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Genre Horror

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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
A woman lying on a bed, holding a young child wrapped in a blanket.
Review

Hereditary

by Hannah Strong

A painful sense of impending dread fills every frame of Ari Aster’s searing cinematic debut.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Group of five young people, some smiling, in a room with brick walls.
Review

My Friend Dahmer

by Elena Lazic

The early years of the man dubbed the ​‘Milwaukee Cannibal’ make for a compelling character study.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Headshot of a female figure with an intense, pensive expression. Skin covered in red paint or dye, contrasting with dark hair and a blurred natural landscape in the background.
Review

Revenge

by Hannah Strong

Coralie Fargeat’s debut feature strives to reframe the rape-revenge subgenre but misses the mark by a considerable margin.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

The Old Dark House (1932)

by David Jenkins

One of the first and best haunted house movies receives a welcome re-release.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Truth or Dare

by Elena Lazic

A cursed version of everyone’s least favourite party game causes havoc for some teens in Blumhouse’s latest horror offering.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Person silhouetted in dark, flooded tunnel with light at end.
Review

Ghost Stories

by Katherine McLaughlin

Martin Freeman heads up this unnerving horror compendium from writer/​directors Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect