Relic

"Rarely is the nature of death explored in as terrifying and tender a fashion..."

"For most of its running time, Relic feels more like a chamber piece than a full-fledged horror outing, but a nail-biting third act ups the ante."

"A sinister slow-blooming portrait of domestic horror."

"A low-key but satisfying cut of sustained dread."

"The richest, most satisfying brand of chiller there is."

"The more grotesque its imagery, the more tender its twists."

"Natalie Erika James’ debut doesn’t just tug at the heart, Relic wraps around it and steadily sinks its teeth into it."

"The feel-dread movie of the year."

"Deftly merges the familiar bumps and groans of the haunted-house movie with a potent allegory for the devastation of dementia."

"A haunted house stands in for strained mother-daughter relationships in this psychological horror film from Japanese-Ausssie director Natalie Erika James, who joins with three top actresses to mess with your head long after you turn out the lights."

"Relic takes its time, but exerts an ever-tightening hold on the imagination."

"What begins as a more straightforward yet psychological approach to haunted house fare explodes into full-blown horror in a wholly unexpected way, and Relic marks one audacious debut."

"Like Mike Flanagan before her, Natalie Erika James is a filmmaker who flawlessly blends terrifying horror with the ache of humanity."

"Natalie Erika James' striking, somber, strange horror debut follows three generations of women being drawn into the grandmother's dementia."

"My favorite horror movie of this year’s Sundance Film Festival is Natalie Erika James’ terrifying “Relic,” a slow burn genre pic that erupts in a climactic final act that had me fidgeting and squeezing my hands together with anxiety."

"An Australian horror movie not to be missed."