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Freaks’ (2018) – A Genre-Reshaping Movie Review

When I first read about Filmmaker Zach Lipovsky’s (Afflicted 2013) film, Freaks, I made a few assumptions about what I was about to watch. I assumed it was about a little girl breaking free from her paranoid father’s grasp and discovering the world for the first time like the little …

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Clench Your Rosaries and Say Your Prayers: PopHorror Reviews ‘The Nun’ (2018)

The much anticipated movie The Nun (2018) from The Conjuring universe has taken over box offices this weekend. Finally, answers are being provided on this ominous entity that has been teasing fans of the franchise for years. So, grab your rosaries and brush up on your prayers! Let’s talk about …

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Movie Review: ‘Boarding School’ (2018)

Boarding School

Most horror movies have a set theme: supernatural, psychological, slasher, thriller, creature feature… Normally, those themes and/or genres are pretty easy to spot from the very beginning of the film. Movies like those have a very distinct formula, and it’s rare that they stray from that. But sometimes, there are …

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‘The Waning’ By Christina Bergling – A Book Review

Christina Bergling is an author that I discovered when I read her novel, The Rest Will Come. You may read my review here. I also had a chance to chat with her as well, and you may find that interview here. I am now a huge fan of hers, soI …

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‘Lost Child’ (2018) Is A Haunting Tale Of Loss

Lost Child is a thriller from Director Ramaa Mosley (Girl Rising 2013). Also known as Tatterdemalion, Lost Child is about an Army vet named Fern (Leven Rambin: The Hunger Games 2012) returns to her hometown in the Ozarks looking for estranged brother. She meets up with an old friend named Mike (Jim …

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