FILM REVIEWS

As tonally awkward a film as I have seen in a very, very long time, this splatter-happy adaptation of a Stephen King short story would...

While there is the odd visual gross-out and a myriad of WTF scenes in The Substance the film contains no actual substance: the longer in,...

The genuinely unsettling, cleverly constructed and smartly ambiguous Late Night with the Devil is a great showcase for actor David...

A horror trilogy that from the outset promised so much dimly peters out in the nearly unwatchable MaXXXine, a poor excuse for a fright...

Alien: Romulus effortlessly captures the aesthetics of the franchise but director Fede Alvarez riffs too much on fan favourite tropes,...

Creepy thriller Longlegs effectively draws you in with an abundance of atmosphere and a disturbing Nic Cage performance yet there is also...

There are intimate moments in A Quiet Place: Day One that truly make an emotional connection – mostly due to an excellent Lupita Nyong’o...

Despite being a major improvement over other recent ‘legacy’ horror prequels The First Omen is predictable, tepid and relies on a lame...

For about an hour Five Nights at Freddy’s is a diverting, familiar spin on the haunted house movie, before a handful of overwrought plot...

Having ruined the Halloween franchise David Gordon Green does the same for another classic horror series in The Exorcist: Believer, a...

Despite a reliance on metaphors that are neither groundbreaking nor original Aussie horror flick Talk to Me is engaging, intriguing and,...

Don't be fooled by the title: despite an abundance of well-executed horror tropes this sequel never feels like it truly belongs in the...

A fun opening is countered by an underwhelming final act in Scream VI, which in-between is a decent but hardly transformative entry in...

There definitely is a taut, scary thriller hidden somewhere inside The Black Phone. Director Derrickson just refuses to let it escape....

The Night House shows that mood, atmosphere and a fine lead performance mean nothing if the denouement falls flat on its face. Mood and...