‘Cara’ is a dark and often difficult-to-watch British psychological thriller, blending disturbing subject matter with a slow-burning, unsettling atmosphere. The plot is relatively straightforward, but the execution is layered and challenging, blurring the line between reality and delusion in a way that keeps the viewer unbalanced. The film follows Cara, a seriously disturbed young woman […]
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David Robert Mitchell’s supernatural chiller ‘It Follows’ has quite deservedly caused something of a stir in the horror community. With the general consensus between critics being that it is refreshingly original, nail bitingly tense and reminiscent of Carpenter’s hey-day style, it has a lot to live up to in the expectation department. I watched hoping […]
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Just when it felt like we’d seen every variation of the Asian ghost story, along comes ‘Shutter’—a relatively obscure Thai horror film that turned out to be one of the scariest of the lot. We went in expecting just another by-the-numbers supernatural thriller, but within minutes, the film had us gripped, and for the next […]
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Nolfi’s latest creature feature, Elevation, boasts some impressive vistas, an interesting premise, and a handful of likable characters. However, it ultimately falls short due to its generic story and uninspired creature design. The film’s concept is straightforward yet effective. Set in a world where monstrous creatures lurk below 8,000 feet, Elevation follows a group of […]
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The V/H/S franchise has always been a mixed bag—an anthology series where the highs are deliriously inventive, and the lows feel like filler padding out the runtime. V/H/S/Beyond, the latest entry, leans hard into the bizarre, pushing the franchise’s signature grainy aesthetic into uncharted (and often unhinged) territory. The result? A film that’s as erratic […]
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I’ve often wondered, with the films we consider established classics today, did audiences back then know what they were viewing would be revered decades later? If it is possible to make such a prediction, I’m going to be bold and say that ‘Late night with the Devil’ is surely a modern classic. Everything about this […]
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‘In a violent nature’ switches up the typical slasher perspective telling the films story from the perspective of the killer, rather than the victims. The result, an unusually violent slasher movie with all the hallmarks of the 80s classics – warts and all. The films plot is loose to say the least. Essentially, a killer […]
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Director Alan Scott Neal serves up a home-invasion style slasher with more than a few twists when a group of masked assailants terrorise a lone waitress in her rural diner. Opening with a lengthy dialogue, the crass back and forth between the young waitress and her mate sets the tone for what will follow. Nancy […]
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‘‘There’s ‘Something in the Water’, teen horror meets shark attack flick and to no surprise, the outcome is exactly what you think it would be. Take a group of hapless teens and dump them in the middle of shark infested waters and you’ve got this movie. Quirky, hip and even at times amusing, with some […]
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A simple yet tense Aussie psychological thriller, the 13th Summer might not quite have you right on the edge of your seat, but there’s an escalating tension which at times has you close to it. The plot follows an angry cop and his wife as they look for some respite at a remote beachside shack. […]
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