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The Arborist (2025) 2.5/5 EDIT “In the case of The Arborist, the vehicle is certainly there, but its assemblage is haphazard, stuffed full of so many bells and whistles that it barely moves. This is a movie that wants to be many things at once, and ends up being almost none of them.” – Bloody Disgusting Feb 5, 2026 Full Review Send Help (2026) 93% EDIT “Send Help might not be the all-out horror assault Sam Raimi fans were hoping for when it was announced, but it is a relentlessly charming, often hilarious survival thriller led by two great performances.” – Pop Heist Jan 30, 2026 Full Review Worldbreaker (2025) 50% 2.5/5 EDIT “Like its lead character, a girl on the brink of battle, it’s a film trapped between inaction and the final charge, and we’re trapped right along with it.” – Bloody Disgusting Jan 28, 2026 Full Review 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) 92% 9/10 EDIT “It's visually stunning, often genuinely frightening, and wonderfully weird while never letting go of the heart that planted "28 Years Later" so deep in our imaginations. ” – Looper.com Jan 14, 2026 Full Review Christine (1983) 72% EDIT “The car was always a metaphorical monster in Arnie's young life, but in Carpenter's hands she explodes into a beast all her own, and it's thrilling to watch.” – Syfy Wire Dec 16, 2025 Full Review The Plague (2025) 97% 4/5 EDIT “This is an uncomfortable film, but it’s also one of the most finely executed pieces of social horror of the past half-decade, and one of 2025’s essential watches. ” – Dread Central Dec 16, 2025 Full Review Chainsaws Were Singing (2024) 84% 3.5/5 EDIT “Chainsaws Were Singing feels destined to be one of those movies you watch with friends at midnight, whether on the couch or in a packed movie house. It’s a riotous ball of a movie, and fans of weird horror and even weirder musicals should not miss it.” – Dread Central Nov 29, 2025 Full Review Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) 92% 4/5 EDIT “Wake Up Dead Man is another triumphant whodunit from Rian Johnson, a beautiful melding of hefty themes and dynamic cinematic storytelling in a pulse-pounding thriller package.” – Dread Central Nov 25, 2025 Full Review The Carpenter's Son (2025) 31% 3/5 EDIT “The Carpenter’s Son is a mess, but it’s an ambitious mess, and the scarier side of the story, while not all that scary, has something for Christian mythology nerds and fans of demonic horror alike.” – Dread Central Nov 18, 2025 Full Review The Beldham (2024) 82% 3.5/5 EDIT “This is quietly one of the creepiest indie horror releases this year, and I hope it finds a wide audience who can get lost in its well-orchestrated dread.” – Dread Central Nov 17, 2025 Full Review The Running Man (2025) 62% 3/5 EDIT “In Edgar Wright’s hands, The Running Man works more often than it doesn’t, and despite tripping up a time or two, when it’s at its best, it’s one of the most exciting blockbuster experiences of the year. ” – Dread Central Nov 12, 2025 Full Review Frankenstein (2025) 85% EDIT “With Frankenstein, Del Toro has delivered his most thoughtful meditation on these ideas yet, wrapped it all in a lavish production, and bared his very soul for us to see. It's a cinematic triumph.” – Pop Heist Nov 7, 2025 Full Review Nuremberg (2025) 72% B EDIT “Nuremberg works best when it’s loud, urgent, and almost hysterically earnest in its messaging, not because it’s a particularly new message, but because it once again feels like something someone must scream from the rooftops.” – AV Club Nov 6, 2025 Full Review Predator: Badlands (2025) 86% 4/5 EDIT “This is the Predator theatrical experience we’ve been waiting for.” – Dread Central Nov 4, 2025 Full Review Dracula (1979) 63% EDIT “This is not the Dracula of the bright lights and sprawling parlors of London. Instead we get something a bit more infused with realism, which makes Dracula himself stand out all the more. It strikes a remarkable tonal balance.” – Syfy Wire Oct 21, 2025 Full Review Hellcat (2025) 89% EDIT “ It's one of the most pleasant genre movie surprises of 2025 for me so far, and it deserves a big audience.” – Pop Heist Oct 17, 2025 Full Review Bone Lake (2024) 84% EDIT “Bone Lake is a wonderfully contained, ornate little thriller, and a blast to watch.” – Cinapse Oct 6, 2025 Full Review Whistle (2025) 61% 3.5/5 EDIT “Featuring incredible kill sequences and strong performances, Corin Hardy’s ‘Whistle’ is a deeply effective piece of teen-centric horror storytelling.” – Dread Central Oct 3, 2025 Full Review Silver Screamers (2025) 4/5 EDIT “Silver Screamers is a film bursting with joy, and every horror fan and movie lover needs to see it as soon as possible.” – Dread Central Oct 3, 2025 Full Review The Restoration at Grayson Manor (2025) 100% 4/5 EDIT “The Restoration at Grayson Manor emerges from this festival season as a raucous, beautifully paced, horror-comedy romp” – Dread Central Sep 26, 2025 Full Review Deathstalker (2025) 86% B EDIT “With Deathstalker, Kostanski attempts to bring his loose, gleeful style to the sword and sorcery genre, and mostly succeeds, giving us another midnight movie essential.” – AV Club Sep 25, 2025 Full Review Primate (2025) 78% 3.5/5 EDIT “It takes a while to get there, and it’s not always able to sustain the constant tension it aims for, but if you want a wild ride with a killer chimp, it’s got the goods.” – Dread Central Sep 24, 2025 Full Review The Strangers: Chapter 2 (2025) 14% 1/5 EDIT “If the first film was a chore because it was a predictable remake, the second is a chore because it has direction, but no real movement. ” – Dread Central Sep 24, 2025 Full Review V/H/S Halloween (2025) 89% EDIT “V/H/S/Halloween is ... a thrilling, chilling horror rollercoaster that never slows down and leaves you giddy with the atmosphere of it all. I had a blast, and I'm betting you will too. ” – Pop Heist Sep 24, 2025 Full Review Black Phone 2 (2025) 72% EDIT “Black Phone 2 is why we go to the movies in October. It's the kind of horror made for raucous opening nights with lots of popcorn and a crowd ready to scream, so see it that way if you can.” – Pop Heist Sep 24, 2025 Full Review
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