Grace Sutton

“We mothers stand still so our daughters can look back to see how far they’ve come.” This line from Barbie (2023) is a certified tearjerker and certainly makes us reflect on our relationships with our mams, especially as Mother’s Day is coming up this Sunday. Motherhood is a complex thing, and its beauty and faults have been portrayed on screen in a myriad of ways.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4.5 out of 5. I’m probably in the minority of 28 Years Later (2025) enjoyers, hearing my Geordie accent and hometown on the big screen was something I never thought I’d see, and I left the cinema in tears after the emotional gut-punch that the film delivered. Though many felt it lacked in the horror department, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) more than makes up for it; the gore is plentiful, with many beheadings and skinnings taking place.

It’s hard to believe it’s been five decades since this horror classic graced our screens, bathed in pig’s blood. Stephen King’s first novel, released in 1974, is about the titular telekinetically repressed teenage girl navigating high school bullies and crushes as well as her overbearing religious mother Margaret and her first period. Brian De Palma’s classic of the genre remains a key feature of horror culture and proof of his ability to immerse himself in any genre.