Izabel Pakzad’s Find Your Friends drops five wasted party girls into Joshua Tree and promises a survival-horror reckoning with toxic masculinity. There’s a real story of female rage swimming beneath the booze, the Molly and the desert menace — but does this Shudder revenge thriller ever let it breathe? Our review counts the cost.
MOVIE REVIEWS
Chum Review: When Sharks Jump the Shark
Our Chum 2025 review wades into Jonathan Zuck’s AI-generated shark thriller starring Alice Eve. Here’s why this killer shark film sinks faster than a chum bucket with a hole in it.
Salome Review: The Shell Brothers’ Wilde Horror Adaptation
Salome film review: The Shell Brothers compress Wilde’s tragedy into 76 minutes of claustrophobic horror, with Jessie Epstein’s stunning performance at its hypnotic centre.
Five Horror Movies Where the Surgeon Is Almost Certainly Not Board Certified
A countdown of five essential horror movies about unlicensed doctors, from Stuart Gordon’s Re-Animator to the Soska sisters’ American Mary, exploring what happens when the scalpel meets obsession.
Backrooms Review: Kane Parsons Turns Internet Nightmare Fuel Into Genuine Cinema
Kane Parsons’ Backrooms transforms YouTube-born creepypasta into a singular liminal space horror starring Chiwetel Ejiofor. Here’s why this feature debut demands attention.
The Forbidden Lands Review: Mattia De Pascali’s Italian Folk Horror
Mattia De Pascali’s The Forbidden Lands is a handmade Italian folk horror fable that understands folklore is not quaint decoration but a system people live and die by. Shot in the Salento and channelling Lucio Fulci’s moral fury, this dark fantasy follows three women who refuse their assigned roles. Now streaming on Prime Video after a festival run spanning three continents.
Saccharine Review: Natalie Erika James Serves Up Body Horror for the Ozempic Era
Natalie Erika James’s Saccharine is a gripping body horror for the Ozempic era. Here’s why this Shudder acquisition, starring Midori Francis, is essential viewing for horror fans.
Obsession Review: Curry Barker’s Twisted Wish Fulfillment Horror
Obsession 2025 horror film review: Curry Barker’s wish fulfillment nightmare weaponises the romantic curse for a gory, queasy takedown of modern male entitlement.
The Demoness Review (2025): Indie Horror‘s Strangest Succubus
Andrew de Burgh‘s The Demoness is an indie horror oddity that blends supernatural dark comedy with eighties slasher charm. The film follows Sydney Culbertson‘s physically unhinged succubus as she torments a cast of already-damned Los Angeles residents. This 2025 release delivers practical effects, a memorable villain, and a tone that balances menace with wicked humour. Our full review explores why this low-budget oddball might be your next favourite horror film.
Salt Along the Tongue Review: Where Grief Meets the Malocchio
What makes this Salt Along the Tongue so urgent is that Malfitano has crafted something genuinely singular: a possession horror where the scariest thing isn’t a demon, but the love a mother refuses to let go.
Deep Water Review: Renny Harlin’s Sharksploitation Mess
Deep Water borrows from better movies so relentlessly that counting the references becomes the film’s sole entertainment.
Didn’t Die Review: A Zombie Dramedy That Wants More Than Flesh
This Sundance Midnight zombie dramedy wants to be a meditation on grief, not a splatter show. Whether it earns both remains the question.
Heresy Review: Dutch Folk Horror That Chooses the Bear
Didier Konings’ Dutch folk horror debut pits medieval religious patriarchy against the dark power of Witte Wieven—and the bear looks surprisingly friendly.
Hokum (2026): How Damian Mc Carthy Refines Old-School Haunted Hotel Horror
Damian Mc Carthy’s Hokum expertly blends Irish folklore and vintage horror craft, delivering a polished haunted inn story that feels both comfortingly familiar and deeply unsettling, anchored by Adam Scott’s delightfully brittle lead performance.
Apex Review: Charlize Theron’s Real Stunts Save This Netflix Thriller
“Charlize Theron’s real rock climbing and Taron Egerton’s cherubic menace elevate Apex above its script. A fun, physically demanding thriller.”