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  • Blood Shine (2025)
    Review preview for Blood Shine

    There is visceral violence in Bennett and Brooks’ film, an explicit study of some of the dynamics of self harm, at times eroticised, and a lot of blood. Still, it is essentially a character-driven piece.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    In her remote country home, a religious zealot takes a young filmmaker captive, claiming her sadistic rituals will change him into a god.
  • Brooklyn 45 (2023)
    Review preview for Brooklyn 45

    Viewers can expect to find their sympathies shifting over time, and to disagree as to who deserves sympathy in any given moment.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Friday, December 27, 1945. Five military veterans gather in the ornate parlour of a Brooklyn brownstone. Best friends since childhood, they’ve reunited to support their troubled host – but when his invitation for cocktails turns into an impromptu séance, the metaphoric ghosts of their past become all-too-literal.
  • Clapboard Jungle (2020)
    Review preview for Clapboard Jungle

    Some of the participants are incredibly generous with their time and advice, and overall there is a welcoming atmosphere, and excitement at the prospect of engaging with new filmmakers.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Following five years in the life and career of an independent filmmaker, supported by dozens of interviews, posing one question: how does an indie filmmaker survive in the current film business?
  • Darling (2015)
    Review preview for Darling

    It's a style that could easily descend into chaos or comedy, yet somehow director Keating keeps his balance, and lingering shots of walls and windows, beds and chests of drawers are imbued with terror.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A young woman alone in a supposedly haunted house gradually loses her grip.
  • Dashcam (2021)
    Review preview for Dashcam

    A wonderfully economical film.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A news editor, working from home, unexpectedly receives secret footage which gives him a new perspective on an incident in which an attorney general was killed.
  • Dementer (2019)
    Review preview for Dementer

    Very different in tone from the average horror film, Dementer prompts questions about how we measure mental capacity, social functioning and even individuality.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A woman who has recently fled a cult takes a job as a carer and becomes convinced that her charge is in danger from devils.
  • Good Boy (2024)
    Review preview for Good Boy

    In Good Boy, Indy the dog delivers not only a great animal performance, but one of the best performances by anyone this year.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    Indy is a good boy; a faithful dog, he is always by his human Todd’s side. When Todd seeks quiet in an empty family home in the countryside, Indy finds there is a strange, malevolent presence lurking in the shadows — an evil that only he can sense.
  • I Sell The Dead (2008)
    Review preview for I Sell The Dead

    Monaghan and Fessenden are cast perfectly and have a great onscreen rapport, reminding me of a re-vamped Abbott and Costello.

    Darren Amner · 3.5 out of 5
    A grave robber looks back on the life he has led and the unburied bodies that haunt his memories.
  • Jakob's Wife (2021)
    Review preview for Jakob's Wife

    Stevens uses the Nosferatu framework to tell a story about a marriage.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    The disappearance of a young woman threatens to change the beige and banal lives of Anne Fedder and her pastor husband Jakob Fedder forever.
  • The Mind's Eye (2015)
    Review preview for The Mind's Eye

    The latex and practical effects, the lighting dominated by primary red and blues, and the synth-heavy score by Steve Moore, all contribute to the strong Eighties vibe.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    A drifter with telekinetic powers sets out for revenge.
  • The Mountain (2018)
    Review preview for The Mountain

    Kier, Goldblum, and Lavant are never less than fantastic in their portrayal of modes of crazed, unreliably self-assured masculinity.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4.5 out of 5
    A young man who was raised by his emotional stunted father goes to work with his mentor, a doctor who performs lobotomies and shock therapy.
  • The Ranger (2018)
    Review preview for The Ranger

    Horror has taken us to cabins in the woods many times before, but it has rarely done so with such spirit.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A gang of young punks on the run from the cops encounter something nasty in the woods.
  • Southbound (2015)
    Review preview for Southbound

    Unusually coherent for a film of this type and well structured so that the different directors' styles complement one another rather than clashing.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Five interlocking tales of terror follow the fates of a group of weary travellers who confront their worst nightmares - and darkest secrets - over one long night on a desolate stretch of desert highway.
  • The Spine Of Night (2021)
    Review preview for The Spine Of Night

    The central problem here is a common one in fantasy epics: it does go on a bit.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    In this ultra-violent fantasy epic, ancient dark magic falls into sinister hands and unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind. A group of heroes from different eras and cultures must band together in order to defeat it at all costs
  • Summoners (2022)
    Review preview for Summoners

    It’s beautifully acted and its gentle pacing allows for the construction of a richly detailed world.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A young woman returns to her home town and is persuaded to help an old friend engage in witchcraft.
  • The Transfiguration (2016)
    Review preview for The Transfiguration

    Don't be suckered in by the promises of bloodsucking.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Tale of love, loss and vampires.
  • Trauma Or, Monsters All (2026)
    Review preview for Trauma Or, Monsters All

    Characters who belong to a fairy tale or folkloric world struggle to contain themselves in flesh, edged out by the existence of mere mortals who, despite their vulnerability, forever push them to the edges of the narrative.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    An aspiring author gets more than she bargained for when she writes an article for the local paper about her small town’s dark history, prompting unwanted speculation on what monsters may lie within.
  • Wendy And Lucy (2008)
    Review preview for Wendy And Lucy

    This quiet, unfussy film feels more important than a whole host of glossy blockbusters.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Drama about a young woman's attempts to find her lost dog.
  • We Are Still Here (2015)
    Review preview for We Are Still Here

    Ted Geoghegan's darkly witty, stunningly beautiful film is the kind of horror we don't see much these days.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A couple grieving the death of their son move into an old house were they find themselves tormented by vengeful spirits.
  • Zombie Virus On Mulberry Street (2006)
    Review preview for Zombie Virus On Mulberry Street

    The important thing is, thanks to a smart and involving script, we care about whether they make it until morning.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    Manhattan gets ratty.

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