Delivers audiences a nontraditional drama that has enough moments of terror to keep horror fans interested, anchored by solid performances and an eerie atmosphere.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 5, 2021

Four siblings move to America with their mother in sunny 1969, make a new friend, and live in a creaky old house. Go watch it before you read anything else.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 1, 2021

The Others is the most obvious touchstone and comparison point and, while Sánchez doesn't come close to that level of artistry, his film showcases a real mastery of tone.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 14, 2020

Sometimes you can taste the fuzz of the buildup in a slow burn horror film but the clarity here is much more clear. Marrowbone is if J.M. Barrie leaned into the darkness.

| Jun 24, 2020

Sanchez (who also wrote the film) has learned a thing or two about creating a tense and scary atmosphere for Marrowbone, but the plot and its many secrets seem far too complicated and overwrought.

| Jun 9, 2020

Despite some storytelling flaws, Marrowbone is a powerfully emotional film laced with chilling horror sequences. Its twist could be divisive, yet remain effective and genuine.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Oct 24, 2019

Marrowbone is an old-school chiller, a slow burn that luxuriates in its 100 minute run-time. It never overplays its hand.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Oct 1, 2019

The film wastes its cast and also makes the viewers to waste their time when offering them a weak drama with good photography. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Aug 7, 2019

It is a discreet but acceptable film during its first two acts, but then it sinks in such a way that it completely destroys everything that has been previously seen. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Aug 7, 2019

A fine ghost story, close to being something truly special, however missteps with some performances and a whiplash of tonal changes hamper its greatness.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 4, 2019

Marrowbone may frustrate some due to its confusing structure, but how it preys on your mind and gets under your skin make the journey well worth the plunge.

| Original Score: B- | Mar 30, 2019

A well-shot and initially captivating Gothic chiller, Marrowbone is let down by its lack of genuine chills and too many plot holes.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 11, 2019

A ghost story that does not feel generic is something of value these days. Marrowbone flows naturally and proposes a great twist at the end. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jan 11, 2019

While some of its aesthetic and narrative components are vivid, Marrowbone as a whole feels simultaneously overstuffed and derivative.

| Original Score: C+ | Dec 7, 2018

Running from spookyish psycho-drama to florid, overcooked horror, with an increasing mood of almost gleeful melodrama. It doesn't quite work but it's an enjoyable, if bumpy, ride. George MacKay is a brilliant mess of arrogance and fear.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 12, 2018

[Sánchez] just tries to cram far too much into one film. Ultimately, Marrowbone is an ambitious failure, and that alone almost makes it worth a watch.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Oct 31, 2018

While Sánchez's screenplay could have done with fewer subplots, his directorial debut remains eminently watchable. Just ensure that you're going in looking for more than a ghost story.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 21, 2018

Initially interesting, Marrowbone, despite its eerie title, ends up being a bit too tepid as it tries to balance too many vague tangents.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 27, 2018

Had it had some confidence in its identity, The Secret of Marrowbone might have been more memorable.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 24, 2018

Come the garbled end there are more holes in the plot than there are in the rickety old house of the title.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 22, 2018