Horror Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Horror

A close-up of a shirtless man with a bloodied and bruised face, his expression stern and intense.
Review

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.
Review

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.
Review

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.
Review

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.
Review

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.
Review

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
A person with facial piercings and dreadlocks, wearing a dark cloak, obscuring their face in shadows.
Review

The Ugly Stepsister review – a mean-spirited Cinderella story

by Hannah Strong

Emi­lie Blich­feldt takes on medieval beau­ty stan­dards in this gory refram­ing of the Broth­ers Grim­m’s clas­sic take on Cinderella.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men in period attire - one in a blue cap, the other in a cowboy hat - stand next to a vintage car in a rural setting.
Review

Sinners review – links the past and present with music and blood

by Kambole Campbell

Final­ly free from the Mar­vel machine, Ryan Coogler deliv­ers the goods and then some with his music-pow­ered, genre-splic­ing latest.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A person dressed in a long black cloak standing in a field, with a wooden building in the background.
Review

The Woman in the Yard review – forgettable ghostly horror

by Hannah Strong

A griev­ing fam­i­ly find them­selves with an unwant­ed house guest in the lat­est under­whelm­ing thriller from jour­ney­man direc­tor Jaume Collet-Serra.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Three people standing in a cluttered room with decorations and gifts.
Review

Y2K review – as throwaway as a killer Tamagotchi

by Iona Mathieson

The mil­len­ni­um bug trig­gers a cyber-apoc­a­lypse in Kyle Mooney’s nos­tal­gia-dri­ven direc­to­r­i­al debut.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Silhouette of adult and child against blurred lights
Review

The Rule Of Jenny Pen review – a stand-out ageing horror

by Billie Walker

A for­mer judge finds him­self con­fined to a nurs­ing home where a sin­is­ter pup­pet rules the roost in James Ashcroft’s effec­tive horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, an elderly man in a dark suit and a young woman in a grey jumper, standing in a dimly lit room with various decorations.
Review

Opus review – off-key pop industry satire misses all its cues

by David Jenkins

John Malkovich is an elec­tro pop god with an axe to grind in this glossy music indus­try hor­ror-satire by debut direc­tor Mark Antho­ny Green

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect

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