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Daily Record
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Netflix horror so terrifying it 'redefines goosebumps' and 'just like Stephen King'
Horror fans looking for a film to stream on Netflix need to look no further as Brian Cox stars in this chilling A psychological horror guaranteed to leave any viewer shivering on the edge of their seat is now on Netflix and a perfect watch for any fans wanting a thrill. Starring the legendary Brian Cox and Emile Hirsch, The Autopsy of Jane Doe is one of the most gripping films on the platform with plenty of twists and turns to ensure you're never bored and to keep that adrenaline pumping. The dark thriller naturally starts with an eerie setting, following father and son coroners Austin and Tommy Tilden - who late at night are tasked with the autopsy of an unknown woman dubbed Jane Doe. But as with any thriller, things quickly take a turn to the dark as their routine work seems to unleash a world of horrors as they try to uncover the truth about the woman's identity and death. As the story goes on they discover strange objects and unexplainable scarring as the mystery deepens. The plot continues to escalate into the last 20 minutes which once over, will leave you needing a walk and some fresh air - but perhaps not on your own. First released in 2016, the film was Norwegian director Andre Øvredal's English language debut after the success of his 2010 cult classic fantasy-horror Trollhunter. Although the film wasn't a big hit at the box office, only making around $6 million, it now ranks somewhat more of a hidden gem as critics heaped on the praise being ranked 'certified fresh' on Rotten Tomatoes with an impressive 86%. One one critic wrote: "In this horror story much closer in spirit to Stephen King's novels than to cheap horror films, Ørvedal makes us feel and live with his revenge nightmare." While another wrote: "It redefines gooseflesh. Hell your scalp will crawl right off of you and into the seat beside you and then demand some of your popcorn, if you let it." For fans of Stephen King's often spooky work such as IT or The Shining, the man himself even gave the film a recommendation, tweeting out shortly after its release: "Visceral horror to rival ALIEN and early Cronenberg. Watch it, but not alone." Although some critics were happy at the fresh and eerie take on the genre others were less convinced of the film's greatness. The Guardians Mike McCahill called the film: "Functional Video On Demand filler, but chilly with it." Giving it two out of five he added: "The second half is merely morbid runaround, punctuating its soundtrack crashes with self-justifying footnotes on historical misogyny."
New York Times
03-03-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Stream These 6 Movies and Shows Before They Leave Netflix in March
This month's noteworthy Netflix departures in the United States include a chilling indie, a South Korean classic, two honest-to-goodness great popcorn flicks and a very funny skewering of England's most famous family. (Dates reflect the first day titles are unavailable and are subject to change.) 'The Autopsy of Jane Doe' (March 15) Stream it here. The Norwegian director Andre Ovredal ('Trollhunter') makes his solo English-language debut with this modest, muted yet endlessly chilling postmortem thriller. Brian Cox and Emile Hirsch star as a father-son team of small-town coroners whose seemingly straightforward autopsy of a young murder victim becomes something far more complicated — and sinister. Ovredal builds dread with genuine skill (and without resorting to cheap thrills), and the performances are top-notch, with the 'Succession' favorite Cox doing particularly stellar work as an old pro who thinks he's seen it all and is quickly proven wrong. 'A Walk Among the Tombstones' (March 16) Stream it here. The pedigree for this 2014 neo-noir thriller is mighty impressive: It is based on a novel by the respected and prolific crime novelist Lawrence Block and adapted and directed by Scott Frank ('Out of Sight,' 'Minority Report,' 'The Queen's Gambit'). But because the star is Liam Neeson, and because the picture was released just as viewers were beginning to sour on his 'Taken' sequels and re-treads, it was dismissed by the adult audience that might appreciate it most. Neeson stars as Block's most durable hero, the former cop-turned-private investigator (and recovering alcoholic) Matthew Scudder, here investigating a brutal murder that opens up a complicated series of kidnappings, slayings and secrets. Moody and melancholy, it is possibly the best film of the Neeson-aissance. 'Oldboy' (March 24) Stream it here. Perhaps the most popular (at least on these shores) and most influential film of the 'New Korean Cinema' movement of the 1990s and 2000s, this artful and aching revenge thriller from the director Park Chan-wook ('The Handmaiden') concerns a seemingly straight-arrow businessman, Dae-su (Choi Min-sik), who wakes up from a drunken blackout locked in some kind of private prison. He is kept there for 15 years, never allowed to know who put him there or why, so when he is unceremoniously released, he decides to get those answers himself. In the post-'Pulp Fiction' film landscape, Chan-wook's action set pieces and unflinching violence made him a hero of young cinephiles around the world. But what makes 'Oldboy' special, and what makes it stick, is its poignancy; 'Oldboy' wonders genuinely what it would be like to lose so much of one's life, and what kind of madness might follow suit. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
