It is approximately 35% love story, 40% coming-of-age story, 25% horror. That blend ends up working quite well.

An original, exciting, entertaining horror entry that takes chances is more than welcome. Barbarian certainly delivers in that regard.

It is a great setup and an inconsistent payoff, with a whole bunch of enjoyable moments.

It is fascinating, bold, uncompromising, disturbing and thought-provoking. What it isn’t is easy to watch, easy to understand or conclusive.

It is ridiculous, though that didn’t bother me, maybe because I wanted to see where Ducournau was going to take things next.

Even though it doesn’t ultimately work, this is entertaining and suspenseful, with an intriguing take on its subject matter.

Due to the way it marries real-life terrors with things that go bump in the night, His House is compelling and surprisingly powerful.

It takes a bit of an easy way out down the stretch; still, fans of this type of contemporary horror will want to check it out.

Those who remember the show will likely be put off by the turn toward horror. Those interested in this have probably never heard of the show

I like the fact it neither shows nor tells for most of its runtime; we can sense it somehow. The problem is it never really has anything to