Movie Reviews5.1/10
Refn’s Model-Murder Fable Still Can’t Find Anything Beneath the Surface
The Neon Demon review: Refn's gorgeous, hollow fashion horror with Elle Fanning and Jena Malone. Beautiful cinematography, thin screenplay, 5.1/10.
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Movie Reviews4.2/10
Why the 2016 Doll Horror Still Gets Under Your Skin a Decade Later
A review of The Boy (2016): Greta Evans nannies a life-sized doll in a remote English village. Lauren Cohan stars in a thin horror with a strong premise.
Movie Reviews5.7/10
Mama review: a terrifying short stretched into a decent feature
Mama (2013), Andy Muschietti's debut, scares for an hour before explaining its ghost. A review of the Jessica Chastain horror hit.
Movie Reviews6.5/10
A Father-and-Son Coroner Team Cuts Open a Body That Refuses to Explain Itself
A father-and-son morgue team meets a corpse that won't behave like one. André Øvredal's 2016 horror film, reviewed.
Movie Reviews5.5/10
Found-Footage Horror That Peaks Before the Twist
M. Night Shyamalan's found-footage horror The Visit turns 11. A close look at Nana, Pop Pop, the camcorder, and why the twist still works.
Movie Reviews6.5/10
The Black Phone: Ethan Hawke Behind a Mask, and a Basement That Talks Back
A review of Scott Derrickson's The Black Phone, with Ethan Hawke as the Grabber: a tight, well-acted horror film built on one strong idea.
Movie Reviews5.3/10
The Found-Footage Horror Hit That Gives Up on Its Own Best Idea
A review of Scott Derrickson's Sinister, praising its Super 8 horror premise and Ethan Hawke's performance while faulting its reliance on jump scares.
Movie Reviews6/10
Possession Horror Stays Small and Delivers on Its Threat
Yellow Eyes, a Joe Swanberg-produced possession horror from director Jesse Korman, hits Screambox and Cineverse with a cursed relic and a 86-minute runtime.