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Two men in a forest setting, one assisting the other who appears to be injured or distressed.
Review

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

by Anna Bogutskaya

The third instal­ment in the hor­ror fran­chise gives us a lot of Ed and Lor­raine War­ren, but not near­ly enough Satan.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men in a busy street, one wearing a police uniform and the other a checkered shirt, tie and jacket.
Review

Spiral

by Hannah Strong

This pro­ce­dur­al thriller reboot of the Saw fran­chise is painful to sit through for all the wrong reasons.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman behind metal bars, looking concerned and making a hand gesture.
Review

The Woman in the Window

by Charles Bramesco

Joe Wright serves up a tepid slice of Hitch­cock­ian sus­pense, with Amy Adams as a para­noid agoraphobe.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman with long, dark hair appears to be crying on a computer screen. Her face is visible, with a distressed expression.
Review

Host

by David Jenkins

Inno­v­a­tive tech-pow­ered hor­ror minia­ture which trades on the haz­ards of the pan­dem­ic lockdown.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three people in a forest setting, one man appears shirtless, another man holds a cigarette.
Review

Patrick

by Anton Bitel

One man’s quest to find his miss­ing ham­mer becomes a pro­found exis­ten­tial jour­ney in this stripped-down comedy.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Person in blue hooded jacket standing in forest.
Review

Relic

by Aimee Knight

The spec­tre of demen­tia haunts Emi­ly Mor­timer and Bel­la Heath­cote in this taut Aus­tralian Gothic.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two women with fearful expressions peering through a partially open wooden door.
Review

Rebecca

by Hannah Strong

Armie Ham­mer and Lily James are woe­ful­ly mis­cast in this limp adap­ta­tion of Daphne du Maurier’s clas­sic novel.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A person lying on the ground with their eyes closed, their long hair spread out on the floor.
Review

Saint Maud

by Anton Bitel

A pious young nurse expe­ri­ences an extreme cri­sis of faith in writer/​director Rose Glass’ arrest­ing psychodrama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Close-up of a smiling woman with long, wavy hair against a purple background.
Review

She Dies Tomorrow

by Lillian Crawford

Amy Seimetz’s neon-soaked danse macabre is one of the year’s most chill­ing and effec­tive horrors.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two men in a recording studio, one speaking into a microphone while the other observes.
Review

The Vast of Night

by Josh Slater-Williams

Andrew Patterson’s incred­i­ble debut feels like a spir­i­tu­al suc­ces­sor to Close Encoun­ters of the Third Kind.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect