Review: Saw X (2023)

Saw X (2023)

Rated R for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture, language and some drug use

Popcorn Frights 2021, Day 4: The Beta Test (2021) and The Welder (2021)

Finally finishing up these old reviews in time for Spooky Season. The last two movies of Popcorn Frights were a pretty good one (and another one of the occasional non-horror entries in the fest) and, unfortunately, a pretty bad one as well.

The Beta Test (2021)

Not rated

Review: To Your Last Death (2019)

 To Your Last Death (2019)

Not rated

Review: A Serbian Film (2010)

A Serbian Film (2010)

Not rated

Popcorn Frights 2019, Day 4: The Unthinkable (2018), Artik (2019), Infection (2019), Satanic Panic (2019), Z (2019)

Popcorn Frights 2019's second weekend gauntlet was another doozy, packed with a diverse lineup of films that included a war thriller, torture porn, zombies, Satanic horror-comedy, and supernatural horror.

First up, it's Red Dawn, Swedish style.

The Unthinkable (Den blomstertid nu kommer) (2018)

Not rated

Popcorn Frights 2019, Day 3: Alive (2018), Itsy Bitsy (2019), Daniel Isn't Real (2019), Villains (2019), Porno (2019)

Buckle up. Day three of Popcorn Frights was the first of two gauntlets, and I had to scramble to and from my house between movies in order to care for the dogs while still squeezing everything in. The quality varied, but I still got two standouts.

First up, some icky medical horror.

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Alive (2018)

Not yet rated

Popcorn Frights 2019, Day 2: Bloodline (2018), The Dare (2019), and Bliss (2019)

Things really picked up on the second day of the festival. We got what will likely be one of my favorites so far, followed by what will likely be one of my least favorite, all wrapped up with an entertainingly trippy, gritty take on vampires at the end.

Bloodline (2018)

Not yet rated

Popcorn Frights, Night 3: Boogeyman Pop (2018) and Framed (2018)

For the third night of Popcorn Frights, I unfortunately had to miss the first two movies shown due to prior commitments, but I was still able to make it to the Savor Cinema to catch the final two movies of the night. Both of them... were actually pretty good!

First, we have a microbudgeted punk-rock indie...

Boogeyman Pop (2018)

Not rated

Popcorn Frights, Night 1: Havana Darkness (2018), Anna and the Apocalypse (2018), and Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (2018)

Oh, we're going hard tonight. The Popcorn Frights Film Festival started on August 10, 2018, and they had three films all lined up.

For the first film of the night...

Havana Darkness (2018)

Not rated

Review: Jigsaw (2017)

Jigsaw (2017)

Rated R for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture, and for language

Review: Captivity (2007)

Captivity (2007)

Rated R for strong violence, torture, pervasive terror, grisly images, language and some sexual material

Review: Saw (2004)

Has it really been ten years since Saw first came out? Well, if the 10th anniversary rerelease of the film this weekend only is any indication, then yes, I am officially old. The horror films of my childhood (or at least my teenage years) are now nostalgic. How long will it be before we get the Scream-style parody of torture porn?

Saw (2004)

Rated R for strong grisly violence and language

Review: Jennifer Help Us (2014)

Jennifer Help Us (2014)

Not rated

Review: Blood Widow (2014)

Blood Widow (2014)

Review: The Final (2010)

The Final (2010)

Review: The Collection (2012)

The Collection (2012)



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Review: The Loved Ones (2012)

The Loved Ones (2012)



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