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‘Pop Off!’ – The “Saw” Franchise

March 26, 2024

Host first-year student Ethan Kaufman is joined by guest first-year student MiCaila Lohrfink to rank the 10 films of the “Saw” franchise from worst to best. Intro: 00:00-3:03 Bottom 5: 3:03-19:33 Top...

‘Popcorn Premieres’ – “Five Nights at Freddy’s” (2023), “Anatomy of a Fall” (2023), “Pain Hustlers” (2023)

November 3, 2023

Host first-year student Logan Thompson is joined by guests Braedy Dilger and Simona Forgione to discuss the film adaptation of the video game franchise, "Five Nights at Freddy's". Thompson and Forgione continue to review "Anatomy of a Fall", and Thompson alone reviews the Netflix Original "Pain Hustlers".

‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ brings frights and fun to life

By Lucretius Rutkowski, Head Proofreader • November 1, 2023

Ever since the success of the first Five Nights at Freddy’s game, created in 2014, the idea of a movie adaptation has been a running gag in the gaming community for almost a decade. Rumors of its production and it being stuck in “development hell” were spread until Blumhouse Productions and the games’ creator Scott Cawthon started posting teasers online about its gradual development. Released in theaters Oct. 27 almost nine years later, there is finally a “Five Nights at Freddy’s” movie.

‘Deja View’ – “Coraline” (2009)

October 31, 2023

In Episode 7 of their animation series, host Therese Kinirons sits with guest Jess Williams to chat about 2009's children's horror classic "Coraline". Join them as they discuss gloves, ghost children and the scariest movie intro of all time.

‘Popcorn Premieres’ – “Fair Play” (2023), “Totally Killer” (2023) and “The Burial” (2023)

October 20, 2023

On this week's episode, host first year student Logan Thompson reviews "Fair Play" (2023), "Totally Killer" (2023) and "The Burial" (2023). Thompson introduces a new segment on the show reviewing movies of 2023 that were released prior to the first episode of "Popcorn Premieres"

‘Popcorn Premieres’ – “The Creator” (2023), “Dumb Money” (2023) and “Saw X” (2023)

October 7, 2023

This week on Popcorn Premieres, host first-year student Logan Thompson discusses "The Creator" (2023) and "Dumb Money" (2023) with guest sophomore Madison Schriver, "Saw X" (2023) with guest senior Jesus Burgos. Thompson also shares his thoughts on the Disney+ "Ahsoka" series (2023), Netflix's short film "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar" (2023) and Letterboxd being acquired.

‘Popcorn Premieres’ – “It Lives Inside” (2023) and “No One Will Save You” (2023)

September 29, 2023

Host first-year student Logan Thompson discusses new horror film "It Lives Inside" (2023) with guest Hank Jennings. On his own, Thompson reviews "No One Will Save You" (2023) and the Disney+ series "Ashoka." To wrap up the episode, Thompson analyzes recent film festivals and how he anticipates they will impact award season.

‘It Lives Inside’ honors East Indian culture while creating suspense

By Sarah Payne, Staff Writer • September 27, 2023

“It Lives Inside'' was clearly created from a genuine place of honoring the Hindu religion and East Indian culture. Also, the characters are relatable to teenagers and can provide insightful lessons for parents and teens. However, the movie prioritized the sometimes cheesy character-centric plot line over the actual horror in the film, rendering the film as tense and exciting, but not frightening.

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‘Pop Off!’ – The “Saw” Franchise

‘Popcorn Premieres’ – “Five Nights at Freddy’s” (2023), “Anatomy of a Fall” (2023), “Pain Hustlers” (2023)

‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ brings frights and fun to life

‘Deja View’ – “Coraline” (2009)

‘Popcorn Premieres’ – “Fair Play” (2023), “Totally Killer” (2023) and “The Burial” (2023)

‘Popcorn Premieres’ – “The Creator” (2023), “Dumb Money” (2023) and “Saw X” (2023)

‘Popcorn Premieres’ – “It Lives Inside” (2023) and “No One Will Save You” (2023)

‘It Lives Inside’ honors East Indian culture while creating suspense

‘Popcorn Premieres’ – “A Haunting in Venice” (2023)

‘Deja View’ – “Skinamarink” (2022)

Review: Horror film is a beautiful catastrophe

Review: Hulu original movie shows the dangers of online dates

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