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26 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Film ThreatLorry KiktaFilm ThreatLorry KiktaWelsh director Prano Bailey-Bond’s feature debut, Censor, is one of those horror movies that sticks with you well after the credits roll. That’s because it doesn’t follow the typical horror movie formula.
- 83The PlaylistCharles BarfieldThe PlaylistCharles BarfieldCensor is an impressive, visually-stunning, deeply disturbing debut from Bailey-Bond and a showcase for Algar, who gives a truly spectacular performance.
- 80The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawWith production designer Paulina Rzeszowska and cinematographer Annika Summerson, Bailey-Bond creates something almost unbearably close and oppressive, like the bottom of a murky fish tank. It’s a very elegant and disquieting debut.
- 80Screen DailyNikki BaughanScreen DailyNikki BaughanDebut director Prano Bailey-Bond crafts a stylish, effective horror that is both an homage to genre cinema of that period and a psychological dive into the combined traumas of grief and guilt.
- 75ConsequenceJoe LipsettConsequenceJoe LipsettDespite 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.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinThe Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinSteeped in the gory look, grimy feel and transgressive spirit of the so-called "video nasties" from the 1980s, British meta-minded horror movie Censor offers an admirable pastiche, spiked with black humor.
- 60SlashfilmChris EvangelistaSlashfilmChris EvangelistaIt works as a loving homage to the era of slap-dash, go-for-broke ’80s horror, but it ultimately adds nothing to the conversation.
- 60VarietyJessica KiangVarietyJessica KiangCensor is a stylish calling card for all involved, one that certainly demonstrates an impressive level of directorial control for a debut filmmaker. But that control does sometimes feel like constriction.