The Guardian reviews Faces of Death, a modern reimagining of the notorious 1978 "video nasty" of the same name, directed by Daniel Goldhaber (How to Blow Up a Pipeline). Rather than a straight remake, the film reworks original footage into a contemporary horror narrative centred on the ethics of online content moderation, initially recalling Prano Bailey-Bond's Censor in its interrogation of screen violence and audience complicity. The critic argues that, while it starts with promising commentary on digital-age voyeurism, the film ultimately dilutes its own critique by settling into conventional slasher tropes.

Barbie Ferreira stars as Margot, a content moderator at a tech firm who is pushed to approve increasingly disturbing user-generated clips, including repurposed Faces of Death footage, while her supervisor prioritises engagement numbers. The plot escalates when a masked killer, played by Dacre Montgomery, begins staging real murders in imitation of the footage. The review praises the film's sharper moments critiquing profit-driven media consumption but faults its reliance on stylised, Scream-style kill scenes and glib dialogue, suggesting it pulls its punches compared with a film like Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. Faces of Death is released on digital platforms from 7 September.