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View From The Dark

View From The Dark is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Carolyn Mauricette.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
3/5
Anaconda (2025) Carolyn Mauricette Anaconda offers lots of silly charm, one wild set piece after another, cheesy snake effects and something that actually makes you giggle occasionally in these trying times.
Posted Dec 31, 2025  Edit critic review
4/5
Keeper (2025) Carolyn Mauricette Keeper is the kind of film I want from Osgood Perkins: weird, original and a part of a horror universe he’s slowly but surely building.
Posted Dec 10, 2025  Edit critic review
4/5
Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power (2022) Carolyn Mauricette The learning experience watching Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power is truly incredible. It’s needed, brilliant, and breaks down the whys and hows of gendered visual language in a simple, gut-punching way.
Posted Feb 08, 2023  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Knock at the Cabin (2023) Carolyn Mauricette If you've read the book, you'll feel something's missing when you see the cinematic version. If you're a fan of Shyamalan and not interested in the novel, you'll enjoy a tense thriller that briefly looks at societal fears and highlights Bautista's range.
Posted Feb 08, 2023  Edit critic review
4/5
Infinity Pool (2023) Carolyn Mauricette Brandon Cronenberg’s latest Infinity Pool, his third feature film after Antiviral and Possessor, brings us a disturbing, yet beautifully grotesque psychological/body-horror/sci-fi mash-up.
Posted Feb 02, 2023  Edit critic review
4/5
Bones and All (2022) Carolyn Mauricette Young love often appears in the cinema as tender, idealistic and bittersweet, but rarely terrifies and goes against the grain. In Bones and All, two young people brought together by their taste for human flesh hit all these notes in the best way possible.
Posted Jan 18, 2023  Edit critic review
4/5
The Inspection (2022) Carolyn Mauricette Bratton's vulnerability and strength to tell his own story in The Inspection will hopefully open the door for new, underrepresented voices to tell theirs, inspiring those who feel alone in situations where their LGBTQ+ identities aren’t accepted.
Posted Jan 18, 2023  Edit critic review
4/5
She Paradise (2020) Carolyn Mauricette Director Maya Cozier's first film is simple in its premise-a coming of age story-but she also incorporates a complex set of conditions growing up as a Black Caribbean woman.
Posted Dec 05, 2021  Edit critic review
2/5
Halloween Kills (2021) Carolyn Mauricette With a clumsy mob mentality/morality play as a backdrop that may or may not reflect current world events, Halloween Kills is a means to an end (I hope).
Posted Oct 18, 2021  Edit critic review
3/5
Knocking (2021) Carolyn Mauricette I'd check out Knocking for Miloccco's inspired performance, subtle score, great sound design, and gorgeous cinematography that uses warm hues to show a feverish spiral of one woman among skeptics.
Posted Oct 10, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/5
To Kill the Beast (2021) Carolyn Mauricette Agustina San Martin mesmerizes with unknown dangers and the power of one girl's self-discovery.
Posted Sep 15, 2021  Edit critic review
5/5
You Are Not My Mother (2021) Carolyn Mauricette You'll enjoy immersing yourself in the dark fairy tale that laces family drama with loads of horror and folklore.
Posted Sep 15, 2021  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Encounter (2021) Carolyn Mauricette I guess with Encounter, you can expect the expected. It's a bit of a disappointment, but you can't beat the soulful eyes of Riz Ahmed, who can carry an audience through anything, even an alien threat.
Posted Sep 14, 2021  Edit critic review
3/5
The Middle Man (2021) Carolyn Mauricette Despite Karmack being hard to place as an Anytown, USA, the performances were quite good, with Gross and Hagen stealing the show
Posted Sep 14, 2021  Edit critic review
1/5
DASHCAM (2021) Carolyn Mauricette Some of DASHCAM's camera work was good to give a sense of panic, and I liked the effects, but overall, some of the action didn't make sense, and I found Hardy to be the most obnoxious character I've seen recently. She was just too much.
Posted Sep 14, 2021  Edit critic review
5/5
Attica (2021) Carolyn Mauricette Attica will make you think about who the real criminals are in society.
Posted Sep 14, 2021  Edit critic review
5/5
The Gravedigger's Wife (2021) Carolyn Mauricette Khadar Ayderus Ahmed's first feature film is a triumph of rock-solid love and charm.
Posted Sep 14, 2021  Edit critic review
4/5
Good Madam (2021) Carolyn Mauricette Bass does an excellent job of illustrating the trauma of South Africa's past using the genre she loves
Posted Sep 14, 2021  Edit critic review
5/5
Night Raiders (2021) Carolyn Mauricette 'm really surprised that Night Raiders is Goulet's first feature since the film is sure of itself, melding action, strong women characters, genre and a deeply important story.
Posted Sep 14, 2021  Edit critic review
2.5/5
We Need to Do Something (2021) Carolyn Mauricette The cast of We Need to Do Something really worked with the small space and fed off of each other like a true family on the brink, but I was left wanting more despite the great tension of the film
Posted Sep 07, 2021  Edit critic review
4/5
Candyman (2021) Carolyn Mauricette There's no mistaking that 2021's Candyman will never overshadow what Tony Todd did as the first black slasher. However, DaCosta has created a piece that takes the parts of what was good and what was missing, reinterpreting it all into something new.
Posted Aug 26, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Blood Conscious (2021) Carolyn Mauricette Blood Conscious is ambitious, intriguing and tense, and explores the "what-ifs" within the context of race.
Posted Aug 26, 2021  Edit critic review
4/5
My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To (2020) Carolyn Mauricette Jonathan Cuartas's debut feature My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To cuts deep into a world of family ties, classic lore and sacrifice.
