Killing Of A Sacred Deer (2017) Review: Chilly, Unsettling Horror

Yorgos Lanthimos’ intensely orchestrated psychological horror The Killing of a Sacred Deer opens with the close-up shot of chest cavity. The open heart throbs in tandem with sombre orchestral music while the camera slowly zooms out. The visible undulating heartbeat may be an early indication of the constant dread that throbs throughout the narrative. Lanthimos, ...