A Russian sci-fi horror about a researcher and a group of soldiers investigating a disease outbreak at Kola Superdeep which, in universe, is the location of a secret Russian lab 12km underground. Suspend disbelief, it’s a fun ride! I thoroughly enjoyed the main protag being a very intelligent woman. She’s a badass. There were times where I was annoyed that they know there’s a disease, she’s an epidemiologist, but doesn’t mask up when she should. However, being very reminiscent of western sci-fi/horror films of the 2000s and 2010s, I just decided it was fun instead, in the same way I love The Core (2003).

A very interesting and engaging film about two brothers returning to the “doomsday” cult they escaped 10 years prior and realising that there maybe something more to it. Involving time-wimey weirdness, a very realistic portrayal of two brothers at odds with one another, and the past still lingering. No jumpscares, no gratuitous gore, yet it scared me. I was engaged with the mystery throughout.

A group of people stage exorcisms to stream online (on a platform similar to Twitch I think). The “priest” is a phony, with his production crew staging all the effects. Takes a turn when they realise the fake exorcism isn’t actually faked. Touches on a bit of trauma regarding the main two protags, childhood friends, and their time at a Catholic school, but otherwise is just a fun take on exorcism movies, modernised with current day tech. It’s a bit predictable, I called out a few plot points only 15 minutes in, but a silly ride nonetheless.