Tag Archives: Horror

Review in Brief: Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025)

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Sam S-P

Is this the best of the ridiculously consistent Final Destination franchise? Maybe. The sixth instalment, from Zach Zipovsky and Adam B Stein might be slightly over-long, but is certainly the most elaborate of the series. Horrifying visions of a narrowly-averted … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: The Monkey (2025)

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Sam S-P

90 minutes is about right for a comedy-horror adaptation of Stephen King. A cursed toy latches itself on to traumatised twin brothers Hal and Bill (Theo James/Christian Convery) and causes the random and gruesome deaths of many unlucky folks who … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief | Tagged Adam Scott, Black Comedy, Christian Convery, Horror, Longlegs, Osgood Perkins, Stephen King, The Monkey, Theo James | Leave a comment

Review in Brief: 28 Years Later (2025)

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Sam S-P

28 YEARS LATER is not a safe sequel, in fact it’s far bolder, punchier and unexpectedly emotional than you might expect. It’s also by turns uglier and more achingly beautiful than every other example in its over-stuffed sub genre. Almost … Continue reading →

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Sinners (2025) Review

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Sam S-P

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Posted in Film, Film Review, Second Cut | Tagged Hailee Steinfeld, Historical Drama, Horror, Michael B Jordan, Ryan Coogler, Sinners, Thriller | Leave a comment

Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 90th Anniversary Review

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Sam S-P

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Posted in Film, Film Review, Second Cut | Tagged Black Comedy, Boris Karloff, Bride of Frankenstein, Colin Clive, Ernest Thesiger, Horror, James Whale, Universal Monsters | Leave a comment

Review in Brief: Heretic (2024)

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Sam S-P

What a tense, twisted treat HERETIC is. Mormon missionaries Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) and Paxton (Chloe East) are invited into the home of the affable Mr Reed (Hugh Grant) for a friendly theological discussion and get much more than they bargained … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Wolf Man (2025)

Posted on February 9, 2025 by Sam S-P

While not as effective as his modern take on THE INVISIBLE MAN, Leigh Whannell’s WOLF MAN still works as a no-nonsense representation of a painful and tragic transformation. In a slightly laboured setup, Christopher Abbott’s Blake must return to his … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief | Tagged Christopher Abbott, Horror, Julia Garner, Leigh Whannell, Matilda Firth, Wolf Man | Leave a comment

Review in Brief: The Substance (2024)

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Sam S-P

How do you honestly react to THE SUBSTANCE without using expletives? The commentary on sexualised imagery and aging isn’t subtle, but Coralie Fargeat’s body horror is powerful, cinematic and by turns nauseating and uncomfortably hilarious. Movie star-turned-TV fitness guru Elisabeth … Continue reading →