Horror Film Review: The Dead Thing (2024)

In a deliciously atmospheric nod to Dario Argento, director Elric Kane’s Shudder Original, The Dead Thing, plunges us into the bleak world of internet dating, with a twist of horror that’s equal parts stylish and sinister. Night after night, Alex drifts through a parade of fleeting internet dates,...

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Horror Film Review: Street Trash (2024)

Cape Town, The Future: social problems, energy crises, daily curfews and rising instability. The rich are getting richer, the middle class is shrinking, and only those in bed with the government are getting anywhere. In Street Trash, Ryan Kruger's follow up to Fried Barry, a ragtag group of homeless...

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Horror Film Review: Companion (2025) ★★★★★

There was never any question that I’d be watching Companion. As a massive Yellowjackets fan, much of my love for the show comes from Sophie Thatcher’s incredible performance as Natalie. So when Showcase Cinema announced mystery horror screenings, I had a strong suspicion that Presence and Companion...

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Horror Film Review: Steven Soderbergh's Presence (2024) ★★★★★

Steven Soderbergh famously talked about the three-shot rule in a 2017 interview with Amy Taubin. "After the first three shots, I know whether this person knows what they’re doing or they don't", he explained. I was reminded of this as I watched the opening scenes of Soderbergh's latest film, Presence;...

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Horror Film Review: Blackwater Lane (2025) ★★★☆☆ (Independent Film)

Driving home on a rural road one stormy evening, teacher Cass (Minka Kelly) passes an accident but decides not to stop. Her decision comes back to haunt her when it transpires that the victim was actually murdered and Cass might be next. Also starring Dermot Mulroney and Maggie Grace, Blackwater Lane...

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Horror Film Review: The Damned (2024) ★★★★★ (Independent Film)

The inhabitants of a remote Icelandic fishing village are no strangers to hardship. Reeling from the loss of one of their own, they are cut off from the outside world during an especially hard winter, with temperatures plummeting and provisions scarce. As they gear up for a perilous journey out to...

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Horror Film Review: Nosferatu (2024) ★★★☆☆

Brace yourselves. There is nothing worse than a horror fan scorned and I'm afraid Nosferatu didn't quite live up to my very lofty expectations. When I sat down alone in a theatre at 10am on the 1st of January, I honestly thought I was going to hand it an enthusiastic five out of five stars. There...

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