THE CONJURING (2013) Starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Lili Taylor, Ron Livingston, Shanley Caswell, Hayley McFarland, Joey King, Mackenzie Foy, Kyla Deaver, Shannon Kook, John Brotherton, Sterling Jerins, Marion Guyot, Morganna Bridgers and Amy Tipton. Screenplay by Chad Hayes & Carey W. Hayes. Directed by James Wan. Distributed by New Line Cinema. 112 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
Category Archives: Horror
The Bates Haunting (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
The Bates Haunting The Bates Haunting is both a cheesy low-budget horror film and an infomercial, all wrapped up in a big, blood-red bow. The product it is hawking is The Haunted Hayride and Bates Motel, a well-known Halloween attraction in Glen Mills, PA (which is in the suburbs of Philadelphia). Every year, a local … Continue reading
6 Souls (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
6 SOULS (2013) Starring Julianne Moore, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jeffrey DeMunn, Frances Conroy, Nathan Corddry, Brooklynn Proulx, Brian A. Wilson, Joyce Feurring, Steven Rishard, Charles Techman, John Peakes, Michael Graves, Chaz Moneypenny, Charles D. Richards and Rick Applegate. Screenplay by Michael Cooney. Directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein. Distributed by RADiUS-The Weinstein Company. 112 … Continue reading
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
HANSEL & GRETEL – WITCH HUNTERS (2013) Starring Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen, Thomas Mann, Peter Stormare, Pihla Viitala, Derek Mears, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Joanna Kulig, Bjørn Sundquist, Rainer Bock, Thomas Scharff, Kathrin Kühnel, Cedric Eich, Alea Sophia Boudodimos and the voice of Robin Atkin Downes. Screenplay by Tommy Wirkola and Dante Harper. Directed … Continue reading
Dark Skies (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
DARK SKIES (2013) Starring Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo, Kadan Rockett, J.K. Simmons, L.J. Benet, Rich Hutchman, Myndy Crist, Annie Thurman, Jake Washburn and Ros Ostrow. Screenplay by Scott Stewart. Directed by Scott Stewart. Distributed by Dimension Films. 95 minutes. Rated PG-13. “Found footage” horror films have become so commonplace that filmmakers don’t even … Continue reading
No One Lives (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
NO ONE LIVES (2013) Starring Luke Evans, Adelaide Clemens, Lee Tergesen, Laura Ramsey, Derek Magyar, Beau Knapp, America Olivo, Brodus Clay and Lindsey Shaw. Screenplay by David Lawrence Cohen. Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura. Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment. 86 minutes. Rated R. Into the strange bedfellows’ files comes this movie, a joint production between the … Continue reading
A Monster in Paris (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
A MONSTER IN PARIS (UN MONSTRE Á PARIS) (2011) Featuring the voices of Adam Goldberg, Jay Harrington, Vanessa Paradis, Sean Lennon, Bob Balaban, Danny Huston, Catherine O’Hara and Madeline Zima. Screenplay by Bibo Bergeron and Stéphane Kazandjian. Directed by Bibo Bergeron. Distributed by Shout Factory. 87 minutes. Rated PG. French animator Bibo Bergeron has returned … Continue reading
Room 237 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Room 237 Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novel The Shining has been confounding for the three decades since its release to mostly lukewarm reviews and sluggish box office. The movie turned off both of its target audiences – Kubrick fans felt that the ghost story was a squandering of the master filmmaker’s talents … Continue reading
Come Out and Play (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
COME OUT AND PLAY (2012) Starring Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Vinessa Shaw, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Gerardo Taracena and Alejandra Álvarez. Screenplay by Makinov. Directed by Makinov. Distributed by Cinedigm/Flatiron Film Company. 87 minutes. Not Rated. We like to believe that small children are sweet and innocent, but the truth is between the ages of 8 and 15, … Continue reading
Piranha 3DD (A PopEntertainment.com) Movie Review
PIRANHA 3DD (2012) Starring Danielle Panabaker, Matt Bush, Katrina Bowden, Christopher Lloyd, Ving Rhames, Chris Zylka, Allison Mack, Gary Busey, David Koechner, David Hasselhoff, Jean-Luc Bilodeu, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, Meagan Tandy, Adrian Martinez, Paul Scheer and Clu Gulager. Screenplay by Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan and Joel Soissan. Directed by John Gulager. Distributed by Dimension Films. … Continue reading