THE ENTITY

Picketed by feminist groups and considered one of the scariest movies of all time by Martin Scorsese, this is a creepy and divisive cult shocker. “Inspired by true events,” it sees Barbara Hershey’s single mum repeatedly raped by a violent, furniture-chewing poltergeist, before a (frankly unethical) shrink and a bunch of (frankly irresponsible) parapsychologists attempt to save her mind. It just about escapes its ‘grindhouse Ghostbusters’ rep thanks to a solid, sensitive performance from Hershey. A surprisingly extras-less Eureka release. Ali Catterall