Welcome to a mysterious place where magic exists along with dark consequences for the undisciplined wizard. This world is unveiled to Quentin Coldwater (Jason Ralph), an outcast obsessed with a fantasy novel series called Fillory. When a secret college for the gifted recruits him, Quentin discovers his obsession carries more truth …
Read More »Psychos (2017): A Sinfully Twisted Horror Revenge Story
I love revenge horror films. There’s nothing more satisfying than seeing horrible people get what’s coming to them. Iconic ones have come out over the years like 1978’s I Spit On Your Grave and 1972’s Last House on the Left. I’ve seen a few stories in the past year that have put …
Read More »Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood (2003) Not a Gangsta Retro Review
For ten years, Warwick Davis brought an evil little Leprechaun into our homes. He took us all around the world from a small town to LA to Las Vegas to the hood and finally… back to the ‘hood again in Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood. What was the point in …
Read More »Blade II (2002) Retro Movie Review
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 15 years since Blade II hit the heaters in March of 2002. The highly anticipated sequel to the first Blade took a different approach to the first movie. Rather than Blade (Wesley Snipes: White Men Can’t Jump 1992) and Whistler (Kris Kristofferson: A Star …
Read More »Kong: Skull Island (2017) Movie Review
Finally, a reboot with a unique story. The original King Kong (1933) was one of the greatest monster movies ever made. It spawned not one, but two remakes telling pretty much the same story. A filmmaker wants to shoot animals so he travels with a large crew to a remote island where …
Read More »The Absurdist Hip Hop Hellscape of ‘Leprechaun V: In The Hood’ (2000) – Retro Review
Can Leprechauns rap? The answer seems to be a resounding “No.” Still, you can hardly blame a Leprechaun for trying, especially one hanging out in the ‘hood. Also, this is no average Lep. This is an evil, violent Leprechaun (Warwick Davis) who’s always losing track of his gold and creating a …
Read More »How The Dead Got Their Groove Back: ‘Evil Dead II’ (1987) Turns 30
Is Evil Dead II just another generic horror movie set in a cabin in the woods? Nope. The Evil Dead franchise is much bigger than that, and this film is no exception. While many retro reviews discuss how outdated the special effects are, this movie emphasizes how much better practical effects can be. Evil Dead …
Read More »Navy SEALs: The Battle for New Orleans (2015) – Movie Review
When you have a few streaming sites full of horror movies, sometimes the good ones can get right past you. That’s what you have friends for. They can point you in the direction of rare undiscovered gems or horribly bad but laughable movies. I was recently asked to watch Navy …
Read More »The Howling Turns 36! – Retro Review
“The news lady is turned into a werewolf!” Today marks the 36th anniversary of The Howling! Today, PopHorror pays tribute to this Werewolf cult classic. The Howling was directed by Joe Dante. Movie buffs already know Dante also directed Gremlins in 1984 and The ‘Burbs in 1989. It was actually …
Read More »Atomica (2017) – Movie Review
When PopHorror published the article about the new horror movies being released this March, there were quite a few on there that I was excited about. With movies like The Belko Experiment, Raw and The Devil’s Candy showing up on this list, I knew March 2017 was going to be a great month …
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