Film Review – Leviticus

Horror from Australia is having a moment. The success of 2023’s “Talk to Me” certainly attracted attention, with the directing duo Danny and Michael Philippou following it up with 2025’s “Bring Her Back,” delving into the creepiness of the unknown. Writer/director Adrian Chiarella hopes to sustain this momentum with “Leviticus,” which strives to take the concept of a haunting into different, more personal directions. The picture takes its title from a charged biblical passage condemning homosexuality, and Chiarella follows this hatred into small town life, observing a crisis of desire coming for two teens facing punishment for their attraction. “Leviticus” is something in the realm of a supernatural tale, but the screenplay is primarily out to study human magnetism and ostracization, which is where the feature finds its greatest dramatic successes. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com