If there's one thing Friedkin and Blatty got wrong about The Exorcist, it's that there were no ninjas in it. Fortunately for you and I, Golan and Globus recognised this and delivered Ninja III: The Domination, a sublime blend of disgruntled ninjas, supernatural possession / exorcism business and 1980s aerobics movie.
The glorious first ten minutes sees a berserk ninja kill about a million idiot cops, in an utterly joyous and violently ACAB committed opening sequence. If there's one thing…
BRING HER BACK is a wince-inducing slow burn of vicious gore, creeping dread and poignant sadness. It’s another essential horror movie from the directors of TALK TO ME, Danny and Michael Philippou. I reviewed it for Screen Realm and it hits Australian cinemas 29 May (today!)
https://screenrealm.com/bring-her-back-movie-review-philippou-brothers-horror-2025/
The Woman starts with a terrible montage sequence that‘s a big red flag for the following 100 minutes. Pollyanna Macintosh plays a feral woods dweller, kidnapped by some boomer douche who wants to ‘civilize’ her.
The idea is sound but undermined by McKee’s extremely workmanlike direction: place item in frame, shoot, rinse repeat. There’s zero style on display here, only a soap opera presentation.
It’s also let down by sub-par acting and some very strange story choices, including the inclusion…
Tedious drivel trying to cop some genre cred by chucking in Udo Kier and some way-too-late-in-the-game gore. Crap dialogue, excruciating performances and a barely comprehensible plot.
And hey MIFF, where’s this ‘healthy nod to John Carpenter’? In the 30 seconds of synth on the soundtrack?
Hated it.
