In My Mother’s Name lives up to its expectations and is truly a chilling atmospheric watch with real-world elements wrapped around it.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 5, 2024

Dagatan delivers this compelling, tragically timely social commentary without diminishing the film’s ability to terrify and disturb viewers.

| Oct 26, 2023

But the foundation isn't there. There doesn't seem to be any reason for anything.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 18, 2023

Rich in cultural iconography, the film is able to bring storybook-style horror to life with historical, and political references, and is a must-watch for all horror/fantasy fans.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 13, 2023

This film’s unwavering depiction of children suffering will no doubt come across as excessive to some, but it’s what makes “In My Mother’s Skin” so beguiling and terrifying.

| Oct 12, 2023

It combines modern and folk horror to create an unhinged period horror film. The basic structure follows a fairy tale, and we must not forget that most actual fairy tales – not the kind popularized by Disney – were not shy about nasty outcomes.

| Oct 2, 2023

Takes inspiration from Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth but doesn’t reach its true horrifying potential.

| Original Score: C | Jul 29, 2023

After a first hour of spooky suggestion and quiet chills punctuated by occasional bits of bloody business, the film becomes seriously uncompromising in its horrors.

| Jul 27, 2023

In My Mother’s Skin truly comes to life when viewed through the lens of the underlying conflict it portrays: the exploitation of colonial forces and their lasting ramifications on the purity of the Filipino soul.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 21, 2023

What starts as an homage to Pan’s Labyrinth quickly descends into body horror madness.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 30, 2023

...takes quite a few pages off Guillermo del Toro’s far superior "Pan’s Labyrinth". This macabre fable from the Philippines shamelessly wears its inspiration on its sleeve, but falls short in capturing the imagination.

| Feb 10, 2023

Excavates historical horrors both natural (wartime atrocities committed by the Japanese) and supernatural ones (the centuries-old conflict between non-Christian and Christian faiths) to unforgettable, gripping, mesmerizing effect.

| Feb 9, 2023

The journey is far too episodic to form a cohesive whole, but it’s certainly enough to worm its way under your skin.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Feb 6, 2023

In My Mother’s Skin boasts a fantastic child performance that takes us through this challenging but intoxicating world where magic is real, and darkness permeates. It’s gorgeous to behold, and intriguing to ponder.

| Feb 5, 2023

It’s miserable stuff, and not in an entertaining way.

| Feb 3, 2023

IN MY MOTHER’S SKIN...turns a tale of war and colonialism into a microcosm of faith, loss, and betrayal; it is a world where fairies are not to be trusted, no matter how beautiful they may be.

| Feb 3, 2023

This is a tortuously slow film. And on some level, maybe that works, replicating the interminable waiting the characters must feel. But it doesn't make for an engaging watch.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Feb 2, 2023

A grim, old-timey fairy tale. This one is guaranteed to give you nightmares.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Feb 2, 2023

Gory, glittery and irresistibly bleak, In My Mother’s Skin represents a stylish, ripe contribution to the folk-horror canon.

| Jan 30, 2023

Whilst the scares are bountiful, there is something of a disconnect that ultimately leaves the viewer wanting more.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 30, 2023