'Bring Her Back' Makes Us Squirm in Ways We Couldn't Have Imagined : Pop Culture Happy Hour
- Talk to Me was a summer horror hit, making $92 million on a budget of just over $4 million, according to reports.
- Danny and Michael Philippou directed Talk to Me, which featured young Australians dealing with demonic possession.
- Their new film, Bring Her Back, focuses on two orphaned teenagers and a grieving foster mother named Laura.
- Bring Her Back is described as having depth and serious themes, contrasting with the thrills of Talk to Me.
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'Bring Her Back' makes us squirm in ways we couldn't have imagined : Pop Culture Happy Hour
The hit Australian horror movie Talk To Me was both very good and deeply unsettling. Now its directors (Danny and Michael Philippou) have returned with Bring Her Back, which ups the ante when it comes to disturbing, nightmarish storytelling. The film stars Sally Hawkins as a woman whose grief manifests in terrifying, ugly ways.To access bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening for Pop Culture Happy Hour, subscribe to Pop Culture Happy Hour+ at …
Bring Her Back - a stylish and scary sophomore feature from the Philippou brothers - ScullyVision
When I first saw Talk to Me (the secret screening at Overlook Festival in 2023), I knew I had seen something special. It felt like the dawning of a new era of horror, and not just because it announced the arrival of Danny and Michael Philippou, a duo of Aussie filmmakers who, with their feature debut, successfully made the jump from YouTube to the big screen. The reason it felt new is that it announced a subgenre shift within the world of horror…

‘Bring Her Back’ Review: A Deeply Disturbing Descent Into Darkest Corners Of Grief, Trauma & Evil Tighty-Whitie Cults
Source: A24 There’s something deeply disturbing happening in Laura’s home after the tragic death of her daughter Cathy who drowned in the backyard pool. Whether you’ll actually feel sorry for Laura by the end of A24’s Bring Her Back–an unrelenting shock fest that revels in bleakness–depends entirely on if you’re OK with kidnapping, child abuse, chipped purple nail polish, and sinister cult rituals. Source: A24 Consumed by grief, Laura (played am…
Bring Her Back - Film Review - Impulse Gamer
Reviewed by Harris Dang on the 30th of May 2025 Sony Pictures Australia presents a film by Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou Written by Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman Produced by Samantha Jennings and Kristina Ceyton Starring Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, and Sally Hawkins Cinematography Aaron McLisky Edited by Geoff Lamb Music by Cornel Wilczek Rating: MA15+ Running Time: 104 minutes Release Date: the 29th of May 2025 Bring Her Back is set in…
'Bring Her Back' Delivers Grief-Soaked Horror - The Caribbean Camera
‘Bring Her Back’ is ‘horror that sticks’ By Janet Grant A couple of years ago, the Philippou brothers shook up the horror scene with Talk to Me, a nasty little shocker that still haunts me. So, when I heard they were back with a new film, Bring Her Back, I cleared my schedule. And wow, it does not disappoint. Top to bottom: Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips, Sally Hawkins, Sally-Anne Upton, Stephen Phillips This time, the Philippous …
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