The Last Matinee (2020) -

Be warned: when the violence hits, it hits hard. This is a giallo, after all. The kills are creative, practical, and unflinchingly gruesome. There’s a specific focus on the eyes—a recurring trope in Italian horror—that will have even seasoned horror fans squinting through their fingers. Why You Should Watch It

The Last Matinee is more than just a body count movie. It’s a nostalgic, somewhat tragic look at the death of the theatrical experience. As the killer dismantles the audience, there’s a subtext about the vanishing magic of cinema-going. The Last Matinee (2020)

It’s a classic "trapped in one location" setup, but Contenti uses the theater’s architecture—the red velvet curtains, the labyrinthine projection booth, and the shadowy balcony—to create a suffocating sense of dread. Style Over Everything Be warned: when the violence hits, it hits hard

The setup is beautifully simple: on a torrential rainy night in 1993 Montevideo, a small group of strangers gathers in a grand, fading cinema. Little do they know, a silent killer is stalking the aisles, picking off patrons one by one while a cheesy horror movie plays on the big screen. There’s a specific focus on the eyes—a recurring

It’s a brief, bloody, and beautiful 88-minute ride. If you miss the days of "video nasties" and midnight screenings, turn off the lights, grab some popcorn, and settle in for this one. Just... maybe don't look behind you.