Poché Pictures

Venus is what happens when you take a grimy Madrid housing block, an H. P. Lovecraft story, and a bag of stolen drugs, then shake them together until something unholy and fluorescent falls out. It’s loud, sweaty, aggressively unpleasant in all the right ways—and it proudly refuses to act like a respectable “elevated horror” film. … Read More “Venus” »

Under Wraps 2 is the kind of sequel that feels less like a movie and more like a contractual obligation accidentally edited into 80 minutes. It’s a Disney Channel Original Movie where the scariest thing on screen isn’t the mummy, or the evil mummy, or even the hypnotized goon—it’s the sheer volume of plot shoved … Read More “Under Wraps 2” »

Torn Hearts is what happens when a Nashville dream, a busted GPS, and unchecked ambition all end up in the same haunted mansion with Katey Sagal and too much whiskey. It’s a sharp, mean little horror-thriller that asks, “How far will you go for fame?” and then patiently waits while its characters sprint straight past … Read More “Torn Hearts” »

They/Them (or, as the movie very helpfully insists, They-Slash-Them) is a film that somehow manages to take conversion therapy, queer trauma, Kevin Bacon, slasher tropes, and a masked killer…and still feel like a very long, very awkward corporate diversity workshop with a body count tacked on at the end. It clearly wants to be important. … Read More “They/Them (or, as the movie very helpfully insists, They-Slash-Them)” »

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) is the cinematic equivalent of someone saying, “We’re doing a respectful legacy sequel,” and then immediately tripping face-first into a pit of TikTok trends and chainsaw fuel. It’s positioned as a direct follow-up to the 1974 classic, set fifty years later, but it feels less like a horror film and more … Read More “Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)” »

Swallowed is the kind of movie that makes you want to sit down with the phrase “follow your dreams” and ask a few follow-up questions. It’s a queer body horror crime thriller about friendship, exploitation, and ambition, wrapped around the single worst smuggling tactic anyone has ever seriously committed to film: swallowing mysterious bio-drug larvae … Read More “Swallowed” »

Spirit Halloween: The Movie feels less like a film and more like a 90-minute corporate training video that accidentally hired Christopher Lloyd. It’s the cinematic equivalent of getting a coupon in the mail and realizing the fine print says “Valid only inside this screenplay.” On paper, it sounds like a fun, spooky kids’ adventure: three … Read More “Spirit Halloween: The Movie” »

Smile is the rare studio horror movie that understands one crucial truth: the scariest thing about mental health work isn’t the paperwork or the pay—it’s no one believing you when you say, “Hey, I think an invisible trauma demon is trying to crawl into my mouth.” Parker Finn’s feature debut takes a premise that could’ve … Read More “Smile (2022) Review” »

Significant Other is what happens when a relationship drama, a hiking trip, and an alien invasion all swipe right on each other and decide to meet in the Pacific Northwest. It’s a tight, moody little sci-fi horror film that looks like a couples’ therapy session sponsored by REI and quietly hijacked by an immortal shapeshifting … Read More “Significant Other” »

Second Show is the kind of horror-thriller that feels like it was pitched as: “What if your destination wedding turned into a murder mystery, a possession drama, and a spider-based ghost story… in London… but with Sri Lankan and Tamil emotions cranked to eleven?” And somehow, against all odds, that’s exactly what you get: a … Read More “Second Show” »