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  • Hallow Road (2025)
    Review preview for Hallow Road

    Hallow Road is an Irish co-production, and it shows both in theme and in quality.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Two parents enter a race against time when they receive a distressing late-night phone call from their daughter after she caused a tragic car accident.
  • Under The Shadow (2016)
    Review preview for Under The Shadow

    The sleeping and waking worlds begin to tumble together, with cinematographer Kit Fraser using his camera to add to the unsettling atmosphere, spinning the image at key moments or rocking it to ratchet tension.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A mum and daughter in fear of war find they are being stalked in their home by a malevolent djinn.

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