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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
Thelma (2017) Kyle Logan A romance with touches of horror throughout that never veer into anything gratuitous, but are still incredibly effective. In fact, it’s this grounded style that makes Thelma such a great film.
Posted Feb 19, 2026  Edit critic review
The Witch (2015) Kyle Logan A modern classic
Posted Feb 19, 2026  Edit critic review
Spring (2014) Kyle Logan A "romantic body horror film," a genre it likely inhabits alone, but what really makes it stick out is that we meet Louise...centuries, into living her life as this different type of human...self-assured, knowing exactly what is going on with her body.
Posted Feb 19, 2026  Edit critic review
Teeth (2007) Kyle Logan A fantastic coming-of-age story caked in camp.
Posted Feb 19, 2026  Edit critic review
Ginger Snaps (2000) Kyle Logan Notable for...its practical effects, the obvious parallels between puberty and becoming a werewolf, the peak 2000s...soundtrack, but what’s most memorable is that the fundamental relationship in the film is between [sisters] Brigitte and Ginger.
Posted Feb 18, 2026  Edit critic review
Carrie (1976) Kyle Logan Carrie may be the first movie that showed that horror and coming-of-age stories are a match made in heaven (or hell, as it may be).
Posted Feb 18, 2026  Edit critic review
Scream of Fear (1961) Kyle Logan [The] twists and turns...create more and more anxiety and dread in the viewer as we desperately want to know what’s really going on.
Posted Feb 18, 2026  Edit critic review
Curse of the Demon (1957) Kyle Logan Jacques Tourneur who successfully helmed a number of horror films and the noir classic Out of the Past in the previous decade...brilliantly bring[s] the two together in Night of the Demon.
Posted Feb 18, 2026  Edit critic review
The Hitch-Hiker (1953) Kyle Logan Uses both claustrophobic space and wide open space to create fear and emphasize the inescapability of the horror that the characters find themselves in.
Posted Feb 18, 2026  Edit critic review
My Name Is Julia Ross (1945) Kyle Logan [Creates] a dread inducing despair in [Julia] and the viewer as the film goes on.
Posted Feb 18, 2026  Edit critic review
The Seventh Victim (1943) Kyle Logan Gorgeously shot...the deep blacks of hallways and alleys put the audience on edge, always expecting something scary to be just around the corner.
Posted Feb 18, 2026  Edit critic review
Luz (2018) Kyle Logan A fascinatingly staged possession horror movie that plays a Brechtian game with its setting and storytelling.
Posted Feb 17, 2026  Edit critic review
Under the Shadow (2016) Kyle Logan The horror of the film moves deftly between classic spectral horror, difficulty discerning reality from hallucinations, and the all too real horror of living in a warzone to create a feeling of inescapable dread.
Posted Feb 17, 2026  Edit critic review
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006) Kyle Logan Along with its Texas Chainsaw Massacre inspired visuals and surprisingly extreme violence, it’s actually smart.
Posted Feb 17, 2026  Edit critic review
Them (2006) Kyle Logan One of the most nerve shredding horror films ever made.
Posted Feb 17, 2026  Edit critic review
Gozu (2003) Kyle Logan One of the most simultaneously off-putting and fascinating films ever made.
Posted Feb 17, 2026  Edit critic review
Dark Waters (1993) Kyle Logan Gorgeously shot and beautifully mixes the colors that Italian horror became famous for in the 1970s and ’80s with an all encompassing atmosphere of horror.
Posted Feb 16, 2026  Edit critic review
Def by Temptation (1990) Kyle Logan A great choice for anyone who wants their horror movies to be more colorful, both cast wise and lighting wise, and is interested in a horror movie that centers on a friendship between black men.
Posted Feb 16, 2026  Edit critic review
Society (1989) Kyle Logan A must watch for any body horror fans who haven’t ventured beyond Cronenberg or The Thing and a fun horror comedy for anyone who likes to laugh while they’re scared and/or...disgusted.
Posted Feb 16, 2026  Edit critic review
The Zombies of Sugar Hill (1974) Kyle Logan A unique horror twist on a standard revenge story, and gets extra points for placing a woman at the center of that story as well.
Posted Feb 16, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
Mark of the Devil (1970) Kyle Logan A near perfect exploitation film...able to mix an intelligent critique of power structures with some of the most brutal acts of torture set to screen at the time of its release, and yes there’s also a good amount of nudity.
Posted Feb 16, 2026  Edit critic review
The Last Man on Earth (1964) Kyle Logan Much more effective on an emotional than a visceral level...a horror movie that will make you more sad than scared.
Posted Feb 16, 2026  Edit critic review
Isle of the Dead (1945) Kyle Logan A beautiful and melancholy film that also just so happens to be one of the scariest movies to come out in the first half of the 20th century.
Posted Feb 16, 2026  Edit critic review
The Leopard Man (1943) Kyle Logan The Leopard Man is a great choice for any fans of classic Hollywood horror with a surprising edge, or fans of gialli and slashers interested in those genres’ roots.
Posted Feb 16, 2026  Edit critic review
300 (2007) Kyle Logan An action masterpiece and certified classic.
Posted Feb 16, 2026  Edit critic review
Sucker Punch (2011) Kyle Logan From [themes of] women’s agency in a hostile world to the video-gamification of film...it’s certainly trying to do a lot and that ambition is admirable. But what’s more important is that it all just looks so cool.
Posted Feb 16, 2026  Edit critic review
Watchmen (2009) Kyle Logan The best superhero movie Snyder has made...Watchmen is an epic that feels worthy of its 3 hour director’s cut runtime largely because it has so much story to tell.
Posted Feb 16, 2026  Edit critic review
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) Kyle Logan One of the best kid-friendly action movies.
Posted Feb 13, 2026  Edit critic review
Dawn of the Dead (2004) Kyle Logan Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead is a success, though not a major one.
Posted Feb 13, 2026  Edit critic review
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) Kyle Logan There’s real thematic meat here...but then Doomsday arrives and...it regresses into a repeat of the overblown finale of Man of Steel.
Posted Feb 13, 2026  Edit critic review
Man of Steel (2013) Kyle Logan The film’s first half feels like a highlight reel of set pieces from Clark’s youth...and the second...is a relentless barrage of...oversized action that doesn’t even look good, with about 20 minutes of plot stuck in the middle.
Posted Feb 13, 2026  Edit critic review
Misery (1990) Patrick King James Caan is great, of course, but the center of gravity is Kathy Bates. The entire movie hinges on the believability of her performance. This is no easy task when you consider the range of emotions that have to be conveyed effectively.
Posted Jan 20, 2026  Edit critic review
9/10
Re-Animator (1985) Gabriel Ricard Combs plays the mad scientist/medical student with such intense comical focus, it stands as one of the best horror movie performances of all time.
Posted Oct 15, 2025  Edit critic review
Lisa Frankenstein (2024) Kyle Logan Whatever the issue holding Lisa Frankenstein back from its highest potential, its joys outweigh its flaws and, despite the lack of indelible quotables, it’s great to see Cody back in high school.
Posted Sep 04, 2024  Edit critic review
Blink Twice (2024) Kyle Logan We all know something bad is going to happen from the start of Blink Twice... That doesn’t make the majority of the film...any less fun or inviting. Nor does it make the film’s reveal any less impactful.
Posted Aug 15, 2024  Edit critic review
6.5/10
Twisters (2024) Natasha Alvar Twisters is not on par with the original, though Glen Powell’s charismatic presence elevates it to something fairly entertaining.
Posted Aug 04, 2024  Edit critic review
8/10
Longlegs (2024) Natasha Alvar Longlegs is beautifully framed and shot. A thoughtful, well-made horror that does not quite connect the dots at the end, but leaves us with enough to chew on.
Posted Jul 18, 2024  Edit critic review
7/10
MaXXXine (2024) Kyle Logan MaXXXine tries to do too much and ends up doing too little, narratively and thematically, but its great performances make it worth seeking out.
Posted Jul 08, 2024  Edit critic review
6/10
A Sacrifice (2024) Natasha Alvar The movie sacrifices characterisation in favour of a twisty plot, but that ultimately backfires since we feel nothing when they are plunged into treacherous situations.
Posted Jul 02, 2024  Edit critic review
4/10
A Family Affair (2024) Natasha Alvar The scenes in A Family Affair drag more than they dazzle. Even actors like Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron can't save this tepid rom-com.
Posted Jul 02, 2024  Edit critic review
7/10
Firebrand (2023) Natasha Alvar While Firebrand struggles a little when it comes to direction, the performances from Vikander and Law are superb. They evoke a burning tension when they are on screen together, a tension steeped in the wrestle for power, not love.
Posted Jun 29, 2024  Edit critic review
6/10
Kinds of Kindness (2024) Kyle Logan Kinds of Kindness has great performances from a fantastic cast, and delivers some of Lanthimos’s trademark black comedy, but it often feels as if it's trying too hard to provoke its audience.
Posted Jun 25, 2024  Edit critic review
6.5/10
The Present (2024) Natasha Alvar The Present is pleasant and affable enough to be fairly entertaining. The cast have good chemistry together.
Posted Jun 18, 2024  Edit critic review
7/10
Longing (2024) Natasha Alvar Richard Gere delivers a sincere, moving performance as a father who mourns the loss of a son he never had the chance to know.
Posted Jun 16, 2024  Edit critic review
4/10
Inside Out 2 (2024) Joey Rambles Inside Out 2 attempts to tell a tale about the messiness of puberty but ends up being extremely messy itself, with none of the realism and subtlety that made the first film so celebrated.
Posted Jun 13, 2024  Edit critic review
8/10
What You Wish For (2023) Natasha Alvar What You Wish For is tasty good fun - a film that will make you rethink your desires for a better life.
Posted Jun 06, 2024  Edit critic review
3/10
In a Violent Nature (2024) Kyle Logan In A Violent Nature delivers on gore and beautiful scenery, but fails to commit to its own premise.
Posted Jun 06, 2024  Edit critic review
3/10
Atlas (2024) Natasha Alvar I would rather watch all of J.Lo's generic rom-coms than this misfire of a movie. Not original nor striking in any way. It's a clear 'skip-it' even if you're bored.
Posted May 31, 2024  Edit critic review
8/10
Babes (2024) Natasha Alvar Babes may be a portrayal of the unglamourous truth of pregnancy, but the film itself is joyous. It's warm and hilarious, and the female friendship at the centre of it makes this well worth a watch.
Posted May 26, 2024  Edit critic review
5/10
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) Kyle Logan Furiosa delivers some stunning action set pieces, but they’re bogged down in an overly complicated and poorly paced story that over-explains much of what fans saw in Fury Road.
Posted May 24, 2024  Edit critic review
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