Film review: Orphan: First Kill is a pretty solid horror 

 Written by David Coggeshall and directed by William Brent Bell, the prequel isn’t quite as effective a psychological chiller as its predecessor

Orphan: First Kill by David Coggeshall and directed by William Brent Bell.

★★★☆☆

Orphans have traditionally been considered unimpeachably moral in books and films — their suffering and loss rendering them angelic. The original Orphan (2009) turned that notion on its head, as the eponymous character, a grown woman masquerading as a child, proved to be a psychotic killer.