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  • Dead Howling (2026)
    Review preview for Dead Howling

    If this film has one thing to distinguish it, it’s its werewolf concept.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A werewolf hunts zombies after losing his family. He meets two humans seeking sanctuary and joins their quest, protecting them with his powers. Their journey grows perilous as zombies start evolving.
  • Glorious (2022)
    Review preview for Glorious

    What is billed as Lovecraftian horror certainly fits into that mould on one level, but it is perhaps more like what one might have expected had old HP taken to writing sitcoms.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    After a breakup, Wes ends up at a remote rest stop. He finds himself locked inside the bathroom with a mysterious figure speaking from an adjacent stall. Soon Wes realizes he is involved in a situation more terrible than he could imagine.
  • Mystery Road (2013)
    Review preview for Mystery Road

    Sen has crafted a tense thrill ride without ever forgetting his roots.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    An Aboriginal cop returns to his home town to investigate the murder of a teenage girl.
  • Not Suitable For Children (2012)
    Review preview for Not Suitable For Children

    The premise sounds like a playpen for vulgarity but Michael Lucas's script is smarter than that.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    When a Sydney playboy discovers he's about to be rendered infertile by testicular cancer, the heat is on to become a dad.
  • Northmen (2014)
    Review preview for Northmen

    Fah pulls out all the stops to deliver a thrilling ride.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A group of stranded Vikings must make a dangerous journey with hunters on their tail.
  • The Portrait (2023)
    Review preview for The Portrait

    There is an effort here to do something new with this type of heroine, and to give her fresh agency, whilst exploring something of what it is that intrigues many women about the monstrous men in the Gothic.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    After her husband is devastated by a tragic accident, a devoted wife obsesses over a mysterious portrait that resembles him as he was; but when it starts to terrorise her, she must decide if it's possessed or if she's losing her mind.
  • Red Hill (2010)
    Review preview for Red Hill

    For the first half an hour, the tension bubbles along nicely... but the further into the runtime we ride, the more the cliches stack up.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    Life proves tough for a young police officer in a small town, as he begins to wonder if he'll make it through his first day alive.
  • Rio, I Love You (2014)
    Review preview for Rio, I Love You

    It's so scattershot that one finds oneself inventing titles for the 'stories' within the anthology.

    Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
    A series of short films set in the Brazilian metropolis.
  • Seven Snipers (2026)
    Review preview for Seven Snipers

    We don’t get much explicit backstory, so it’s the chemistry between the actors that’s important to making this slight story convince, and for the most part, it’s there.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A retired sniper in hiding on an Australian ranch must reunite her elite kill squad when a vengeful warlord threatens her daughter.

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