There’s a common consensus that horror movies aren’t scary anymore, but that’s not necessarily true.
Horror comes in many shapes and sizes.
The last five years of horror have been quite good, and it needs to be acknowledged.
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But what else could be expected from Hawke?
Black Phoneis a great film, but not a particularly scary onefor the horror veteran, that is.
That’s exactly the plot of 2022’sBarbarian.
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The night before a job interview in Detroit, Tess Marshall stays the night at a rental.
It’s creepy while also being gory, and that makes for a great combo for first-time director/screenwriterZach Cragger.
Relicdepicts the effects of dementia in such a fantastic and frightening way.
At any moment, it feels like she could get outed and murdered (or worse) by Christian.
It’s a tense film that pays off excellently when things get crazy.
There’s a mercilessness delivered in the directing that makes the audience feel like absolutely anything could happen.
It holds a lot of style, thanks to French director,Coralie Fargeat.
This is only made better by the performances byDemi MooreandMargaret Qualley.
It’s a wild commentary about beauty standards.
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