Reviews

Sometimes the pieces of art that hit us the hardest are the ones that we can most relate to in our own personal experiences. Above all else, that’s the mark that Alice, Darling strives to reach. Movies in the horror and thriller genres that premiere early in the year often hold the …

I’m no prude, certainly, but once I left my teen years I started to veer away from sexploitation more and more. Occasionally you’d get a funny one, but after a while, they seemed like the majority of directors wanted to see boobs in exchange for promises of possible future returns …

The tagline for Italian directing trio T3’s SOUND OF SILENCE (2023) promises: “A chilling and stylish haunted house horror movie with a twist in the vein of The Conjuring and Oculus.” That was enough to sell me on the idea of catching this new offering from XYZ Films. Did it …

For shady businessman Grant Herman, suicide seemed an easy exit out of his failing life. But leaving his past behind is never that easy… Director Jason Burke (A Mother’s Dying Wish, read our review here) explores this in his new short film A Soul’s Window. Here’s a look at the …

I grew up in a generation that feared three things: Quicksand, leeches, and the Bermuda Triangle. I never really thought that past the Triangle there was an island. Bermuda Island is the latest Mahal Empire adventure. An intriguing title that definitely caught my attention. To be honest, after reviewing both …

I am a fanatic about short films. It never ceases to amaze me how these films pack so much story in such a short amount of time. Jason Burke not only writes for PopHorror, but he is also a talented filmmaker. I hadn’t seen any of his films yet, so …

“Yeah *sarcastic* Nazis are a barrel of laughs…” -Bernie (The Paper, 1994). Movies about killing Nazis are always fun to watch. Whether it’s Clint Eastwood singlehandedly mowing down about four hundred of them in Where Eagles Dare or Brad Pitt’s band of merry men scalping them in Inglorious Basterds, it’s …

The world doesn’t have enough werewolf flicks, in my humble opinion. The lore of Lycanthropes, their bloodlust, and what I imagine would be a powerful, painful transition into a beast, have always intrigued me.  Contemporary times have left horror fans with a short stack of worthy werewolf titles. Some of …

Twenty years ago I overheard a coworker talking about a film that was so shocking that he couldn’t sleep that night. That film was Gaspar Noe’s Irreversible. My coworker begged me not to watch it. Challenge accepted! I went that very evening to my local art house theater and saw …

Disquiet (2023) was written and directed by Michael Winnick (Dark Asset). PopHorror had the opportunity to check this medical horror film out before its release.  Check out the trailer below, then read on for our review! Disquiet (2023) Synopsis Sam has everything a man could want. This includes a beautiful …