Horror Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Horror

A young man and woman sitting on a couch, surrounded by a neon green lighting.
Review

I Saw the TV Glow review – an instant queer classic

by Esther Rosenfield

Jane Schoen­brun’s sopho­more fea­ture is an unnerv­ing take on lone­li­ness, iso­la­tion, and the endur­ing mys­ter­ies of chil­dren’s media.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people, a woman and a man, sitting on a sofa in a living room. The woman wears a light-coloured top and the man wears a dark top.
Review

Sleep review – Jason Yu has the juice

by Josh Slater-Williams

A new­ly­wed cou­ple are haunt­ed by sleep­less nights in Jason Yu’s con­fi­dent, dark­ly humor­ous debut feature.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Person using a mobile device in a dimly lit room.
Review

Longlegs review – a harrowing serial killer thriller

by Hannah Strong

A rook­ie FBI agent with psy­chic abil­i­ties hunts down a ruth­less ser­i­al killer in Osgood Perkins’ thor­ough­ly unnerv­ing, fan­tas­ti­cal­ly odd horror.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Person standing on dirt path, facing away from camera, with hills and trees in the background.
Review

In A Violent Nature review – great premise, poor execution

by Hannah Strong

Chris Nash’s inno­v­a­tive spin on a hor­ror sta­ple boasts an excel­lent set-up, but falls flat in its final act.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Crowded nightclub scene with women in flashy, revealing outfits dancing enthusiastically on a stage, surrounded by a rowdy crowd.
Review

MaXXXine review – it kinda suxxx

by David Jenkins

Mia Goth’s porn star­let cleans up her CV with a bloody vengeance in this under­whelm­ing and over­reach­ing hor­ror threequel.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Young woman with eyes closed, resting on a wooden surface amidst leaves and foliage.
Review

Sorcery – A witch trial movie with a magical-realist twist

by Anton Bitel

Christo­pher Mur­ray directs and stars in this intrigu­ing and orig­i­nal dra­ma about an 1880s Chilean tri­al for witchcraft.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Close-up of a snarling, bloodied creature with sharp teeth and wild, matted fur.
Review

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 review – witless nonsense

by David Jenkins

Anoth­er unwatch­able slash­er dirge from the IP graver­ob­bers behind 2023’s unlike­ly cause célèbre.

1
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Two individuals, one grasping the other in an intense embrace, with one person's mouth open in a scream.
Review

Abigail – avoid the trailer for maximum, bloody pleasure

by Anton Bitel

A pack of hired goons get more than they bar­gained for in this inven­tive and nasty evil kid romp.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Shadowy, ghostly apparition with hollow eyes and an unsettling expression against a dark background.
Review

All You Need Is Death review – a memorable fiction debut

by David Jenkins

A young cou­ple get more than they bar­gained for when they trans­late a rare folk bal­lad in this effec­tive Irish horror.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman wearing an elaborate gold and white gown, with a long sheer veil, stands in a grand ornate church setting with two women in black habits at her sides.
Review

Immaculate review – get thee to a different nunnery

by Hannah Strong

Syd­ney Sweeney plays a pious young nun who finds her­self unex­pect­ed­ly expect­ing in Michael Mohan’s slight­ly under­whelm­ing take on the nun­spoil­ta­tion movie.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect