Horror Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

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Woman with long dark hair and man with curly hair looking down at camera in indoor setting.
Review

Together review – Franco and Brie try conscious uncoupling

by Katherine McLaughlin

A married couple move to the countryside only to find their relationship tested in new and surprising ways in Michael Shanks’ body horror.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Julia Garner and Josh Brolin in Weapons
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Weapons review – fun but familiar horror hijinks

by Hannah Strong

Zach Cregger sticks to what he knows in his sophomore horror about missing kids and small-town madness.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Woman in purple jumper leaning over white bathtub, assisting person with short hair bathing in warm-lit bathroom setting.
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Bring Her Back review – Sally Hawkins is sensationally unhinged

by Katherine McLaughlin

Two siblings discover their new foster mother isn’t all she seems in Michael and Danny Philippou’s gory horror. 

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Four people standing on boat deck: woman in orange top on phone, blonde woman in navy jumper, brunette in denim dungarees, man in grey jacket.
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I Know What You Did Last Summer review – cramped by the limitations of its own IP

by Patrick Sproull

A new group of sexy teens face off against a hook-handed foe in this strange legacy sequel.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men standing amongst concrete construction materials and metal posts on grass with modern glass building in background.
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The Shrouds review – precision filmmaking of the highest stripe

by David Jenkins

David Cronenberg’s melan­choly explo­ration of how we retain our con­nec­tion with the dead makes for one of his most beau­ti­ful love stories.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Three people walking through a dense, overgrown landscape surrounded by tangled branches and foliage.
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28 Years Later review – Danny Boyle is finally back

by David Jenkins

Danny Boyle kickstarts a new zombie trilogy with this genuinely anarchic exploration of isolationism with superb turns from Jodie Comer and Aaron Taylor Johnson.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A close-up of a shirtless man with a bloodied and bruised face, his expression stern and intense.
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Protein review – nasty, funny, soulful

by David Jenkins

A gang of small-town drug dealing gym rats are set upon by a murderous stranger in this satisfying Welsh genre piece.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A young blonde woman standing in dark water, holding a wooden pole as a weapon.
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Dangerous Animals review – why sharks? They’re cinematic!

by Anton Bitel

Predators and prey share the same terrain in this psychologically twisted shark thriller from genre filmmaker Sean Byrne.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Three people, a woman in a headscarf covering her mouth, a woman with a concerned expression, and an older man with a beard, sitting together in a dimly lit room.
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The Ritual review – fails to scare, entertain or convert

by Billie Walker

Al Pacino and Dan Stevens can’t save this awful excuse for an exorcism thriller.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A woman with blonde hair in a green dress appears shocked, with a surprised expression on her face.
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Final Destination: Bloodlines review – an absurd, grotesque film for our absurd, grotesque times

by Hannah Strong

Death comes a‑calling once more in this long-overdue sixth instalment into the most morbid horror franchise around.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Four people standing against a wall, a man and woman in the centre, two other women either side. Casual clothing, jeans and t-shirts. Warm, earthy tones in the image.
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Until Dawn review – an insulting parade of tedium

by Esther Rosenfield

David F Sandberg’s tangentially related adaptation of Supermassive Games’ horror hit forgets what made its video game source material so great.

2
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A man with dark hair pointing a gun in a dimly lit, rainy setting.
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Cloud review – all-time bleakest episode of Only Fools and Horses

by Josh Slater-Williams

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s latest treads similar thematic territory to his prescient 2001 cyberhorror, through the prism of an e‑commerce, vengeance-fuelled thriller.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect