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Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DULPu5OjbYd/?igsh=aDZ6dHN2cDVtanR1 They should have listened to Ridley. When I saw the trailers for this Alex Scharfman directed A24 horror satire, I thought it looked bombastically weird. I was actually half-tempted to go and see it at the theatre, but ultimately, I decided to leave it until it was available to stream - this was mainly due to its undeniably divisive reviews, which were enough to ward many of us off, I'm sure. Eithe

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DUI8px6jNB9/?igsh=MWt1MGgxNXZ3b3Rmcg== There are a lot of infection-based horror films out there, and, being totally frank, most of them are very mediocre. You do get your exceptions, though, and this Spanish found-footage infection-based horror from 2007 seemed, based on its reviews, to be one of them. Directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, it has achieved a healthy cult classic status, which was more than enough to entice me

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DUDjDKrDeQK/?igsh=eTY4MTVqd3UzZXAx Co-directed by Will Joines and Karrie Crouse, this 2024 horror has been sitting on my Disney Plus watchlist, slowly collecting dust. I did finally muster up the urge to watch it though - I had been trying to find something fairly simple and recent to watch. My expectations were fairly nominal - the film has never generated any buzz particularly, and its reviews online are mediocre at best. I found

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DUBEjJrjRtD/?igsh=MTdwdGFqYWVyNDNpYQ== I am always partial to checking put any 'Dracula' adaptation I come across, indeed, Bram Stoker's classic gothic horror is one of my all-time favourite books, but, I must admit, Gary Shore's 2014 action horror that took a while to draw me in. I was only somewhat tempted by the plot, and even less so by its cast. Ultimately, my cynicism gave way to my love of 'Dracula' and I decided to give it

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DT-f2XMjTXo/?igsh=MTlvbW44ZTB5Mms4ag== Full disclosure, the main reason I watched this 2024 home invasion horror was because somebody I know wanted me to watch it. I had watched the previous two films, and had enjoyed neither. This one was directed by Renny Harlin, whose entire filmography is very all over the place, with 'Die Hard 2' being his most notable film. I had watched the two previous films in the franchise, and my collec

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DT77VyBDRNU/?igsh=MW55YjJkNTE4Y2Q2 After watching ten in quick succession, it became a little harder to find some of the classic Hammer horror films that I was hoping to watch. Eventually, however, I did manage to find this 1974 Hammer, directed by Brian Clemmens. I had, by this time, already seen a few Hammer-produced vampire films, but this one seems to be one of the more championed by the production company, as well as its fanbas

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DT5MNfWjY_j/?igsh=MTNxNGNvM3B4ZTBybw== After a long wait, I was finally able to watch the third and final film in Ti West's popular 'X' Trilogy - a series of non-chronological horror stories that have already gained a cult-like status with horror fans, thanks to their throwback stories, creepy horror, and, most importantly, their memorable scream queen star; Mia Goth. I had enjoyed both of the previous two films in this trilogy, pa

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DT2wuTRjVoA/?igsh=MW82eDZpdW15bXB3ag== There are a few cult classic horrors that I've had my eye on in recent years, but one that had tempted me more than most was this 2001 creature feature, directed by Victor Salva, who I later found out has done some very horrible things, which was obviously extremely disappointing and upsetting to find out. With that said, I didn't know that before I watched the film, which was probably for the

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DT0E4eijb3A/?igsh=cGh1N2VyZDd3YThh This horror comedy, directed by Tom Gormican, is kind of unusual, in that it's a very meta sequel, in which the original film exists canonically within the world of said-sequel. Reviews haven't exactly set the world ablaze, but then, I was already keeping expectations low to begin with, especially considering that the trailers revealed seemingly the whole plot step-by-step - one of my biggest pet p

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTvDSQvjbts/?igsh=MWljOGFrZmZsaWNwdg== When it comes to childhood favourites, there are certain films we revisit time and time again. But equally, there are those that perhaps we don't, but that evoke those same wonderful feelings of nostalgia and sentimentality we all love to feel. This is one of those latter films. I don't watch it often, but when I do, I enjoy it. The film was directed by Chris Wedge, with some co-direction from

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTsedyqjZ-r/?igsh=MWl2bHJzdXJma3lq This 2025 Norwegian-set drama was directed by Joachim Trier, who had previously directed the highly acclaimed 'The Worst Person In The World' , a film I had not yet seen, but had read and heard tremendously good things about. I was extremely eager to watch this film, particularly after it received some very encouraging reviews after its debut at Cannes Film Festival . Inevitably, I had to wait for

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTnNRPtDWN8/?igsh=MWdpeDN0dm52ODVueg== Marketed as both 'The Final Chapter' and 'Saw: 3D' , this 2010 extreme horror sequel was actually the seventh, and certainly not final, film in the long-running 'Saw' franchise. It was once more directed by Kevin Greutert, who had also directed the sixth film, and seemed to be tasked with attempting to conclude the franchise. Of course, that didn't end up happening, but I was still intrigued b

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTkriSgjULF/?igsh=aGx0MDVlbDQzM2Rn Having thoroughly enjoyed part one, it was at last time for me to watch the second film in the new '28 Years Later' trilogy - the fourth film in the overall franchise. This time, it was directed by Nia DaCosta, with Danny Boyle and Alex Garland producing - the latter also writing the film. The fact that this marked my first 2026 release of the year also leant itself to my anticipation being very h

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTiRjV1jY7F/?igsh=YWhwemFkMG4xazY4 As someone who lives outside of the United States, thanksgiving is not a holiday I celebrate or particularly think about, aside from the occasional time when I come across it in American media, such as this slasher, directed by Eli Roth. I wouldn't say this was at the top of my watchlist, but a mixture of boredom and mild interest meant that it ended up being my choice for an evening's entertainmen

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTfw1B6DUL5/?igsh=eW15b3prdzNqbzc1 I went back and forth on going to see this Edgar Wright written and directed action comedy, which is, of course, based on the cult Stephen King novel, but ultimately I decided; why not? It looked like a fun enough film, if not the most highly rated film of Wright's career. Regardless, the majority of people seemed to think it was, at the very least, mildly entertaining, which was good enough for m

After just recently completing the first 'Demon Slayer' arc, I very swiftly moved onto the next one, 'The Mugen Train Arc' , which came in the form of both a film and a series. Although the feature film version was released in 2020, the episodic version came out the next year, and it was this one that I watched - mainly because I was viewing this anime through Netflix, and that's the format it provided. By now, I was already well aware of how good some of the animation in th