The Cellar

The Irish Times by Donald Clarke

The Cellar does sag just a little in the middle, but its spooky beginning and apocalyptic denouement set it aside from the horror pack.

The Film Stage by Jared Mobarak

A film full of thought-provoking ideas that never quite gel into anything more than another example of missed potential.

The Guardian by Leslie Felperin

Writer-director Brendan Muldowney is better at contriving striking images of horror, filmed with umbral gloom by cinematographer Tom Comerford, than at the character and story stuff.

Paste Magazine by Natalia Keogan

Aside from the one chilling scene grafted straight from The Ten Steps and its gorgeous, historic filming location, The Cellar just isn’t that deep.

The Playlist by R. Colin Tait

It’s good without being elevated or necessarily great. But it has enough scares to qualify as a decent “dark place” movie without breaking the mold.