The Front Room is an adaptation of a short story by Susan Hill and serves as the directional debut for Max and Sam Eggers, brothers to the critically acclaimed filmmaker Robert Eggers. Belinda (Brandy) and Norman (Andrew Burnap) are a struggling couple and expecting a child. Belinda quits her job as a college professor because […]
Tag: Horror-thriller
Home Sweet Home: Where Evil Lives Review
Home Sweet Home: Where Evil Lives is a German horror-thriller that tells its story in one continuous take. Maria (Nilam Farooq) is a heavily pregnant woman who moves into her husband’s family home. She plans to convert the home into a bed-and-breakfast. Upon Maria’s arrival, the house’s electrics start to falter, Maria experiences problems with […]
Speak No Evil (2024) Review
The Danish horror-thriller Speak No Evil has earned a Hollywood remake with Blumhouse producing it, with James McAvoy as the lead. Ben and Louise Dalton (Scoot McNairy and Mackenzie Davis) are on a family vacation in Italy where they meet another family, Paddy and Ciara (McAvoy and Aisling Franciosi), and their son Ant (Dan Hough). […]
Trap Review
M. Night Shyamalan is a filmmaker with drive and determination, even if the results are mixed. His 16th film as a director sees Shyamalan make a tight thriller where a serial killer is stuck in a concert. Cooper Adams (Josh Hartnett) is a seemingly nice, mild-mannered suburban dad who takes his daughter, Riley (Ariel Donoghue), […]
The Night House Review
The Night House was a horror film that made an incredible impression with its premiere being at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. After over a year and half, it has earned a wide release. Beth (Rebecca Hall) is a recently widowed English teacher after her husband, Owen (Evan Jonigkeit), has committed suicide. As well as struggling […]
Britflix: The Seasoning House
The Seasoning House is a grim and depressing horror-thriller that was the directional debut of Paul Hyett. In a war-torn Eastern European nation a group of young women are forced into sex slavery. One of these girls is Angel (Rosie Day) who escapes the regular raping due to her deafness and facial birthmark. But Angel has […]