Tag Archives: Trent Haaga

The Perfect “Coming Of Age” Film… For Sociopaths: ‘DEADGIRL’ (2008) Blu-ray Review

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Way back when (this was released 15 years ago, hence the anniversary Blu) Trent Haaga, then known primarily for leading the “Diaper Mafia” in The Toxic Avenger IV: Citizen Toxie wrote a script for a little film called Deadgirl. With it, he made, along with co-directors Marcel Sarmiento (Totem) and …

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TA In 4K! The Toxic Avenger Collection 4K UHD/Blu-ray Review

Hot on the heels of the Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones, Elf) led re-imagining, the unhinged folks over at Troma have decided that this is the perfect time to release the Toxic Avenger franchise of films on remastered 4K UHD versions. Perhaps the film that can be singularly traced as …

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Interview With Author Bryan Smith About His Book ’68 Kill’

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One of my favorite films this year thus far is 68 Kill (see our review here). I’ve never seen anything like it and I thought it was brilliant – a fucked up, insanely glorious ride that I never wanted to end. It makes you think, “Who in the world could come …

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PopHorror Interviews Director Trent Haaga About His Film ’68 Kill’

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Director, writer, and actor Trent Haaga has worked on some pretty wicked horror films throughout the last several years. I first saw him in the Troma film Terror Firmer and continued to love his work in things like Deadgirl and Cheap Thrills (see our review here). Most recently, though, I fell …

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Fantasia 2017 Festival: ’68 Kill” An Intoxicating Journey Through Hell and Back

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The thrilling new crime comedy, 68 Kill, was shown at the Fantasia International Film Festival on July 29th and PopHorror had the opportunity to check it out. Ever since its premiere at the SXSW Festival a few months back, people have been talking about this exciting and thrilling experience unlike any …

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Cheap Thrills (2014): What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Richer

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Do you ever spend half of your night just looking for a horror movie to watch? The other night, my friend and I were browsing through Netflix, trying to find something worthwhile and nothing was sparking our interests – that is until we came across Cheap Thrills. We didn’t know much about …

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