Strange Darling review: "Move over Longlegs, another independent serial-killer horror is set to make a splash"
Sep. 18, 2024A smart thriller that twists like a killer’s blade in the gut. Go in cold.
Why you can trust GamesRadar+Our experts review games, movies and tech over countless hours, so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about our reviews policy.
Separated into six chapters (plus an epilogue) presented in non-linear fashion, this horror-thriller at first appears like it might be a bit too clever for its own good. But before long it emerges that the time-hopping, flip-flopping structure is actually in place for shrewd narrative reasons. Our initial assumptions are craftily toyed with as we’re drip-fed titbits of information while watching a one-night stand spiral into a spree of killings in the state of Oregon.
Boasting great music cues, vivid 35mm lensing (by, of all people,Avataractor Giovanni Ribisi, who here makes his classy debut as director of photography), and engaging gender politics that establish Mollner’s interest in more than just the thrill of the chase, Strange Darling is a slick game of cat and mouse.
Strange Darling is released in UK cinemas on September 20 and is in US theaters now.
For more, check out all theupcoming horror moviesyou should have on your radar.
Jamie Graham is the Editor-at-Large of Total Film magazine. You’ll likely find them around these parts reviewing the biggest films on the planet and speaking to some of the biggest stars in the business – that’s just what Jamie does. Jamie has also written for outlets like SFX and the Sunday Times Culture, and appeared on podcasts exploring the wondrous worlds of occult and horror.
Dev behind new Doki Doki Literature Club-style psychological horror says it’s not “for those with weak hearts,” but with 98% positive Steam reviews, I’m not sure I can stay away
Untitled Goose Game publisher is back and weirder than ever with a bizarre FMV game called Blippo+, and no one’s even quite sure what exactly it is: “video is no game™”
As if The Outlast Trials couldn’t get any more deranged, the horror co-op game’s big new update adds more tooth guns and lady who lives in the walls
