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4/5
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Frankie, Maniac Woman
(2025)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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"Frankie, Maniac Woman is a fun ode to exploitation classics..."
Posted Jan 09, 2026
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3/5
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Dolly
(2025)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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...Dolly explicitly lays out its intentions to be an homage to 1970s exploitation cinema, with a strong sense of the era’s aesthetic and cinematography styles, as well as the period’s collective commentary on how the horrors are in America’s back garden..
Posted Oct 28, 2025
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3.5
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The Cramps: A Period Piece
(2025)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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...contributes to the important and very poignant conversation surrounding menstruating bodies, doing it with wicked style and a swinging subversive humour.
Posted Oct 09, 2025
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2/5
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Pig Hill
(2025)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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With characters that never fully grasp viewers' attention or empathy, at times it feels as if audiences are just being put through the paces to reach the inevitable and predictable ending.
Posted Oct 09, 2025
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3/5
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Sane Inside Insanity: The Phenomenon of Rocky Horror
(2025)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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Sane Inside Sanity: The Phenomenon of Rocky Horror is a good entry point documentary for those new to The Rocky Horror Show, but unfortunately does not reveal anything new for those already well aware or a fan of the show or film.
Posted Oct 09, 2025
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4/5
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Blood Shine
(2025)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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...Blood Shine is a bold and visually rich piece, strengthened by the two central performances of Bennett and Call...
Posted Oct 09, 2025
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2.5/5
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Somnium
(2024)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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Somnium definitely has potential, but less melodramatic emotional teen drama and more creepy sleep paralysis demons would have benefitted the film greatly.
Posted Oct 09, 2025
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3.5/5
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Bad Haircut
(2025)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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With glimmers of 2007’s Superbad, Bad Haircut is a comedy-horror with a wonderful balance of humour, heart and guts.
Posted Oct 09, 2025
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5/5
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Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
(2025)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror has lovingly crafted an indepth dive into just what it is that has made the musical monster such a success.
Posted Oct 09, 2025
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4/5
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Immaculate
(2024)
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Rebecca Sayce
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Brilliant, bloody, and blasphemous, Immaculate breathes fresh life into the often stale religious horror genre with a captivating plot and stellar performances wrapped in a hauntingly beautiful package.
Posted Aug 07, 2025
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3/5
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Hold the Fort
(2025)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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...with a splattering of satisfying gore, made all the more ridiculous (in a positive way) with cartoonish character performances Hold The Fort is a welcome break from the recent proliferation of horror concentrating solely on trauma and grief.
Posted Jul 30, 2025
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3.5/5
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Noise
(2024)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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...very much follows the tried and tested formula of a traditional ghost story, similar to that of a gothic haunted house. The things that go bump in the night are not always the things you have to be afraid of, sometimes it's the living you should fear.
Posted Jul 30, 2025
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3/5
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Cannibal Mukbang
(2023)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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"Putting the meat into meet-cute is Aimee Kuge’s debut feature Cannibal Mukbang"
Posted Jun 25, 2025
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2.5/5
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Pabrik Gula
(2025)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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Despite its high quality in production, cinematography and acting, Pabrik Gula is a very stereotypical middle of the road supernatural horror, timidly hitting every expected ghostly beat
Posted May 12, 2025
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5/5
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The Ugly Stepsister
(2025)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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Combining gag-worthy practical effects with the very real horrors of being a woman, The Ugly Stepsister takes the idea of a fairytale and transforms it into a nauseating body horror masterpiece.
Posted May 08, 2025
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4/5
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Fréwaka
(2024)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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Fréwaka is a chilling reminder of exactly why Ireland remains haunted by both its past and present, and proudly continues the reign of Irish filmmakers in horror cinema.
Posted May 08, 2025
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3.5/5
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Séance
(2024)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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Séance is a charming period ghost story that explores themes of gender role dynamics, sexuality and relationship abuse, that proves the importance of girl code.
Posted May 08, 2025
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1.5/5
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House of Ashes
(2025)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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House of Ashes fails to really stick, and ultimately muddies any sort of potential for really driving the film’s message home.
Posted Mar 31, 2025
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4.5/5
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The Last Sacrifice
(2024)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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...a visually compelling combination of true crime, societal examination of 1960s England and historical documentation of a well loved subgenre of horror, which makes for a highly competent practice in the art of storytelling.
Posted Mar 31, 2025
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2/5
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By the Throat
(2025)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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Despite the strengths in the performances, By The Throat needs a stronger and sturdier backbone to carry the body of the film.
Posted Mar 31, 2025
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2/5
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I Will Never Leave You Alone
(2023)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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...definitely could do with faster progression through its story development, with some of Richard’s raison d’etre becoming lost in the slog of the narration.
Posted Mar 31, 2025
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3/5
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Bokshi
(2025)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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With an explosive and bloody final sequence, Bokshi’s effort to demonstrate the horrors that are created through the oppression of peoples, whether that be due to gender, sexuality, ethnicity etc, is commendable
Posted Mar 04, 2025
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1.5/5
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Listen Carefully
(2023)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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Listen Carefully attempts to present itself as a taut Taken-esque (2008) thriller, but with a disappointing ending, falls somewhat flat.
Posted Jan 22, 2025
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4/5
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You Are Not Me
(2023)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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With intensely strong performances and its intriguing world building, You Are Not Me is an incredibly relatable and anxiety-inducing argument for spending the festive holidays away from the family.
Posted Jan 13, 2025
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3/5
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The Damned
(2024)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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The Damned is a visually stunning and haunting unravelling of the human psyche.
Posted Jan 13, 2025
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3.5/5
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Párvulos: Children of the Apocalypse
(2024)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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Párvulos is primarily a coming of age familial drama, with flecks of zombie horror which explores how world events affect the youth of the population and the changing aspects of family dynamics set amongst a crumbling society.
Posted Jan 13, 2025
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4/5
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Generation Terror
(2024)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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...a great starting point for those who are curious about this particular decade in horror, or for those how have perhaps dismissed it in the past...
Posted Oct 30, 2024
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1.5/5
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Subservience
(2024)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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Subservience is a run of the mill sci-fi that is unfortunately destined to get lost in the many titles approaching the very same subject.
Posted Oct 30, 2024
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1.5/5
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Wolves Against the World (Fresh Hell Presents)
(2024)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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Wolves Against The World revolves around a promising premise, but unfortunately lacks the bite in order to land its message.
Posted Oct 30, 2024
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4/5
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Invoking Yell
(2023)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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...the band come across as more of a joke, yet this is exactly what makes the introduction of the horror element that much more shocking when it does arrive.
Posted Oct 30, 2024
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5/5
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The Substance
(2024)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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The film is a rollercoaster ride through a freak show funhouse to say the least, yet it has cemented itself as an entry for film of the year, with both director Coralie Fargeat and star Demi Moore achieving their absolute career peaks.
Posted Oct 30, 2024
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1.5/5
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Inherit the Witch
(2024)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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Inherit The Witch misses out on creating a solid folk horror centred around its setting and the New Forest history of witchcraft, and instead transforms into a family soap drama.
Posted Oct 30, 2024
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2.5/5
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Apartment 7A
(2024)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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Even though the performances of Garner and West do prove to be a strength for the film, with the lack of atmospheric trepidation, everything just falls a bit flat.
Posted Oct 30, 2024
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3.5/5
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V/H/S/Beyond
(2024)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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...it is a completely cohesive collection of science-fiction horror shorts, with the filmmakers demonstrating the strengths of short form storytelling.
Posted Oct 30, 2024
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3/5
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What Happened to Dorothy Bell?
(2024)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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...the dynamic use of the found-footage format and the exploration of family secrets and mental health male What Happened To Dorothy Bell an impressive first feature entry for director Danny Villanueva Jr.
Posted Oct 30, 2024
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4/5
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Terrifier 3
(2024)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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... the film is still utterly enjoyable, sure to satiate hardcore horror gorehounds as well as thrill curious audiences hoping to discover if Leone’s film lives up to its reputation.
Posted Oct 30, 2024
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3/5
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Tenants
(2023)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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The strength behind Tenants lies in its emotional connection which is developed not only through its interweaving of characters and their stories, but also its emotive reach towards its audience
Posted Oct 30, 2024
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2/5
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He Never Left
(2023)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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He Never Left promises a retro-style slasher with a memorable masked antagonist, however despite commendable performances, fails to stick the landing.
Posted Oct 30, 2024
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2/5
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Beezel
(2024)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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Whilst Beezel should be applauded for its creature design and effects, [....] the time era hopping leaves the film feeling disjointed, never allowing the audience to fully immerse themselves in or get familiar with the story and the world being built.
Posted Oct 16, 2024
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4/5
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In Flames
(2023)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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In Flames is a compelling portrayal of the lives of Pakistani women and the ghosts that haunt them in a male-driven society.
Posted Sep 03, 2024
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4/5
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You'll Never Find Me
(2023)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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Despite its crawling and dialogue heavy first half, the film rewards audiences with a satisfying and disturbing crescendo of a final sequence...
Posted Sep 03, 2024
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4/5
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Wake Up
(2023)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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...its inventive use of setting and deeper message of the evils of large corporations is commendable
Posted Sep 03, 2024
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5/5
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Kill Your Lover
(2023)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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Its horror lies in how a certain type of relationship, although so easy to fall into and seek comfort, can also effortlessly create monsters out of any of us.
Posted Sep 03, 2024
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3.5/5
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The Funeral
(2023)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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Despite losing slight momentum in the second act, the film is flecked with humorously quirky moments...
Posted Sep 03, 2024
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4/5
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All You Need Is Death
(2023)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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...audiences watch in horror its inevitable journey to a hellish end where the old ways and those who have previously ruled over the land, return to devour the modern world.
Posted Sep 03, 2024
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5/5
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Infested
(2023)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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Infested is bound to have viewers constantly checking their shoes and the dark corners of their own house for any eight legged beasties.
Posted Sep 03, 2024
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3/5
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Nightwatch
(1994)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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...tediously skirts around the edges of the supernatural and the psychological, almost with a fear of leaning fully into its more darker undertones...
Posted Sep 03, 2024
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2.5/5
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Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever
(2023)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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Despite a powerful performance from Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, the film doesn't quite seem to fully get into the swing of things, leaving its position as a sequel as quite redundant.
Posted Sep 03, 2024
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4/5
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New Life
(2023)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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... isn’t anything wildly invigorating in the pandemic subgenre of horror, character study of a patient zero and the ailing woman tasked to hunt her down does vastly set it apart from its contemporaries.
Posted Sep 03, 2024
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1/5
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Blackwater Lane
(2024)
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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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With clunky dialogue and a weak narrative, Blackwater Lane never really elevates itself any higher than a made-for television pulp novel adaptation...
Posted Sep 03, 2024
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