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I feel for Marjorie DeHey here. The script actually works and she's not bad behind the camera but the production value is very low here, even for an indie. We've all seen more done with much less. It's biggest fault is the absolutely dull and lackluster performance from lead actress Billie Proffitt. She's playing a fairly despicable character and there's plenty to flesh out there but her acting is just terrible, it almost feels like a bad joke. Even the performers in small roles far outshine her. Had a real actress been hired I could see this being a 5 or 6 instead of the 3 I generously gave it . Alcoholic parents raising children is a real issue and a serious one as well. Too bad Proffitt wasn't up to the task of being anything except unlikable. Maybe a viewing of Meg Ryan's work in When A Man Loves A Woman would have been a good start. I hope to see more of DeHey as she sharpens her skills and hopefully next time she can find an actor worthy of carrying her work.

Easily one of the best horror films of 2021. I went into this film knowing only that it was about a 1980's, video nasty era horror film censor. A prude of sorts on the British certificate board in a time where ideas about censorship were archaic, yet slowly evolving. So with that premise alone, It would have been just fine for this film to go full on satire and make a bloody mess of a fun slasher. However, THE CENSOR does just that, and so very much more. It's actually a damn good original horror/thriller that boast near perfect degrees of style, acting and filmmaking.

Our lead, the hypnotically insane Enid, has more to her character than just being your average, run-of-the-mill conservative nutjob who ridiculously attacks horror as an idea. She's layered, and her physical and mental breakdown is a mastercraft in on-screen tension building .

THE CENSOR is a truly great work that captures film history in a bottle while creating an amazing new age terror flick. Just keep repeating "It's only a movie, It's only a movie." A solid 9/10 that along with Ben Wheatley's IN THE EARTH, will without a doubt make sure that 2021 indies are remembered for years to come. Don't forget horror fans, they went after our comics in the 50's and our movies in the 80's... Cancel culture isn't a new thing, the only part of it that's different is the people who are pissed off.

Generic lead psycho without rhyme or reason murders pretty much anybody she meets. No motive, no specific reason for selection, just random unexplained psychotic breakdowns. Could've been a winner but the writing is terrible and it's jam packed of long repetitive scenes that do nothing to move the story or reveal anything deeper about the main character. Maniac, Sweeney Todd and even Lucky McKee's May do everything done here way better. Ultimately a unoriginal, paint by numbers story with a excruciatingly long and predictable finish. More like a photo shoot for bloody bride monthly than a worthwhile narrative.