It’s only March, so obviously we’re not even close to hitting the spooky portion of the 2026 movie release calendar, but this week does mark the year’s first Friday the 13th. There have been quite a few horror options to hit theaters over the past few months (with some more disappointing than others), and appropriately, there will be new options this week for those who wish to celebrate the superstitious day. One of those is Undertone, and critics are sharing their thoughts on the paranormal parable.
Undertone comes to U.S. theaters thanks to A24’s distribution and boasts a super-disturbing trailer that bolted it to the top of horror movie fans’ must-watch lists. The story centers around Evy (Nina Kiri), a skeptic who hosts a paranormal podcast and receives strange audio recordings from a couple possibly experiencing a haunting. Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert rates it 3.5 out of 4 stars, calling its ending “one of the most truly chill-inducing final acts in recent memory.” The critic continues:
