Horror Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Horror

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.
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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
A man with a serious expression stands in front of a curtain, appearing intense and resolute.
Review

The Monkey review – Theo James goes ape

by Hannah Strong

A cheeky monkey with a violent streak gets Theo James in all sorts of trouble in Osgood Perkins’ bloodthirsty horror based on a Stephen King short story.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman in a beige coat and a man in a dark suit stand in a dimly lit setting.
Review

Heart Eyes review – a gimmicky horror fauxmance

by Billie Walker

Two youngsters come a cropper of a very particular masked maniac in Josh Ruben’s dismal horror-romance mash-up.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A young woman in a red hooded top stands in a dimly lit room, with blurred figures in the background.
Review

Presence review – an enjoyably swift chiller

by Manuela Lazic

Steven Soderbergh plays with the cinematic form to craft a compelling story about family dynamics and grief.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A young man sitting on a dilapidated sofa in a messy room, wearing a military-style jacket.
Review

Wolf Man review – a bit of a howler

by Adam Woodward

Leigh Whannell follows up The Invisible Man with another present-day revival of a Universal Monster. This one bites.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect