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Horror Movies

Reviews of the best new horror movies. Return to all Movie Reviews.

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Samara Weaving’s Rise From Scream Queen to Box Office Draw

Her rapid rise is a testament to what can happen when you don’t scorn a genre that’s proven itself to be an ambitious acting vehicle.
By Bee Delores
Alt Text: A middle-aged woman in a winter knit hat with red and white pattern looks distressed and frightened in a snowy, icy environment with icicles visible in the background and what appears to be blood or red staining in the foreground.

Emma Thompson Produces Her Own Career Nightmare In ‘Dead of Winter’

Like almost every other actor of renown in today's diminished world of second-rate movies, Emma Thompson is forced to face the challenge of inventing her own projects to keep her film career alive. Times are bad all over.
By Rex Reed

‘Death of a Unicorn’ Review: Good Idea, Mediocre Execution

A24’s fantastical, pharmaceutical monster movie has a promising premise, but it’s just an okay film that doesn’t lean into its strengths.
By Laura Babiak

‘The Monkey’ Review: Goofy Gore & An Occasional Bore

By Laura Babiak

‘The Gorge’ Review: Action Romance That’s Chaotic and Fun

By Emily Zemler
A woman looks to her left in front of a bay window

If ‘Presence’ Proves Anything, It’s That Not Every Film Needs to Exist

By Rex Reed

‘Heart Eyes’ Review: Blood Spattered Comfort Food

By Dylan Roth

‘Companion’ Review: Robot Thriller Delivers Bloody Fun

By Emily Zemler
A woman grabs the arm of the man facing her

‘Wolf Man’ Is a Howling Disaster That Mauls the Classic Horror Legacy

By Rex Reed

‘Heretic’ Does the Impossible—Makes Hugh Grant Boring

By Oliver Jones
A man in a checkered robe sits opposite two young women wearing Mormon missionary name tags.

Hugh Grant Goes Full Villain in ‘Heretic’—But Who’s Really Terrified?

By Rex Reed

Melissa Barrera Talks Scream Queen Status and Sweater Weather in ‘Your Monster’

By Laura Babiak

‘Smile 2’ Review: Funhouse Horror That Does The Trick

By Dylan Roth

‘Hold Your Breath’ Review: New Horror Movie Full Of Old Scares

By Oliver Jones
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Who Can Blame an Apathetic Halle Berry? ‘Never Let Go’ Is Relentlessly Obtuse.

By Rex Reed
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‘Speak No Evil’ Collapses in Carnage

By Rex Reed

‘The Front Room’ Review: A Horror-Comedy That Isn’t Quite Either

By Dylan Roth

‘Alien: Romulus’ Review: A Damn Good Monster Movie

By Dylan Roth

‘The Blair Witch Project’ at 25: The Influence of The Found-Footage Sensation

By Noah Berlatsky
An actress in the new horror film "longlegs" stands against a wall looking scared with blood splattered on her shirt.

‘Longlegs’ Is a Stupid, Zero-Star Dumpster Fire

By Rex Reed

‘MaXXXine’ Review: Throwback Horror Gets a Little Stuck In Its Hot Tub Time Machine

By Dylan Roth

Nick Stahl Is a Master of Gore in ‘What You Wish For’

By Rex Reed

‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Review: A Horror Prequel With a Surprisingly Tender Heart

By Dylan Roth

‘The Watchers’ Review: The Shyamalan Dynasty Gets Off To A Slow Start

By Dylan Roth
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