Minihan’s tale is a moody, memorable work of art that dares its audience to meditate on the layers and anxieties of love and deceit.

| Dec 15, 2023

There is a violent about-turn that will surprise even hardened genre fans, but this is otherwise a not especially original play on the usual hunter/hunted model.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 23, 2023

An unnerving, bloody thriller, What Keeps You Alive is the perfect offering for queer horror fans looking for some scares that also speak to their own sexual identities.

| Sep 30, 2022

This is no Anti-Christ. This is about as profound as Matalan advert.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 1, 2021

Episode 9: Phantasmagoria

| Original Score: 16/100 | Aug 28, 2021

I like a movie it takes itself quite seriously and I felt like this film did that in the best way.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Mar 22, 2021

What Keeps You Alive is a great horror film that uses the visual perspective of its characters to paint a more unnerving picture than the script on its own would grant.

| Original Score: A+ | Feb 24, 2021

This movie doesn't only captivate because of Allen's cagey-yet-vulnerable performance as Jules, or that shocking twist, or that mobile camera, or the creepy theme song...

| Oct 23, 2020

...a deliberately-paced thriller that's ultimately at its best in its slow-burn yet fairly engrossing opening half hour...

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 11, 2020

It works as a horror experience but it also succeeds as a domestic drama, punctuated by blood and pain. Not for everyone, but for those who consider themselves fans of something different in horror, it's a must see.

| Jun 23, 2020

Taut, thrilling and packed with delicious twists and turns, this is a terrific indie horror that marks out Minihan as a serious talent to watch.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jun 14, 2019

Fans of the home invasion subgenre are sure to enjoy the effective execution of well-worn tropes and unexpected narrative twists.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 19, 2019

A dark, gut-wrenching pleasure, anchored by Anderson's utterly chilling performance.

| Original Score: B | Dec 7, 2018

What Keeps You Alive is beautifully and effortless composed. Long takes will swiftly and smoothly carry you throughout the barren woods and rustic cabin, while gradually building tension that lasts until the films final moments.

| Original Score: 7.5/10 | Dec 6, 2018

While What Keeps You Alive strains credibility on more than a couple of occasions, the cat and mouse machinations which kick in after the film's early devastating plot twist make for a highly watchable genre exercise.

| Oct 31, 2018

Despite a few predictable beats, "What Keeps You Alive" offers plenty of effective jolts, helped along by the chemistry between leads Anderson and Allen.

| Original Score: B+ | Oct 31, 2018

That being said, the victory of What Keeps You Alive is not its heart-thumping (and a little too long) second act, but the question of survival versus vengeance the film raises.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 31, 2018

Nonetheless, it's an entertaining and well-crafted effort from a resourceful indie team who've scored enough respectable base hits to date that one might reasonably expect them to deliver a home-run any time now.

| Oct 31, 2018

A simultaneously terrifying and (intentionally?) humorous tale of betrayal.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 31, 2018

The film could be sharper and tighter - ten minutes and at least four endings shorter - but the moments of success in What Keeps You Alive out-weigh the film's faults.

| Original Score: B- | Sep 28, 2018