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01/24/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...too obvious to be effective, but the quiet in-between times suggest genuine horror, as the hapless Annabelle tries to undo some seriously fucked-up pre-parenting." |
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10/25/12 |
Moderate |
 "Sure, there's the weird little kid from across the street who's clearly a little off, but this chubby blond creep isn't scary enough to carry an entire film." |
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10/18/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a horror movie that is plainly frightening in a way that so few today are. Much of its stomach-twisting anxiety comes from its soundtrack..." |
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10/04/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...freaky and tense as all hell... let it be said that, when the directors succeed, some of the footage makes 'The Ring' look like a Disney flick." |
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08/23/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "As a director (with David Palmer) and writer, Dax Shepard shows a knack for dialogue... an entertaining, if scattered, romp." |
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04/12/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Spurlock, noticeably, never shows face, perhaps a nod to the fact that he'd have nothing to say that the reverential fans can't say themselves, and better." |
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03/08/12 |
Very Good |
 "Shot in a single, continuous take, Chris Kentis and Laura Lau's 'Silent House' crackles with a gnawing anxiety like that which defined their debut, 'Open Water.' " |
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02/23/12 |
Very Good |
 " 'Battle Royale' is 'The Hunger Games' not diluted for young audiences. The efficiency and detachment with which the young mercenaries pick one another off is chilling." |
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02/02/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...shows potential with its atmospheric spookiness, but falters when the scares fail to materialize. Radcliffe looks as confused as he does fearful." |
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01/12/12 |
Moderate |
 "Turns out Mom is indeed possessed and needs to be exorcised. Try and guess what happens when the four main characters give it a whirl." |
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11/10/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...ultimately uplifting... The real buoyancy comes from watching the students learn about both the dangers of hatred and the capacity of the human spirit to endure." |
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11/03/11 |
Very Good |
 "The last 20 minutes of this delightfully bizarre movie are a monumental head trip.... The point to the whole shebang seems to be that there is no point." |
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10/20/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...at its most compelling -- and scary -- when the humans become larger threats than the squid-like creature..." |
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10/13/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...the novelty of the original -- a surgeon stitches people together anus to mouth -- is lost in this black-and-white sequel... a mundanely grotesque slog..." |
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08/25/11 |
Weak |
 "...shows promise until the whispers begin to sound more like obscene phone calls... What this film really needs is a good exterminator, or a better director." |
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08/18/11 |
Moderate |
 "Past the joys of the 3D splatter-fest (and 'Candyman's' creepo extraordinaire Tony Todd as the county coroner who knows what's up), it's just another dead end." |
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08/18/11 |
Very Good |
 "Despite some good scares, 'Fright Night' doesn't take itself too seriously -- the script is punchy, the lines wittily delivered. It has fun with itself..." |
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08/11/11 |
Moderate |
 "...a bit more 'Blair Witch' than 'Paranormal Activity' as we're taken on a dizzying, bumpy ride... The scares -- though effective, even chilling -- come in scarce fits and starts and without enough underlying suspense..." |
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08/04/11 |
Very Good |
 "A grave, quietly moving coming-of-age tale of a young girl raised in a village where many are robbed of the opportunity to come of age at all..." |
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05/05/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...has all the right components.... But somehow it doesn't all come together.... some well-executed scares save it from mediocrity." |
