Film Review : Leviticus (2026)

Leviticus is a film that in 2026 should have had a much bigger impact and will go down as one of the years most slept on films in the genre.

We follow a mother and son who just moved into a small town in Australia. A shy boy who befriends and falls for a more jock type boy. Their secret love and romance in hiding, under the dark night sky is something out a romance novel, until they are found out though. In a heavily religious community they are taken to someone akin to conversion therapy who seemingly possesses them with an entity. The entity however only takes form of the one they want the most in their lustful moments if they don’t stay on the straight (no pun intended) and narrow path.

While the comparison to It Follows is a quick though this film deviates from that. The fear of being gay, especially in a heavily religious town, is prevalent here. Naim’s loving mother who turns the other cheek knowing what might be happening, played by Mia Wasikowska, shows just how far some will go when their ties into a church are too strong.

What works best here though are our two leads. While the dialog isn’t winning awards their performance feels so true and utterly intimate. Two souls intertwined in a moment of love, or lust as the church may feel, and having all odds against them because of it. Our entity feels personal and utterly violent but never overpowering. Instead of a film where it becomes a movie about the entity, the entity plays the back burner here to get the message across. We also get some shockingly bloody moments here showing just the true power and violence that can behold these kids.

Will this hit for all fans, no. Its a slow burn film that relies heavily on the message backed by some fantastic performances. It isn’t a roller coaster of blood and horror movies instead showing you the true horrors of those against people for being themselves. Hopefully though more people end up seeing this though as it deserves its flowers.

Score :

3.5 / 5