Reviews

‘REDHEAD’ (2023) – Movie Review

What would you do if the only man you ever truly loved was killed in front of you and you barely made it out alive? Would you sit at home and isolate with your grief? Or would you take revenge? This is the question Autumn has to ask herself in …

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‘A Place of Our Own’ (2022) – Movie Review

The Ekarta Collective’s 2022 film A Place of Our Own is a thoughtful and at times emotional and touching deep dive into the lives and struggles faced by Bhopal, India’s LGBTQ+ community. This film is significant in the fact that it is crewed, and acted by people within the communities …

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‘XXX-mas’ (2023) – Movie Review

Santa slashers have been sleighing for decades, as cult classics like Silent Night, Deadly Night (Check out our franchise ranking here) and Santa’s Slay have given new meaning to what makes old saint Nick so jolly. Just in time for the passage of Christmas comes XXX-mas, the newest slice of holiday horror from director James …

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‘Poor Things’ (2023) Movie Review

I’m a huge Emma Stone fan, and I have loved her and had a massive crush on her since Superbad. When I heard that Emma was teaming up with The Killing of a Sacred Deer director Yorgos Lanthimos for a comedy take on a Frankenstein-esque story, I got majorly excited, …

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Terrifyingly Good: PopHorror’s Favorites From 2023

Now that 2023 is finally wrapped up and 2024 is in motion, we contributors at PopHorror wished to share our favorites in 2023 horror movies. Did we miss something amazing? Please let us know what you think! Sara Ferrarese: When Evil Lurks – Nothing is as it seems in this …

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Eddie Bammeke’s ‘There’s No Such Thing As Zombies’ (2020) – Movie Review

Eddie Bammeke’s film, There’s No Such thing As Zombies, is a 2020 horror comedy about a prescription drug that turns people into zombies. No, not just zoned out sleepwalkers, but actual zombies. There’s No Such Thing As Zombies was directed by Eddie Bammeke (Confusion and the Survivor 2022) from a …

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‘LAND OF THE DEAD’ (2005) Retro Review – Zombies Evolved

Land of the Dead

Zombie-themed entertainment is big business in 2020. New indie and mainstream Zombie films are released, seemingly every month. The Walking Dead is in its 10th season on AMC. Shows like I, Zombie, Black Summer, Daybreak, Z Nation permeate our televisions and streaming services. There are graphic novels, video games, books, foreign films like Train To Busan. The …

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Body Horror…Only Lots of Fun! ‘SUITABLE FLESH’ (2023) Review

Suitable Flesh

Sometimes in life (and horror films) legacy is everything. Filmmakers, since the inception of the medium, have tried to make their indelible mark. In the horror realm, and indeed in the HP Lovecraft sub-genre, the late Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator, From Beyond, Dagon) unquestionably left both a mark and a legacy. …

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How Far Is “Too Far?” ‘August Underground’s Penance’ (2007) Blu-ray Review

August Underground's Penance

How far is too far? With August Underground’s Penance, Fred Vogel and his crew pushed the boundaries of cinema as far as anyone had taken them at that point and paved the way for a virtual army of imitators, wannabes, and bastard children of “extreme cinema” in the 16 years …

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