A group of survivors live in a community on an island. Sometimes, they venture to the mainland… Oh, for fuck sake, it’s a zombie movie, does the plot matter all that much? Well, that’s probably what Danny Boyle thinks because the plot of this movie is hot garbage.

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There are so many plot holes and nonsensical moments, like why would a dumbass father take his 12 years-old son to a zone filled with zombies? Or why don’t the alphas attack the island at low tide? What’s up with the medieval flashbacks added to the action scenes? A female zombie gives birth to a baby, but he’s not a zombie. Ralph Fiennes lives in the middle of the mainland, covered in Iso-Betadine and high on morphine but never runs out of supplies and is never infected. HOW ARE THE CROWS NOT GETTING INFECTED? THEY ARE EATING THE ZOMBIES!

Unlike some, I don’t care that it isn’t the continuation of the first two chapters. However, I’m disappointed that the quality of this movie isn’t on par with the two firsts.

The beginning was good but, half-way through, it all flops out. The movie gets boring, the characters annoying and the cinematography frankly average. My brain was trying to process one plot hole after another, then I got bored. So fucking bored, almost angry! The end bit with London chavs Power Rangers was a comedic end to a dreadful movie.

Cecilia, a woman of devout faith, is warmly welcomed to the picture-perfect Italian countryside where she is offered a new role at an illustrious convent. But it becomes clear to Cecilia that her new home harbors dark and horrifying secrets. (IMDB)

Immaculate is modern days Rosemary’s Baby that carves its own space, and does it better than The First Omen, which was released the same year.

Sydney Sweeney delivers as sister Cecilia. She auditioned for the role at just 17 years old before the project was shelved. Years later, as a producer, she secured financing for the film, demonstrating her dedication to the project. This dedication can be seen in the performance she gives.

The movie builds an atmosphere, with a mix of english and italian, a great cinematography and a very good soundtrack. An atmosphere that will only take 89 minutes to turn an angelic Sydney Sweeney to a… Well, I guess you’ll have to see the movie to know.

A family needs a break from the big city life and decide to go spend some time at the cabin of the husband’s disappeared father, right in the middle of the Oregon forest… What could go wrong? Well, I’m gonna tell you straight what could go wrong, a crap movie that robbed us of an evening of our lives!

It’s slow, it’s filled with unnecessary drama, the dialogues are awkward, the cinematography is bad and the casting looked like they didn’t even wanna play in the movie. Julia Garner often looks bored or annoyed in anything she plays but, this time, she brought it to the next level. I can’t imagine why she’s been selected to portray Madonna in the upcoming biopic. She has curly blonde hair, that’s about that.

Congratulation, Wolf Man, you just won the Spacewocket’s worst movie award of 2025. But not so fast, the year isn’t over yet…

A loyal dog moves to a rural family home with his owner, only to discover supernatural forces lurking in the shadows. As dark entities threaten his human companion, the brave pup must fight to protect the one he loves most. (IMDB)

Let’s face it, at this point, we’ve seen most of what can be done in terms of horror… However, we’ve seen it with our own human eyes. In Good Boy, the entire story is lived through the eyes of a dog.

In a normal horror movie, the protagonists can hide, fight back, defend themselves. In Good Boy, you feel the helplessness of Indy as he must face what lurks in the dark corner of his new home. He can’t grab a gun, call the cops, escape by car or outsmart the monsters. All he can do is bark, growl and run. What would have been just another 3 stars horror movie, a bit too slow for my taste, becomes one of the most tense and strange experience we’ve had in a long time.

Also, Indy, playing as himself, is a real star. That dog looks so sweet, we feared for him during the entire movie.

I wouldn’t watch it a second time but I’m glad to have spent an evening behind the eyes (and the wet nose) of a man’s most loyal friend.

A woman, travelling alone through snowbound northern Minnesota, interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl. Hours from the nearest town and with no phone service, she realizes that she is the young girl’s only hope. (IMDB)

From reading prophecies in Harry Potter to rescuing a kidnapped young girl in a frozen wasteland, Emma Thompson can play very convincingly any role that is thrown at her. The rest of the casting is also solid, Marc Menchaca and Judy Greer both deliver a great performance.

In a thriller, an element is always kept secret, to keep the suspense going… Here, we know the identity of the kidnappers, we’ve seen the victim, we just don’t know what’s going to happen to her or why, until the last scene. That felt refreshing and different. Barb’s backstory was also a nice addition and gave depth to her character, even if it was a bit too sad for us.

Dead of Winter is a solid thriller with a great cinematography. Also, it happens in snowy landscapes, what more to ask for a December TV evening?