Posted Jun 27, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Sound of Violence (2021) Carolyn Mauricette Investing in women characters is sadly still a gamble in the cinematic universe, and within the horror genre, it can be hard to get it right. Noyer succeeds in Sound of Violence by leaving the male gaze in the dust.
Posted Jun 22, 2021  Edit critic review
3/5
Shapeless (2021) Carolyn Mauricette Director Samantha Aldana shows us the monstrous side of body dysmorphia and eating disorders in her debut feature Shapeless.
Posted Jun 16, 2021  Edit critic review
4/5
Ultrasound (2021) Carolyn Mauricette Audiences can expect the unexpected with Rob Schroeder's directorial debut, Ultrasound.
Posted Jun 16, 2021  Edit critic review
4/5
In The Earth (2021) Carolyn Mauricette With an emphasis on psychedelic visuals and a layered narrative, In the Earth is an excellent addition to Ben Wheatley's folk horror collection.
Posted May 31, 2021  Edit critic review
5/5
Subjects of Desire (2021) Carolyn Mauricette The award-winning Subjects of Desire is a brilliant exploration of Black women and the struggle we deal with to stand above the stereotypes and impossible standards.
Posted Apr 29, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Test Pattern (2021) Carolyn Mauricette We need to support directors like Ford who won't give up, who cover intense subject matter from a point of view that is seldom seen.
Posted Apr 24, 2021  Edit critic review
4/5
Unapologetic (2020) Carolyn Mauricette Ashley O'Shay gives us an intimate and candid look at two young Black women and their fight for justice in the documentary, Unapologetic.
Posted Apr 15, 2021  Edit critic review
4/5
The Vigil (2019) Carolyn Mauricette We desperately need films that give a perspective of the non-Christian way of life and tradition in the horror genre, created by those who live the experience, and The Vigil delivers it brilliantly.
Posted Feb 26, 2021  Edit critic review
2/5
Safer at Home (2021) Carolyn Mauricette Safer at Home is the type of film we should get used to. Innovation is the key to keep directors, actors and crews working, but instead of being the next big thing, there needs to be more thought about why these stories are written and by whom.
Posted Feb 26, 2021  Edit critic review
4/5
Saint Maud (2019) Carolyn Mauricette Saint Maud is an intense, immersive horror about the realities of sadness and isolation.
Posted Feb 12, 2021  Edit critic review
4/5
The Wanting Mare (2020) Carolyn Mauricette The story of displacement, generational pain and isolation is powerful, but the visuals are remarkable.
Posted Feb 03, 2021  Edit critic review
4/5
Sator (2019) Carolyn Mauricette Sator is powerfully atmospheric and frightening.
Posted Feb 02, 2021  Edit critic review
3/5
Respite (2020) Carolyn Mauricette The story is engaging, much like episodic television, and the performances work with the material.
Posted Jan 26, 2021  Edit critic review
3/5
Climate of the Hunter (2019) Carolyn Mauricette Mickey Reece's Climate of the Hunter is an episode of my beloved Dark Shadows that never made it to air.
Posted Jan 13, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Promising Young Woman (2020) Carolyn Mauricette Fennell writes a darkly funny film that catches you off guard with unexpected charm and leaves you with the last laugh.
Posted Dec 27, 2020  Edit critic review
4/5
Save Yourselves! (2020) Carolyn Mauricette Why just make a side-splitting comedy with relatable characters? Wilson and Fischer go for the gold and throw in a few messages in this film, and they're pretty poignant.
Posted Dec 22, 2020  Edit critic review
4/5
Minor Premise (2020) Carolyn Mauricette Eric Schultz gives us a taut sci-fi thriller with many twists and turns.
Posted Dec 04, 2020  Edit critic review
4/5
Le choc du futur (2019) Carolyn Mauricette Le Choc du Futur is a real treat for electronic music fans and an education for those new to it.
Posted Nov 17, 2020  Edit critic review
3/5
The Giant (2019) Carolyn Mauricette The Giant exudes the essence of a surreal noir, visually arresting and more of a study or abstract of the dread that comes from a slasher film.
Posted Nov 15, 2020  Edit critic review
3/5
Koko-di Koko-da (2019) Carolyn Mauricette In Johannes Nyholm's Koko-di Koko-da, repetition becomes a nightmare for one family stuck in a scenario of grief and turmoil.
Posted Nov 03, 2020  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Old Ways (2021) Carolyn Mauricette The premise is fairly simple with The Old Ways, but the storytelling is an analogy of unresolved issues in one woman's life.
Posted Nov 02, 2020  Edit critic review
5/5
His House (2020) Carolyn Mauricette His House is a brilliant first film that takes the real horrors of escaping a war-ravaged country, the tragedy of loss, trying to assimilate into an inhospitable environment while entwining folklore and horror elements.
Posted Nov 02, 2020  Edit critic review
Lucky (2020) Carolyn Mauricette It's a fantastical allegory for the constant negative feedback women get time and time again as we attempt to gain access to equality in many situations.
Posted Oct 21, 2020  Edit critic review
5/5
The Planters (2019) Carolyn Mauricette The Planters sounds absurd and defies genre, but it's incredibly charming.
Posted Oct 12, 2020  Edit critic review
3.5/5
12 Hour Shift (2020) Carolyn Mauricette Life in a small town can be mundane, and this caper spices up the overnight shift in a kooky way.
Posted Oct 12, 2020  Edit critic review
3/5
The Antenna (2019) Carolyn Mauricette We must consider where the message is coming from and what it conveys in The Antenna. What Behram says is important and outshines the length of the film or any nitpicking.
Posted Oct 07, 2020  Edit critic review
3/5
Books of Blood (2020) Carolyn Mauricette Books of Blood is pulpy fun, and the gore effects are perfect for a Friday night horror fest.
Posted Oct 07, 2020  Edit critic review
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