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"Red Right Hand" is playing and it's time for Ghost Face to return. After the tragic events in Woodsborough Carpenter sisters are trying to move on. Tara, Mindy and Chad are uni students in New York and Sam is stuck in the past, trying to protect her little sister from a seemingly invisible threat. But it's only a matter of time until the bodies start to pile up and Sam has to face her legacy and learn to trust her gut if she wants to protect the people she loves.

SCREAM VI is an action filled slasher that caters for the fans of the franchise as much as it enters uncharted territory, trying new things and collects on chemistry between Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega. They had become leading ladies in their own right, and carry a lot of the new chapter on their shoulders. Their relationship is a focus of the film as they learn how to exist in a post traumatic world and figure out what does it mean for their future.

The real tension in the film comes from the possibility of loosing some legacy characters, the beloved Kirby (Hayden Panettiere) who is back with a vengeance and Gail (Courteney Cox). Mindy (Jasmin Savoy Brown) and Chad (Mason Gooding) also appear to find themselves on the chopping block. Scenes with Gail are particular traumatic and she has the epic showdown with The Ghost face, it is much more than the trailer revealed, more gruesome and has the best dialogue lines of the film. Gail, Tara and Sam work best when they are together in a scene and there are some epic moments involving those three. Gail has a better story ark then Scream 5 here.

As to the identity of the killer or killers - I almost figured it out. There were some surprises in store for this seasoned fan and plenty of red herrings to collect. The finale is epic, insanely gory and satisfying.

SCREAM VI is filled with great ideas, there are plenty of inventive death scenes and some cringe worthy stubbing. Not everything seems believable, but when did it stop us to love the franchise?

A special praise for the opening scene - this instalment is trying to do it very differently, and do yourself a favour - wait for the end of credits, it will be worth your while.

One thing is clear - SCREAM is becoming a modern franchise, my only wish it would experiment more in the future films. But as it is, SCREAM VI is a whole lot of fun and made me very happy indeed!

THE DESPERATE HOUR focuses on one character on the move, who interacts with the outside world through the mobile phone as the world unravels beyond. The structure is similar to Tom Hardy's LOCKE, although it is not as well written. Given the star power do Naomi Watts to carry the whole film on her shoulders Australian veteran director Phillip Noyce shoots a minimalistic thriller. It is sharp, focused well acted and easy to relate to. How many times in your life you could not get in touch with your loved ones considering the worst and hoping for the best? This conflict is at core of the story as Amy learns of the situation by the smallest bits of news, her hopes crushed and restored over and over again.

The cinematography is spectacular for such a small film, the woods are picturesque and the visuals are always in synch with the mood of the characters. As the ending is not as forceful as the rest of the film makes us hope - THE DESPERATE HOUR is still a tense ride you don't want to miss.