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Review

In the Earth

by Hannah Strong

Ben Wheat­ley goes back to basics in this under­stat­ed yet supreme­ly effec­tive 21st cen­tu­ry folk horror.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
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
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Review

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

by Hannah Strong

A fam­i­ly gath­er­ing to ring in the new year spells trou­ble in the lat­est from Ben Wheatley.

4
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4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Three men sitting together on a wall, laughing and relaxed. Warm lighting and a gritty, aged setting suggest a casual, informal scene.
Review

Free Fire

by David Jenkins

The myth of diplo­ma­cy is the key ingre­di­ent of a hot lead sal­ad in Ben Wheatley’s wicked­ly fun­ny pis­tol opera.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

High-Rise

by Anton Bitel

Ben Wheat­ley serves up a sen­sa­tion­al 21st cen­tu­ry satire that’s fun­ny and fright­en­ing in equal measure.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

A Field in England

by David Jenkins

Kill List direc­tor Ben Wheat­ley returns with a mono­chrome drug chimera which won’t be to all tastes.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Sightseers

by Adam Woodward

The direc­tor of Kill List and Down Ter­race returns with a camp com­e­dy caper about pair of cagoule-sport­ing ser­i­al killers.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman with short blonde hair wearing a white lace-trimmed blouse, looking thoughtfully through a window.
Review

Kill List

by Dan Brightmore

British direc­tor Ben Wheat­ley deliv­ers a future clas­sic in the form of this white-knuck­le thriller.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men, one gesturing angrily at the other, wearing glasses and a scarf.
Review

Down Terrace

by Anton Bitel

In his low-bud­get fea­ture debut, Ben Wheat­ley brings a very Eng­lish work­ing-class brand of domes­tic banal­i­ty to his evil.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect