Horror films
The Reckoning review – witch movie descends into misogynistic torture ordeal
At first, this horror about a woman accused of witchcraft is merely bad. Then it becomes unwatchable
Cath Clarke
14, Apr, 2021 @12:00 PM
Clapboard Jungle review – confessions of an indie horror film director
Canadian director Justin McConnell has created a self-indulgent selfie-fest – I’d pass on his fantasy horror too
Peter Bradshaw
14, Apr, 2021 @10:00 AM
For the Sake of Vicious review – ugly home-invasion thriller whose title says it all
Blood spills, kneecaps shatter and excitement dwindles during a thriller that fails to build on a taut opening act
Phil Hoad
12, Apr, 2021 @3:00 PM
Remi Weekes: ‘To be nominated for a Bafta is up there in terms of great fantasies’
The director of acclaimed horror His House on the strangeness of Covid-era awards – and almost being upstaged by his housemate
Killian Fox
10, Apr, 2021 @4:00 PM
The Howling at 40: a horror movie that gave us something to chew on
Joe Dante’s sly and smart breakout, about a reporter uncovering a colony of werewolves, was a fun ride that found space for satire
Scott Tobias
09, Apr, 2021 @6:02 AM
The Power review – merciless East End hospital horror
A fragile nurse encounters malevolent forces on night duty in Corinna Faith’s efficient screw-tightener with a feminist slant
Cath Clarke
07, Apr, 2021 @10:00 AM
Rose: A Love Story review – woodland-shack thriller goes to ground
Real-life couple Matt Stokoe and Sophie Rundle put in good work as a pair of survivalists, but this claustrophobic film loses focus when it becomes a menage a trois
Peter Bradshaw
03, Apr, 2021 @11:06 AM
The Unholy review – Satan continues to inspire the very worst films
A poorly made horror takes an interesting concept, from a James Herbert novel, and squanders it with ineffective visuals and a dearth of scares
Benjamin Lee
01, Apr, 2021 @4:07 PM
Antebellum review – the horrors of slavery repackaged as entertainment
Janelle Monáe stars in a lushly shot thriller that fails to justify its subject matter with anything resembling social commentary
Ellen E Jones
01, Apr, 2021 @8:00 AM
Paintball Massacre review – splatterhouse horror with scattershot acting
This school-reunion paintball outing struggles to live up to illustrious Brit comedy-horror predecessors like Hot Fuzz and Dog Soldiers
Leslie Felperin
30, Mar, 2021 @4:00 PM
The Night review – eerie check-in at an LA hotel
A young Iranian couple and their baby are the sole occupants of a Shining-style hotel in this effective supernatural thriller
Peter Bradshaw
30, Mar, 2021 @10:00 AM
The 20 greatest smackdown movies – ranked!
As the world awaits the monstrous thrills of the new blockbuster Godzilla vs Kong, the genre’s big-hitters slug it out for top place
Stuart Heritage
25, Mar, 2021 @12:00 PM
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