Just about as quickly as horror film followers walked out of Speak to Me — one in every of A24’s greatest horror flicks — we began craving for no matter Danny and Michael Philippou would supply us subsequent. Effectively, that second course is coming quickly. Carry Her Again is about to hit the 2025 film calendar on Friday, Might 30, and individuals are taking to social media with their first reactions from early screenings of the upcoming horror film.
It goes with out saying that anticipation is excessive amongst style followers — particularly since we’ve been feasting up to now in 2025. CinemaBlend’s Eric Eisenberg was leaping out of his chair when he bought an prolonged look, and now that he’s seen the total film, he can affirm we’re in for some deeply surprising horror. He says on Bluesky:
BRING HER BACK will get an enormous WOW from me. Scenes had me squirming to the intense, and I can not recover from how good Danny and Michael Philippou are at constructing lore and creating deeply surprising horror. This can be a must-see.
The story revolves round a brother and sister following the demise of their mom. After their foster mom introduces them to a brand new brother, a grotesque and terrifying secret is revealed that has some considering Carry Her Again is perhaps this technology’s Pet Sematary.
Ross Bonaime of Collider notes how wild it’s for the Philippous to show acclaimed actress Sally Hawkins into somebody so horrifying, writing:
Carry Her Again is a hectic nightmare about grief that could be a becoming follow-up to Speak to Me. Genuinely unnerving and infrequently surprisingly shifting. Sally Hawkins is terrifying, and I merely can’t consider Paddington’s mother would do such issues.
Germain Lussier of Gizmodo additionally says he wasn’t prepared for the way far it goes when it comes to horror and violence, posting:
Carry Her Again is method far more horrifying than I even imagined. I believe the story doesn’t at all times warrant or earn its gore, and it takes some time to get there, however when it hits, it hits large. Finds scares and violence in so many sudden locations. Sally Hawkins chills & thrills.
Brandon Norwood confirms “the Philippou Brothers have the juice y’all,” additionally noting how discombobulating it’s to be frightened of the Paddington actress. Norwood says:
BRING HER BACK is fucked up!! Danny and Michael Philippou have [crafted] one other gnarly grief and trauma laden horror story. Like [this one] MUCH greater than TALK TO ME. Additionally, I’ve by no means been frightened of Sally Hawkins earlier than. She will be able to do something.
Lots of the critics are giving potential viewers members warnings of simply how uncomfortable Carry Her Again will get. Junior Felix of The Hashtag Present, for instance, posts:
Carry Her Again is likely one of the most unique horror movies I’ve seen in years. The movie is heavy, scary and simply plain bonkers. It is a gradual burn however belief me there are scenes that can have squirming in your seat and you will go away the theater uncomfortable.Rattling.
That “rattling” on the top actually hits exhausting, and apparently you don’t even must be the squeamish kind to be bodily affected by this upcoming A24 film. Critic Sean Boelman writes:
Carry Her Again is, in some methods, your typical indie horror about grief/trauma. Nonetheless, it is likely one of the most disturbingly executed horror movies I’ve seen in years. I do not usually get squeamish in films, however this one bought me… not as soon as however twice. A large shock.
Russ Milheim of The Direct says no want to fret a couple of sophomore droop for the Philippou brothers. They personal this style and aren’t afraid to go heavy on the physique horror. Milheim says:
I’ve now seen Carry Her Again, and Danny & Michael Philippou make it very clear that they’ve horror right down to a tee & man is a few of this movie uber uncomfortable. It’s a darkish movie that makes use of the horror style to creatively discover grief in harrowing vogue—and plenty of physique horror.
Julian Singleton, like others who caught early screenings, says he’s going to have hassle getting this one out of his head, writing:
Effectively, I’m not going to be shaking this anytime quickly. Carry Her Again is a viscerally uncomfortable and unforgettable movie, augmented by Sally Hawkins’ mild but poisonously evil efficiency. The Philippous cement themselves as fiendishly ingenious horror auteurs with ironclad grips on their viewers.
Appears like there is perhaps plenty of sleepless film critics on the market tonight after experiencing Danny and Michael Philippou’s follow-up to Speak to Me (to not be confused with the extremely anticipated Speak to Me sequel). I can’t wait to learn extra when full evaluations come out, however till then we are able to at the least rewatch Speak to Me, which is streaming with a Netflix subscription.
Carry Her Again is about to hit theaters Friday, Might 30.