Son

It's engrossing and well-made, but you'll need a strong stomach to get through it.

Kavanagh and Matichak do a remarkable job of capturing an amped-up version of everyday parental paranoia.

You cannot watch Son without feeling a little sick to your stomach.

It's an intriguing, watchable but mixed bag...

The commitment to blood-vomiting, entrail-chewing special effects, and the niggle of child peril anxiety makes for an effectively propulsive genre picture.

Kavanagh once again delivers potent chills and an ominous atmosphere to create a powerfully discomforting depiction of just how far a mother would go for her son.

But hidden within Son’s familiar beats is a story about parenting while dealing with PTSD from sexual assault and the difficulty of caring for a child while struggling to care for yourself.

Son is something many horror fans have seen before and that's where the problem lies. Because once you know where it's going then there are no surprises.

A little horror movie, Son is a solid genre offering.

Son is reminiscent of slow-burn horror from the 70s, especially in its pacing and premise.