Horror Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Horror

Woman taking pills from an assortment of medication on a wooden table.
Review

Sick Of Myself

by David Jenkins

A com­pet­i­tive pair of self-obsessed nar­cis­sists will do just about any­thing for atten­tion in Kristof­fer Borgli’s satir­i­cal fea­ture debut.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men, one wearing a black coat with fur collar and the other wearing a striped sweater, sitting together and smiling.
Review

Renfield

by Hannah Strong

Nicholas Hoult plays Count Dracula’s long-suf­fer­ing ser­vant in Chris McKay’s under­whelm­ing horror-comedy.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Sinister figure in dark, menacing expression, glowing eyes, dark tones.
Review

Evil Dead Rise

by David Jenkins

Lee Cronin’s affec­tion­ate, gore-caked remix of Sam Raim­i’s The Evil Dead offers an inno­v­a­tive and breath­tak­ing mod­el of how to exhume a beloved genre franchise.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Man with a long, grey beard wearing a black robe in a dimly lit room.
Review

The Pope’s Exorcist

by Hannah Strong

Rus­sell Crowe plays a priest charged by the Vat­i­can with dri­ving out demons in Julius Avery’s under­whelm­ing reli­gious horror.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people seated at a table on a patio at night, with candles and a view of a dark, hilly landscape in the background.
Review

Infinity Pool

by Hannah Strong

Alexan­der Skars­gård has a pret­ty bad trip in this vaca­tion night­mare from body hor­ror wun­derkind Bran­don Cronenberg.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Young girl in denim dungarees with arms raised against wooden wall.
Review

Pearl

by David Jenkins

Ti West pays homage in The Wiz­ard of Oz in the pre­quel to his throw­back slash­er X – but Mia Goth real­ly makes this one sing.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A smiling person wearing a sinister-looking teddy bear mask, with a dark and eerie lighting creating a disturbing atmosphere.
Review

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood And Honey

by Patrick Sproull

Bar­rel-scrap­ing slash­er twad­dle which rins­es a copy­right loop­hole to des­e­crate the mem­o­ry of AA Milne’s beloved fur­ry friends.

1
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Hooded figure in dark robe holding scythe in dimly lit room
Review

Scream VI

by Anton Bitel

Busi­ness as usu­al – albeit with a side of Big Apple – for the long-run­ning meta-slash­er fran­chise with enough sass to get it across the fin­ish line.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman in sunglasses, a light blue top, and beige trousers, carrying a brown leather bag, standing outdoors on a pathway.
Review

The Strays

by Anton Bitel

A woman who has worked hard to hide her past finds she can’t run from it for­ev­er in Nathaniel Martel­lo-White’s assured debut.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Monochrome image of a person in graduation attire standing in a doorway, looking contemplative.
Review

January

by Anton Bitel

Two men snowed in at a remote cab­in await the return of their boss in Andrey Paounov’s unique, exis­ten­tial horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect