Daniel Kokotajlo’s “Starve Acre”
" It is an unapologetically supernatural folk horror with a rich atmosphere and great performances..."
Elizabeth Banks’ “Cocaine Bear”
Entertaining set pieces only just hold the film together under the weight of ropey CGI and missed opportunities at suspense and horror
Oliver Park’s “The Offering”
With standout performances from Paul Kaye and Allan Corduner, this is a decent horror that should have been great let down by an over-reliance on ineffective jump scares and bland cinematography
Jerzy Skolimowski’s “EO”
Cinematic storytelling of the highest calibre offering a unique and compelling view on the world and humanity through the twisting fate of a donkey
Gerard Johnstone’s “M3GAN”
Competent but predictable satirical “horror” that never quite rises to the quality of the design and performance of the robot at its centre
Roxanne Benjamin’s “There's Something Wrong with the Children”
Half-baked b-movie horror that fails to get started until the last third would have benefitted from stronger direction and a script that made better use of its first two acts
Ali Abbasi’s “Holy Spider”
Thrilling, thoughtful and multilayered story based on true events as a female journalist tracks down a serial killer in a conservative Iranian city
Mark Jenkin’s “Enys Men”
Those expecting a horror will be disappointed but those willing to allow themselves to be absorbed by the atmosphere of this enigmatic and experimental work will be rewarded