Censor

This thrilling, dizzying debut from Welsh writer-director Prano Bailey-Bond is a nostalgic treat for anyone old enough to remember the infamous “video nasties” scare of the early 80s. Yet beneath the retro surface lies a more universal tale about the power of horror to confront our deepest fears – a timeless celebration of the liberating nature of the dark side.

Censor is a bold artistic statement, inspired by the history of its own genre, though it’s not an uncritical assertion, posing complicated questions about media effects without offering easy answers.

A psychedelic rabbit-hole-drop of a movie from one of the most exciting new directors working in horror today.

Despite a striking production design and the strong performance by lead actress Niamh Algar, the narrative familiarity of the second half and restrained climax let the film down.

So while Enid’s investigation never goes anywhere noteworthy, Censor still fosters an increasingly desperate, anxiety-inducing effect.

The tone oscillates between earnestness and mischief, a little uneasily. There’s a trippy, funhouse aspect to it which yields a couple of splattery punchlines, but it could have gone further in this direction

Censor unfortunately pulls back from its social interrogation just when it’s working up a head of steam.

Very, very good! 'Censor' features a great premise and it turns out to be one that is executed excellently. The feel of the film throughout is near perfection, with the tone all right and the 1980s aesthetic seemingly on point. It's paced ideally, with zero moments of drag. Niamh Algar puts in a super performance as lead. I recently watched her also impress in television's 'Deceit' - which was broadcast within a week or so of this production's cinema release, there are actually some (minor) similarities between the two; a set of dark roles for Algar, that's for sure! She's the clear standout, though props to the support cast too. Looking at a few other reviews, it seems to come down to how effective the ending is to you. For me? I think it's a great conclusion.

Too many recent low budget horror films have unforgivably slow pacing and this is no exception. Really wanted to enjoy it more; good acting, well shot etc. Nice ending though. Kineticism. Write it down.

A stationary horror movie made in 2021. It's about the 1980s horror movies during the prime ministership of Margaret Thatcher, nicknamed the Iron Lady. A censorship board has been established, saying it inspires people and influences them badly. When one of the women on the board was in a forest with her sister in her childhood, the girl mysteriously disappeared. As the woman watches the movies, she remembers her sister and looks for some clues. It's a very static movie. That's why it gets boring. There's not much of an element of fear. But there are brutal scenes in the movies they watch. It's actually nice that they censor brutality even in cartoons. There are no scenes of brutality, much nudity and sexuality. I think the IMDB rating is high.

Terrible movie. I haven't watched a Horror move this bad in the past 3 years, seriously its terrible. I would rate 3.5 out of 10 Boring boring boring and very lame.

This movie take 50 minutes until something interesting starts happening but then you realize it’s not even that interesting you’ve just been bored for so long anything would seem interesting.