Surprisingly good, one of the best horrors in recent years.

Rating: 8/10 (8 June 2014)

With generic 'horrors' that rely purely on jump scares apparently being churned out year after year, I was becoming increasingly pessimistic about the future of the genre. I saw Sinister not long ago, however, and I have to say I was surprised at how good it was by comparison.
Better than Insidious and The Conjuring, Sinister succeeds at being genuinely scary. Yes it has a few jump scares that feel a little contrived, but it's a film that effectively unnerves you and stays in your head for at least a few days after (I can't think of many modern horrors that I could say the same of). The murder clips were genuinely disturbing, made all the more so by the great uses of cinematography and music. It's properly harrowing stuff that will keep your attention right until the end.
And about the end- not going to spoil anything, but I was as surprised as I was shocked by it. It has its flaws, but as a whole, Sinister succeeds where most of the horrors of the last 10 years have failed. For any fans of the genre, I'd definitely recommend a viewing.