Stephanie (2017, dir. Akiva Goldsman)

After an unspecified apocalypse, a young girl is left home alone. Low-key but unsettling jumpscare pic with some decent sequences, a startling central performance (especially early in the film) and a keen sense of maximising its modest ambitions.

Author: Eamonn

Writes. Latest: 2019: East of England - a noir thriller. Other books: Benches of Louth (2018); Juggernaut: a sequel to Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (2017); Torc, (2016); The Prospect of This City (2015). Twitter: @eamonngriffin View all posts by Eamonn