Category: Chiller
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Companion Review: She’s a doll
COMPANION (2025) If you’ve seen the poster and considered the title, you can surmise the genre and baseline plot of this movie. You guessed it, our main character is a sexbot, played with lovely, “bring her home to mom” sensibilities by Sophie Thatcher, who is making some excellent choices, e.g. Heritic (2024), MaXXine (2024) and…
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Hypnotic Review: Zzzzzzzzzz
HYPNOTIC (2021) Look before you leap they say. And I dove in after watching only a few seconds of its trailer; Hypnotic promised to be a cheesy thriller/chiller with, most likely, a heavily telegraphed ending. No surprises to be had here and no one made me watch it. Now “Starring Kate Siegel“ is never going…
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Heretic review: O come, all ye faithful
HERETIC (2024) Rarely does a film toe the line between psychological thriller and religious critique, while being billed as an outright horror, succeed in all departments. Even more rare is an aging rom-com star subtly playing such a convincing menace. The second act of Hugh Grant’s career continues to impress, with his insistence on playing…