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2 days ago | filmhounds.co.uk | Rebecca Sayce

From The Babadook to Midsommar, Lake Mungo, The Descent, and Antichrist, horror goes hand in hand with grief. The horrors of death and loss work effortlessly with genre cinema, coupled with creatures or ghostly apparitions that compound the scares and work their way into your nightmares. Released in 2023, horror comedy Booger explores not only the loss of a friend, but of a beloved pet, and how our bodies force us to confront death when our minds just want to block it out.

3 days ago | filmhounds.co.uk | Rebecca Sayce

Twenty-five years since first traumatising horror fans, Final Destination is back with a sixth instalment in the beloved franchise. From log trucks to tanning beds, rollercoasters, and even the humble shower cubicle, Final Destination has consistently unlocked a new set of phobias as each protagonist experiences a catastrophic premonition, saves the lives of those around them, and becomes Death's new target.

1 week ago | filmhounds.co.uk | Katie Heyes

The 78th Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) will open with Eva Victor's acclaimed comedy drama Sorry, Baby. Victor's first directorial feature premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival, where she won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. Barry Jenkins has produced the film for A24. Jenkins previously won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay for Moonlight (2016). He also produced Charlotte Wells' directorial debut Aftersun (2022).

1 week ago | filmhounds.co.uk | James Hanton

Disney's Thunderbolts* has opened at the top of the UK box office, earning £5 million across its debut weekend. The 36th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) stars Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, and Wyatt Russell as part of a team of anti-heroes and criminals who need to join forces against a sinister threat. Lewis Pullman, David Harbour, and Hannah John-Kamen also feature.

1 week ago | filmhounds.co.uk | Nick Bartlett

In the same way that crime thrillers were never the same after Reservoir Dogs, early 2000s science fiction took a major cue from The Matrix. A swathe of mind-bending dystopian films followed the Wachowskis' genre-defining masterpiece, some clearly inspired, others flat-out rip-offs. Vincenzo Natali's Cypher is an interesting one — while The Matrix‘s influence is unmistakable, Cypher feels more low-key and restrained, and if anything, its dense, twisty plot is even more ambitious.