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Feature and short film reviews from our team of film critics and guest writers. Send trailer/screener links for our consideration to: reviews@film-forums.com

The Banishing (2020), directed by Christopher Smith | FEATURE FILM REVIEW
The Banishing (2020) is a stylishly made haunted house story that starts promisingly but ultimately struggles to make much sense. Powered by JustWatch Disclaimer: This

Okay Google (2021), directed by Sam Lucas Smith | SHORT FILM REVIEW
It’s scary to think how much trust we put in our tech devices; our handy pocket friends that we can count on no matter what.

Son (2021), directed by Ivan Kavanagh | FEATURE FILM REVIEW
Originality is a rare beast: often sought and seldom captured. Writer and Director Ivan Kavanagh’s Son (2021) neither seeks nor captures original-sized lightning in a

Five Families (2019), directed by Adam Cushman / SHORT FILM REVIEW
Criminal families exist against the backdrop of normal society, as much set against it as a part of it. Five Families (2019), a short film

Skylines (2020), directed by Liam O’Donnell | FEATURE FILM REVIEW
Skylines (2020) doesn’t waste any time in propelling us straight into the action and if, like me, you haven’t yet seen the first two instalments

Slaxx (2020), directed by Elza Kephart | FEATURE FILM REVIEW
Seemingly innocuous inanimate objects turning into instruments of blood-soaked revenge has long been a staple of a certain type of horror. Not only in the