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  • The Day The Earth Stood Still (2008)
    Review preview for The Day The Earth Stood Still

    Save the planet, buy Citizen Quartz watches and eat at McDonalds!

    Tony Sullivan · 2 out of 5
    Klaatu barada nikto, anyone? Remake of the seminal 50s sci-fi thriller.
  • Doctor Strange (2016)
    Review preview for Doctor Strange

    The most mind-bending, spectacular visuals of the entire series.

    Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
    A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
  • The Exorcism Of Emily Rose (2005)
    Review preview for The Exorcism Of Emily Rose

    The trial plays out in a courtroom that looks more like a church and the few cringe-in-your-seat scares are economically used to great effect.

    Kotleta · 4 out of 5
    Courtroom drama debates fundamental religious beliefs against a backdrop of imagined horror.
  • Hellraiser: Inferno (2000)
    Review preview for Hellraiser: Inferno

    The search for enlightenment has been replaced by the New Age quest to find oneself.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    A detective searching for a killer becomes entangled with the cenobites.
  • Sinister (2012)
    Review preview for Sinister

    You could be forgiven for wondering if Sinister is based on a true story.

    Chris · 3.5 out of 5
    A ghost story and found footage meet a hackneyed true-crime novelist.
  • V/H/S/85 (2023)
    Review preview for V/H/S/85

    By far the best instalment to date, with a stylistic consistency and a sharp wit which make it worth seeking out regardless of your feelings about the found footage genre as a whole.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    An ominous mixtape blends never before seen snuff footage with nightmarish newscasts and disturbing home video to create a surreal, analogue mashup of the forgotten Eighties.

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