There’s horror—and then there’s Alma and the Wolf, a psychological thriller that doesn’t just dip its toes into genre, but fully transforms within it. Set against the hauntingly beautiful backdrop of the Oregon coast, the film follows Deputy Ren Accord (Ethan Embry), whose search for his missing son unearths something far more unsettling than he could ever imagine. Directed by Michael Patrick Jann and written by Abigail Miller, Alma and the Wolf is at once a monster movie, a body horror, a familial drama, and a misty folk mystery. But
Pop Culturalist is excited to be partnering with Prime Video to give away tickets to an NYC screening of Heads of State. You and a guest will see the film before it’s released on July 2nd. All the details are below. Good luck! About the Film In the action-comedy Heads of State, the UK Prime Minister Sam Clarke (Idris Elba) and U.S. President Will Derringer (John Cena) have a not-so-friendly and very public rivalry that jeopardizes their countries’ “special relationship.” But when they become the targets of a powerful and
Trenton Judson is a filmmaker who believes every creative risk is worth taking—if it comes from truth. With his genre-defying debut Bad B*tch, the writer-director-actor has delivered a fierce and fearless film that blends high-octane action with emotional depth. Centered on a relentless small-town businesswoman who goes head-to-head with a brutal local gang, Bad B*tch offers a thrilling story of justice, survival, and the cost of rebuilding a community from ruin. But beneath the bullets and bravado lies something deeper: a filmmaker determined to infuse every frame with soul. Pop
Few things capture the spirit of the festival circuit like discovering a filmmaker at the beginning of their rise—someone whose work is both personal and cinematic, raw yet precise. Do No Harm, the debut feature from Chris Hartwell, is exactly that: a searing, viscerally immersive drama opening this year’s Dances With Films. What elevates the film even further is the rare synergy between filmmaker and cast, led by a quietly devastating performance from Harry Shum Jr. Their collaboration is a testament to what independent cinema can achieve when vision and