Dolly (2026)

When I was a teenager, I loved the whole shock value of horror films. I went out of my way to get my hands on films that were almost impossible to find at the time. Movies like Cannibal Holocaust, I Spit on Your Grave, and Faces of Death. Although released in 2026, Dolly would fit in nicely with those films. Dolly exists not to tell a great story, but to shock you. To leave you cringing and running out to tell your friends about the brutal, fucked up film you watched.

The film manages to capture the dirty, sticky vibe of The Hills Have Eyes or Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which is impressive since most films who try to recreate this atmosphere fail to do so. But it doesn't capture the storytelling of either of those films. The entire thing feels very one noted. Think... what if Texas Chainsaw was all about Leatherface and a victim being together for 90% of the film.

I can respect what the filmmakers accomplished, but this is not my type of movie. It was hard to get through, not because it was disgusting (or only 82 minutes), but because it was boring. I think I'm about twenty years too old to have enjoyed this for what it was.