Horror Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Horror

Two men, one with glasses and a beard and the other with long hair, standing together and looking thoughtful.
Review

Something in the Dirt

by Anton Bitel

Filmmaking duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead discover an ominous paranormal entity in their meta fifth feature.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A close-up of a man with a startled expression in the dark, his hands raised.
Review

Barbarian

by Charles Bramesco

A holiday rental turns into a nightmare for a young woman in Zach Cregger’s horror debut.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Elderly person wearing patterned shawl, holding a large leaf and surrounded by fallen leaves in the dark.
Review

Halloween Ends

by David Jenkins

The biggest surprise of this low-key horror trilogy capper is how much better it is that its crummy, cash-in predecessors.

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3
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3
In Retrospect
A woman with dark hair smiling directly at the camera.
Review

Smile

by Charles Bramesco

Parker Finn’s debut redeems the Trauma Horror movie with ferocious focus and demented humour.

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3
In Retrospect
Close-up of a woman's face surrounded by pink, rose-coloured petals.
Review

Hatching

by Marina Ashioti

Hanna Bergholm’s directorial debut is a cracking, artfully-crafted creature feature set in a gaudy suburban dollhouse.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Four young people in casual attire, looking concerned or distressed, against a curtained backdrop.
Review

Bodies Bodies Bodies

by Hannah Strong

Halina Reijn’s amusing second feature satirises Gen Z nihilism but doesn’t have much to say about the pop culture stereotypes it depicts.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people, a woman and a man, stand in a dim, warm-toned room with books on shelves behind them.
Review

Crimes of the Future

by Sarah Cleary

Extreme surgery replaces sex in body horror maestro David Cronenberg’s ambitious blends of science fiction and film noir.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A woman standing in a dimly lit forest, with trees and shadows surrounding her.
Review

The Feast

by Marina Ashioti

A cautionary tale about environmental exploitation veers into predictability in Lee Haven Jones’ slow-burn directorial debut.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A young woman sitting on a bed in a cluttered room, holding a mobile phone.
Review

Orphan: First Kill

by Leila Latif

Malevolent conwoman Esther gets a backstory in this strangely overdue and unintentionally funny prequel to the 2009 hit.

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3
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3
In Retrospect
Four people standing on a porch; woman in pink floral top, man in blue shirt, others in background.
Review

They/Them

by Carol Grant

A group of teenagers at a gay conversion camp face off against a sinister threat in John Logan’s misjudged would-be slasher.

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2
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1
In Retrospect