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Kraken (2026) Review – What Lurks Beneath the Fjord
In one sentence: When a marine biologist investigates strange events at a Norwegian salmon farm, she discovers an ancient creature has been awakened beneath the fjord. Monster movies continue to be all the rage and Norway’s latest foray into the genre draws upon its own rich folklore. The Kraken, a giant sea creature resembling an…
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Backrooms (2026) Review – More Questions Than Answers
In one sentence: When a struggling furniture store owner discovers a mysterious liminal space hidden behind the walls of his shop, his attempts to understand it draw others into a surreal and increasingly dangerous world. A24’s popularity is growing with each of its movies and its latest film, Backrooms, directed by its youngest director, Kane…
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Obsession (2026) Review – Be Careful What You Wish For
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Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) Review – Friendship, Fear and Fatal Misunderstandings
In one sentence: In Bodies Bodies Bodies, a group of wealthy twenty-somethings gather for a hurricane party, but when one of them dies during a party game, suspicion and paranoia quickly turn friends against each other. Some films appear superficial at first glance, the kind you might dismiss as little more than brain rot. At…
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Send Help (2026) Review – When Workplace Power Dynamics Wash Ashore
In one sentence: In Send Help, an underappreciated office worker and her privileged boss wash up on a deserted island after a plane crash where their workplace power struggle takes on a far more dangerous form. We often imagine survival situations strip people back to their most basic instincts, removing the structures and hierarchies of…
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The Bride! (2026) Review – A Feminist Monster Tale That Struggles to Come Alive
In one sentence: The Bride! follows a lonely Frankenstein who resurrects the body of a murdered woman to create a companion, only for the newly revived bride, influenced by the spirit of Mary Shelley, to challenge the world around her and the role she was created to play. Sometimes Hollywood releases very similar films at…
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Sinners (2025) Review – Monsters, Men and Moral Reckoning
In one sentence: Sinners follows twin brothers who return to 1930s Mississippi to open a blues bar, only to find themselves trapped overnight when a group of vampires seek entry, turning a place of refuge into a desperate fight for survival. It is not often that a horror film performs strongly at the Oscars, let…
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Together (2025) Review – When ‘We’ Replaces ‘Me’
In one sentence: Together tells the story of a long term couple who, after a supernatural encounter, are unable to stay physically apart and are forced to confront the unsettling reality of their co-dependent relationship. Have you perhaps ever felt too co-dependent in a relationship? As though you cannot exist without the other person, want…
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Primate (2026) Review – From Pet to Predator
In one sentence: Primate follows a family whose pet chimpanzee contracts rabies, turning a quiet weekend in their remote Hawaiian home into a brutal fight for survival. Horror remains one of cinema’s most popular genres and there is rarely a shortage on the big screen. Primate is the latest and taps into a very primal…
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Krampus (2015) Review – A Christmas Horror with a Conscience
In one sentence: Krampus is a Christmas horror that spins Alpine folklore into a dark tale about family tension and festive belief. Christmas films do not always have to be light, romantic or comforting. There is now a rich niche of festive horror and Krampus is one of its strongest. Drawing on Alpine folklore, the…
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