Bloody Axe Wound has a killer concept, a strong lead, and a refreshing setting—but it drops the ball by overhyping its least important character and leaving too many threads dangling. Sari Arambulo proves she can carry a horror film. The irony is that the movie’s own marketing doesn’t trust her to.

When a movie markets itself as “the best serial killer horror film since The Silence of the Lambs,” it sets a high bar. That’s exactly what happened with Longlegs, a film that leans into chilling visuals, a creeping sense of dread, and Nicolas Cage in one of his eeriest roles yet. But does it truly belong in the same conversation as Silence of the Lambs?