Samantha Bambino
Associate Editor at Newspaper Media Group
Writer at PopHorror
Movie and TV News Writer at Static Media
Articles
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1 week ago |
pophorror.com | Samantha Bambino
It takes a resilient person to survive in a tough-as-nails city like New York…especially when they’re being hunted by a vengeful rat. This is the predicament of Selena (Allison Pittel, Stream 2024) in the new horror comedy Screamboat, which hit theaters last month.
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1 month ago |
pophorror.com | Samantha Bambino
Walt Disney famously once said, “We keep moving forward, opening new doors and doing new things…” Writer/director Steven LaMorte and producer Amy Schumacher are certainly adhering to those words with Screamboat, which brings Walt’s iconic 1928 cartoon starring Mickey Mouse in a fresh direction that’s simultaneously horrifying, hilarious and heartfelt.
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2 months ago |
pophorror.com | Samantha Bambino
Sometimes, the people who seem the most poised and put together on the outside are quietly battling the toughest demons behind-the-scenes. This is certainly the case for motivational speaker Val (Kelly Marie Tran, Raya and the Last Dragon 2021) in Hulu’s original film Control Freak, directed by Shal Ngo and premiering March 13. Despite her empowering on-stage persona, Val is under much stress at home as she’s tormented by an unrelenting itch on the back of her head.
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2 months ago |
pophorror.com | Samantha Bambino
Sarah J. Maas’ A Court of Thorns and Roses has garnered unprecedented popularity over the past several years. Thanks to the rise of the BookTok community paired with a universal desire for escapism, the hit fantasy series has sold millions of copies, with readers clamoring to immerse themselves in the fictional land of Prythian.
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Feb 8, 2025 |
looper.com | Samantha Bambino
Brutal demises, organ harvesting, and financial ruin may be at the crux of Netflix's "Squid Game," but boy does that show have some catchy tunes. From Joseph Hayden's cheery Trumpet Concerto waking the players from their slumber to Johann Strauss II's soothing The Blue Danube, which plays as they ascend the colorful stairs toward whatever deadly game awaits, much of the "Squid Game" soundtrack is a happy-go-lucky contrast to what's taking place on screen.
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