Horror Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Horror

A man with a beard in a red garment, set against a dark, dramatic background.
Review

Mandy

by Hannah Strong

Panos Cosmatos unleashes hell on Nicolas Cage and Andrea Riseborough in this bloody, psychedelic headtrip.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A group of NASA astronauts, wearing blue flight suits with NASA logo, look serious and focused.
Review

First Man

by Adam Woodward

Damien Chazelle’s dramatisation of the Apollo 11 mission only scratches the surface of its human subject.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Fearsome alien creature with sharp teeth, dark skin, and a gaping maw.
Review

Venom

by Adam Woodward

Tom Hardy sneers and sweats his way through this sanitised origin story of Marvel’s Spidey-bothering baddie.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man with dark hair and a beard wearing a beige coat stands in a dimly lit interior, looking pensive and holding a book.
Review

Apostle

by Andy Crump

Dan Stevens has a run in with a religious cult in this dread-filled folk horror from The Raid director Gareth Evans.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people embracing, one wearing a blue jacket and the other wearing a yellow top, in a dimly lit indoor setting.
Review

Climax

by Adam Woodward

A dance troupe descends into a drug-addled nightmare in Gaspar Noé’s high-larks latest.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Man in beige jacket holding a gun in a dark outdoor setting.
Review

The Predator

by David Jenkins

Shane Black exhumes this seminal ​’80s monster franchise by paying homage to the abject nastiness of the original.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Blue-tinted smartphone screen showing room interior
Review

Unfriended: Dark Web

by Hannah Strong

A group of friends become embroiled in a sadistic internet game in the latest found footage phenomenon.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man with a serious expression in a dimly lit spacecraft interior.
Review

The Meg

by Hannah Strong

Jason Statham squares off against a prehistoric behemoth in Jon Turteltaub’s silly and overcomplicated thriller.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman with dark hair and a pensive expression, illuminated by a moody, shadowy light.
Review

The Secret of Marrowbone

by David Jenkins

Despite boasting a talented young cast, Sergio G Sánchez’s creepy chamber piece doesn’t add up to much.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, stand in front of an American flag mural.
Review

The First Purge

by Anton Bitel

This Purge origin story presents a timely dystopian vision of America’s class, race and culture wars.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect