10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

A gripping thriller, 10 Cloverfield Lane follows a young woman who wakes up in a mysterious bunker after being incapacitated in a car accident. She is greeted by Howard, a dubious character who tells her he has saved her from a chemical attack that has rendered the entire earth's surface uninhabitable. Howard refuses to open the outside door and contaminate the bunker so she hatches an escape plan to discover the truth. The soundtrack mostly consists of eerie orchestral pieces that successfully add atmosphere however there are also a couple of well-placed, upbeat oldies tracks - most notably 'I think we're alone now' and 'tell him'. Unfortunately, the ending goes a little sideways and trades in all the film's tension for some ill-fitting action. Still it's one heck of a ride until then.

8/10