10 Recent Horror Films That Didn't Insult Your Intelligence

How many times have you heard the phrase 'we're all in this together' from politicians or the privileged? Directed by Spanish first timer Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, The Platform has a broad statement to make about inequality in a very simple way. Fans of Cube will find a lot to love here, with its minimal approach and clever use of only one set piece.

'The Hole' or as the authorities call it, 'The Vertical Self Management Centre' is a vertical structure containing 200 levels. Two cell mates exist on each level, a room with a large central hole in the floor, through which descends a platform each day. Upon the platform is a gluttonous feast of fine cuisine which the prisoners have their fill of before it descends to the next level below. Level one is of course luxury and those anywhere below level fifty (or thereabouts) can pretty much forget it.

People are sent here to either serve a punitive sentence or to exchange time served for a benefit, a diploma in the case of the lead character, Goreng. The physical and thematic parallels here are extremely clever - when faced with this on the upper levels, wouldn't you eat much more than you really need? Can a spontaneous moment of cooperation between all for the greater good really be possible? Or would it require coercion?

This is a stunning debut, possible one of the smartest films of the last few years and will hopefully continue the current trend of slick, scary, and importantly, clever horror movies we are currently experiencing.