Reviews

With the constant renewal of interest in the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) largely in part to investigative documentaries such as Netflix’s Trust Me: The False Prophet (2026), it was only a matter of time until the historic traumas of past members of this religious sect was used as fodder for a horror film. This is where Daniel J. Phillip’s Diabolic takes centre stage. The film centres around a young woman who, after suffering devastating blackouts, decide

Bryan Larkin as Joe Having had its world premiere at this year’s FrightFest Glasgow, The Vasily Chuprina directed chamber piece Jailbroken explores the criminal justice system, racial tensions, and abuse of power all from the tiny confines of a British prison cell. Bryan Larkin stars as Joe, a violent incarcerated criminal who, as he prepares for his final three days in prison, discovers that his ex-wife and child have been kidnapped. With only a prohibited mobile phone at hi

Kimberly Cruchon Brookes as Janet Episodic thriller series Puke Bitch screened its first episode in a world premiere at this year’s Slamdance Film Festival in LA last month. Written and directed by Sam Tricomo, the series follows teenage siblings Dove and Larry and their neighbour Janet as they journey through their everyday life, each harbouring dark secrets and covert desires. Dove (played by Jaclyn Iskow) is a withdrawn teenage girl, constantly dissociating whilst dealing

Having had its world premiere at Dances With Films NY back in January, the Nicholas Pineda directed chiller Infirmary is a low-fi chiller that utilises the found footage medium in order to document the first and last night on the job for fresh-faced security guard Edward. Portrayed through personal body cams and security cameras, former marine Edward (played by Paul Syre) is a newly employed security guard on the night shift at an abandoned asylum, Wilshire Infirmary. Paired

Dina Silva as Frankie Exploring an inherently misogynistic society’s negative attitudes towards fat bodies and pretty privilege, Dina Silva and Pierre Tsigaridis’ eighties grime inspired slasher Frankie, Maniac Woman delivers its message to audiences with buckets of violence and blood. Frankie (Dina Silva) is an aspiring musician who is constantly hindered at every turn by society’s treatment of her based on her looks, to the point that she is driven mad by the impossible st

Adama Abramson as the Bounty Hunter Having had its world premiere at Grimmfest 2025, LandLord directed by Remington Smith is a biting commentary on poverty, peripatetic lifestyles and property ownership combined with a traditional tale of humans versus vampire. An anonymous Black bounty hunter (played by Adama Abramson) enters a poorly managed apartment complex in order to retrieve a stolen briefcase, but her mission is soon interrupted by Alex (played by Cohen James Cooper),