Reviews
‘Return To Silent Hill’ Review: The Uncanny Valley of Video Game Adaptations
Christophe Gans's 'Return To Silent Hill' is better than you fear, but still gets caught in the uncanny valley of video game adaptations.
‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Review: Beauty and Misery Collide in Nia DaCosta’s Skillful Sequel
Siddhant Adlakha explains how '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' follows up 2025's sequel in ways both gloomy and surprisingly intimate.
‘Primate’ Review: Creature Feature Meets Monkey Slasher
'Primate,' the latest film from Johannes Roberts, is a gnarly (complimentary) mashup of slasher and creature feature tropes.
‘We Bury the Dead’ Review: Apocalyptic Scale Minus the Stakes
'We Bury the Dead,' the latest film from 'These Final Hours' director Zak Hilditch, offers apocalyptic scale but little human connection.
‘Keeper’ Review: Falling Out of Love Never Felt This Good
'Keeper,' the latest film from 'Longlegs' director Osgood Perkins, combines the best of the worst in romance, horror, and paranoia.
‘Shelby Oaks’ Review: Chris Stuckmann Covers the Hits in His Part-Found Footage Debut
Former YouTube critic Chris Stuckmann sidesteps his own most interesting ideas in 'Shelby Oaks' in favor of the familiar.
‘Affection’ Review: Jessica Rothe Remains a Millennial Scream Queen
BT Meza's 'Affection' offers another blend of horror and sci-fi for star Jessica Rothe, who remains one of the great Millennial scream queens.
‘HIM’ Review: Maybe, Just Maybe, Football Has Always Been Body Horror
Justin Tipping's 'HIM' proves that every sports biopic has a secret horror movie that's just dying to get out.
‘Beast of War’ Review: Creature and Feature in Perfect Harmony
Kiah Roache-Turner's 'Beast of War' offers audiences the perfect balance of historical action and creature feature excess.
‘The Vile’ Review: Two Families Are One Family Too Many
Majid Al Ansari returns to Fantastic Fest with 'The Vile,' a mashup of melodrama and horror that examines the cruelty of polygamy.
’13 Days Till Summer’ Review: Meet Your New Feel-Bad Slasher
Polish filmmaker Bartosz M. Kowalski's '13 Days Till Summer' is the feel-bad slasher of Fantastic Fest. It's also kind of great.
‘Coyotes’ Review: The Timeless Battle Between Man and Midjourney
Colin Minihan's 'Coyoytes' shines yet another horror spotlight on Justin Long, but is ultimately let down by its special effects.
