Reviews

BUFF 2018: ‘A/S/L’ – Hardcore Horror Short Review

I just want to start off by saying that I love reviewing films for film festivals. You honestly never know what you are going to stumble across, and some of the best films out there right now are coming off the film festival circuit! With that being said, I was …

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BUFF 2018: Dogged (2017) – Short Film Review

How far would someone be willing to go to get what they wanted? It’s a question we ask ourselves from time to time, but we never assume anyone would take measures to the very extreme, no matter how badly they want it. As we continue our reviews for the Boston …

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‘Cruel Summer’ (2018) Movie Review

Some movies are hard to watch. We hope and pray that, as a society, we will be better than the previous generation. Sadly, that is not the case for the people in the film, Cruel Summer, which was based on true events. Our story begins with autistic teen Danny who …

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‘Dead Jack And The Soul Catcher’ by James Aquilone (2018) Book Review

Last year, I reviewed Dead Jack And The Pandemonium Device, the debut novel from writer James Aquilone (you can read my review here). Ever since, I’ve been anxiously awaiting the sequel. The time has finally come. Dead Jack And The Soul Catcher was released this week. Did it measure up …

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WTF Festival Presents ‘Lowlife’: Bad Pulp Snatch with Rage

Lowlife

Few filmmakers are able to successfully pay homage to renowned action directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez and Guy Ritchie without failing miserably or ripping them off entirely. With multiple, interwoven subplots, ridiculous crime debacles, gruesome action and humorous scenarios, films like Pulp Fiction, Machete and Snatch bare a style …

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BUFF 2018: ‘It Began Without Warning’ – Short Film Review

It’s time for the 2018 Boston Underground Film Festival! PopHorror has been given the opportunity to view the latest submissions made by talented up-and-coming filmmakers. I decided to watch a short film called It Began Without Warning simply based on the title. With a title like that, I expected a …

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Gary Berger’s ‘Axe’ (2017) – Horror Anthology Review

A few months ago, I reviewed filmmaker Gary Berger’s horror shorts, Sunset (2015), Servus de Infernum (2016),  The Klondike Incident (2017) and The Final Photograph (2017), so when I had the opportunity to review his anthology, Axe, I jumped at the chance. All of these films are a part of PP Urpansoph Films, …

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‘Pyewacket’ (2018) Movie Review: Bone-Chillingly Fantastic

Growing up, one of my favorite films was The Craft (still is). I used to wish I was a witch and practice light as a feather and stiff as a board with my friends. Unfortunately, nothing happened and that’s the most I’ve ever dabbled anything like witchcraft or cult-like situations. …

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White Goods (2018) Film Review

U.K. indie filmmaking madman Bazz Hancher delivers his latest tale of dark depravity and sick twisted humor in White Goods, making a departure from his previous efforts, Films From A Broken Mind and Blast From The Past, which were both anthologies. Blast From The Past was a collection of Bazz’s earliest …

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Winchester (2018) – Movie Review

The history of the Winchester mansion is such an interesting story. This twisted, surreal house was built in San Jose, California, beginning in 1884, a project that continued 24 hours a day until the mansion’s owner, Sarah Winchester, passed away in 1922. As soon as she passed, the place became …

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