Stars: Orlando Bloom, Caitríona Balfe, Gary Beadle, John Turturro | Written by Justin Bull, Mark Lane | Directed by Sean Ellis Directed by Sean Ellis, The Cut takes a hard look at the darkest side of boxing – weight cutting – and turns it into a brutal psychological character study. Leading the charge is Orlando […]
Stars: Hassie Harrison, Jai Courtney, Josh Heuston, Rob Carlton, Ella Newton, Liam Greinke | Written by Nick Lepard | Directed by Sean Byrne Acclaimed Australian director Sean Byrne (The Loved Ones, The Devil’s Candy) returns with Dangerous Animals, an inspired mash-up of two beloved horror genres, serial killer thrillers and sharksploitation. Delivering handsomely – and […]
Stars: Ashley Greene, Shawn Ashmore, Ellie O’Brien, Juno Rinaldi, Brooklyn Marshall, Mark Taylor, Shayelin Martin, Julian Richings | Written and Directed by Chad Archibald It Feeds blends supernatural horror with psychological drama, centring on a mother and daughter who share a mysterious psychic gift. The mother, a psychologist with the ability to enter the minds of […]
Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston | Written by Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola | Directed by Wes Anderson Wes Anderson made his directorial debut in 1996 with Bottle Rocket. Now, almost 30 years later, he’s released his 12th feature film (13th […]
Stars: Emily Sweet, Joseph Aviel, Brian Sutherland, Lucy Paschall, Greg James, Walter Koenig, Eddie Griffin, Paula Abdul, Danielle Vasinova, Darielle Mason | Written by Rob Taylor, Nic Costa | Directed by Rob Taylor Growing up most of us watched wrestling. It is like watching superheroes in real life, but some never grow out of the […]
Stars: Kristen Kaster, Sasha Ormond, Matthew Ninaber, Justin Bott, Matt Daciw, James Fler, Wes Hill | Written by Dave McLeod | Directed by Gabriel Carrer I’ll be honest, I was hoping for a slasher involving a cyclist (a description of a film I have actually seen before but completely forgotten the name of). Death Cycle […]
Stars: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston, Lili Taylor, Shanley Caswell, Hayley McFarland, Joey King, Mackenzie Foy, Kyla Deaver, Sterling Jerins | Written by Chad Hayes, Carey Hayes | Directed by James Wan Can horror movies be scary anymore? This is an interesting question because, for the most part, horror fans don’t watch horror expecting […]
Stars: Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D’Onofrio, Griffin Dunne, Bad Bunny, Carol Kane | Written by Charlie Huston | Directed by Darren Aronofsky Director Darren Aronofsky returns to the screen with Caught Stealing, a high-energy crime caper based on the novel by Charlie Huston, who also wrote the script. […]
Stars: Maddie Hasson, Marco Pigossi, Alex Roe, Andra Nechita | Written by Joshua Friedlander | Directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan Directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan, Bone Lake is a terrific psychosexual thriller that delivers a series of enjoyable twists and turns before its eminently satisfying climax. To that end, it plays like a 21st-century version […]
Stars: Matthew Kay, Frederick Lysegaard, Gemma Acosta, Samuel Nunes de Souza, Elliott Eason, Lucia Saavedra, Nina Dulac, Charlie Taylor | Written and Directed by Villablanca After his friend gets his heart broken, a social media influencer takes him on a trip away to Italy with a group of friends, but to ‘heal’ him. After some […]
Stars: Natasha Tosini, Stephen Staley, Jack Hoy, Jack Hyde | Written and Directed by Natasha Tosini, Stephen Staley There was a time when, if you wanted to see people exploring supposedly haunted locations, you would have to tune into Most Haunted on the now-defunct Living channel. Now, anybody can stream their exploration of abandoned buildings for […]
Stars: Antony Del Negro, Edy Ganem, Cerina Vincent, Jordan James Smith, Brittany Cavaco, Ashton Leigh, Tom O’Connell, Sterling Sulieman | Written by Tim Cruz, Antony Del Negro | Directed by Tim Cruz The horror genre (and Frightfest) always tends to produce the odd, truly weird movie, and Don’t Let The Cat Out falls nicely into […]
Stars: Jackie Earle Haley, Ella-Rae Smith, Jamie Flatters, David Angland, Joelle Rae, Seth Michaels | Written by Joey Miller | Directed by DW Medoff Over the past few years, DW Medoff has moved into feature work at a rapid pace. After 2023’s one-two punch of Pollen and I Will Never Leave You Alone, the director […]
Stars: Grayson Gwaze, Cedric Gegel, Kaitlyn Lunardi, Meghan Reed, Jamie Bernadette, Keith Boynton, Mashka Wolfe, Violet Bennett, Ellie Christiansen | Written and Directed by Keith Boynton A teenager with a keen interest in horror takes up a job as a scare actor at a haunted forest attraction that his cousin runs. He soon becomes friends […]
Stars: Steve Oram, May Nattaporn Rawddon, Margaux Dietrich, Christian Ferriera | Written and Directed by Simon Rumley Written and directed by Simon Rumley (Red, White & Blue), Crushed is a dark, Thailand-set thriller that expands on Pressure, the 2012 short film Rumley created for the horror anthology The ABCs of Death. With echoes of Paul […]
Stars: Aleigha Burt, Tabitha Getsy, Trisha Arozqueta, Jasmine Nguyen, Jessie Roddy | Written by Jason-Michael Anthony, Hendreck Joseph | Directed by Raven Carter Across the film festival’s storied history, FrightFest has been a terrific launching pad for many first-time filmmakers. Within 2025’s roster is Raven Carter, who makes her feature debut with Noseeums. The story […]
Stars: Michaela McManus, Stella Marcus, Jeremy Holm, Jim Cummings | Written and Directed by Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus Written and directed by sibling team Kevin and Matthew McManus, Redux Redux is a terrific sci-fi revenge thriller that takes a fresh approach to the multiverse and gives the concept the shot in the arm it needed […]
Stars: Polly Maberly, Rebecca Calder, Tom Davis, Mikael Persbrandt, Peter Ferdinando, Kellie Shirley | Written by Gerard Johnson, Austin Collings | Directed by Gerard Johnson British director Gerard Johnson (Hyena, Muscle) returns with Odyssey, a horror-tinged British thriller that depicts a compelling descent into darkness and violence. Enlivened by a star-making performance from Polly Maberly, […]
