With some genuinely terrifying imagery and set design and moments that definitely speak to our mental fragility and awareness of who we think we know best, The Hole in the Ground strikes a nerve. It’s a hidden gem.

Full Review | Oct 17, 2022

The Irish countryside of course helps strengthen the cinematography with the stunning landscapes and rich gritty textures, but in saying that the film isn't without its issues.

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10 | Dec 16, 2020

It's a muddled grab bag of ideas that never coalesces into a coherent scare-fest.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 16, 2020

The Hole in the Ground redeems itself with a chilling, heartbeat rising third act. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Jul 7, 2020

It doesn't take long for the film to fall into the same beats and predictable scare attempts seen in many of the lesser horror's now crowding out the genre.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/10 | Feb 6, 2020

The Hole in the Ground is here and then it's gone. The overwhelming feeling is of shrugged shoulders.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/10 | Sep 25, 2019

It ultimately doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but it doesn't need to. The scares are there.

Full Review | Sep 20, 2019

The Hole in the Ground is psychologically unsettling and shows that single parenting is more terrifying than any monster.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 14, 2019

The Hole In the Ground is an unsettling bout of paranoia that makes for a memorable directorial debut.

Full Review | Original Score: 8.5/10 | Aug 17, 2019

An elegant horror film detailing the horror films of domestic life. [Full Review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 29, 2019

Worth a rental for a fix of creeping dread with little depth, if such a thing is your wont.

Full Review | Jul 28, 2019

Hole bears all the hallmarks of what has come to be known as "A24 horror": spooky atmospherics, familial strife, some stellar performances, and a gorgeous, lived-in aesthetic.

Full Review | Jul 25, 2019

Lee Cronin does not subvert the genre, but manages to achieve a clear personality through style. [Full Review in Spanish]

Full Review | Jul 19, 2019

Yes, The Hole in the Ground is deliberately paced and decidedly a slow burn...but when it goes horror, it goes full tilt.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 19, 2019

The depressed Sarah climbing into and emerging from a literal pit in order to save her son and herself is simply too on the nose.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.75/5 | Jul 16, 2019

"Elevated horror" digs its own hole. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 15, 2019

A story told without conviction. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Jul 2, 2019

Cronin's film is an allegory of the terror in motherhood, one many women know very well, and one people are often afraid to confront as a reality.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | May 1, 2019

In this creepy Irish-Finnish co-production, that fear combines with more modern concerns about the traumas of parenting in a way that freshens up the soil.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 10, 2019

...an effective, lowkey bit of allegorical horror with solid performances and a third act that crackles with surreal menace and effective tension.

Full Review | Original Score: 15/20 | Apr 9, 2019