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 | The Killing of a Sacred DeerMovie Review The Killing of a Sacred Deer is a chilling and symbolically rich film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. The film is crafted with clinical precision. Its atmosphere is sparse and deeply unnerving, amplified by unnatural dialogue and a cold, detached directorial style. Lanthimos strips his characters of emotional warmth to present them as pawns in a larger, perhaps divine or mythic, design. The deliberately flat and alienated performances are not a flaw, but a stylistic choice that enhances the sense of dread. The film draws directly from Greek tragedy: just as Agamemnon had to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia to... Read More |
 | PresenceMovie Review A Haunting Whisper in the Void of the Ordinary With Presence, Steven Soderbergh returns to the supernatural thriller genre with a film that is as much a stylistic exercise as it is an exploration of trauma and absence. Eschewing jump scares and loud narratives, the director crafts an intimate horror experience that slowly seeps under the viewer's skin, evoking a deep, almost physical unease. David Koepp’s screenplay — known for his work on Panic Room and Stir of Echoes — unfolds in a rarefied narrative space, where the true protagonist is emptiness: the physical emptiness of an apparently ordinary house and the... Read More |
 | The babyMovie Review From the first shots of “The Baby” you can feel a whisper of madness, as if the camera were peering through a crack in the soul. The corridor to the nursery is lit by an unnaturally warm light, but at the center is him: a man trapped in a grotesque baby suit, crying a strangled and inarticulate moan, clinging to wooden bars like an anchor of despair. The protagonist, Ann (Anjanette Comer), is dragged into this ghostly asylum of horrors with the lightness of a breeze, but here her smile cracks. The walls, covered in peeling wallpaper, seem to pulsate with visionary memories: muffled voices, ghostly laughter, the cries of... Read More |
 | The Autopsy of Jane DoeMovie Review The Autopsy of Jane Doe is a small gem of contemporary horror cinema, a film that manages to combine classic suspense with an intelligent use of the supernatural. Directed by Norwegian filmmaker André Øvredal, the film sits halfway between forensic thriller and occult nightmare, maintaining a claustrophobic and refined tension throughout most of its runtime. The story unfolds almost entirely in a morgue, where a father and son (Brian Cox and Emile Hirsch, both in top form) are tasked with examining the body of a young woman found mysteriously intact at a scene of brutal carnage. It is precisely the paradox between the... Read More |
 | PresenciasMovie Review Presencias is a supernatural thriller that blends classic gothic aesthetics with a modern, psychologically unsettling narrative. Set in an isolated house deep in the woods, the film plays on the duality between what is seen and what is hidden—aptly hinted at by the striking poster, where a mirrored image reveals the disturbing element: an upside-down figure, symbolizing a world turned inside out, where reality loses all certainty. Luis Mandoki’s direction—known for his emotionally resonant touch even in tense dramas—serves the tone of psychological horror well here, with an atmosphere thick with suspense and a haunting... Read More |
 | The Lost BoysMovie Review "The Lost Boys" (1987) appears to have been conceived as a work of transgression, an explosion of youthful energy and rebellion against social conventions. However, beneath its surface of action, horror, and humor, the film hides a series of themes and symbols that make it much more interesting and complex than it initially seems. First and foremost, the film is a work of social criticism, focusing on the disintegration of the nuclear family and the search for identity among young people. In this context, the vampires represent a metaphor for corruption and decay, but also for freedom and rebellion. They are... Read More |
 | The OmenMovie Review The film builds to a crescendo of anxiety and fear without the need for excessive jump scares, thanks to a refined direction and a soundtrack (composed by Jerry Goldsmith) that has become iconic. Gregory Peck and Lee Remick offer convincing performances that give credibility to the story. Little Damien (Harvey Stephens) is perfectly disturbing. Some sequences, such as the death of the priest and that of the nanny, are still among the scariest in the history of cinema. The Omen is a psychological horror that plays on religious fears and the inevitability of fate. With a well-constructed narrative and a terrifying... Read More |
 | Burnt OfferingsMovie Review Based on the novel of the same name by Robert Marasco. A slowly building gothic nightmare, the film is distinguished by an oppressive atmosphere that develops with a slow but inexorable pace. The terror does not come in the form of sudden jump scares, but through a growing tension and a sense of inevitable doom. The house seems to absorb the vitality of its inhabitants, and the mystery that surrounds it becomes increasingly disturbing. A stellar cast and memorable performances, Karen Black is perfect in the role of the mother, who goes from loving and caring to completely subjugated by the influence of the house. Oliver... Read More |
 | My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It ToMovie Review Unlike typical vampire films, My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To focuses more on family drama than conventional fear. The tone is melancholic, with a slow and suffocating narration that immerses the viewer in the anguish of the protagonists. The most disturbing aspect is not the violence itself, but the emotional toll that sacrifice and morality impose on the brothers. Jonathan Cuartas builds a claustrophobic and desolate world, emphasizing the loneliness of the characters through dark photography and a clever use of silence. The setting - an anonymous and decadent suburb - amplifies the sense of isolation and... Read More |
 | What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?Movie Review Based on the novel by Henry Farrell released in 1960, the film is considered the progenitor of the psycho-biddy subgenre where the protagonists are mentally unstable elderly women, ready to terrorize the unfortunate ones on duty. Playing the disturbing sisters in this psychological thriller, a small jewel of genre cinema, are an unforgettable Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, great Hollywood stars now in their twilight years. Despite being free of bloody or macabre scenes, the film is a hallucinatory journey through sadism, madness and family resentments... Claustrophobic, having shot in black and white makes the face of the great... Read More |