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Requiem for a Dream
(2000)
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Shannon J. Harvey
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...Requiem is harrowing and memorable. Its themes of dependence in all its forms are delivered subtlety while the visual imagery knocks you for six.
Posted Aug 23, 2025
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Requiem for a Dream
(2000)
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Jake Wilson
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...Requiem For A Dream alternates between the distorted perceptions of several of its characters, while tightly controlling its overall form...This style is often punchy and inventive, though the basic ideas remain pretentious and dumb.
Posted Aug 23, 2025
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Final Destination
(2000)
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David Edwards
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If you’ll excuse a somewhat pointed metaphor, it starts to fly but then crashes and burns.
Posted May 21, 2025
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Final Destination
(2000)
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Leo Cameron
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Though far from perfect, Final Destination is a welcome addition to the teen horror genre.
Posted May 21, 2025
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American Psycho
(2000)
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David Edwards
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It’s engaging, very funny and the plot moves along at a pace.
Posted Apr 02, 2025
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American Psycho
(2000)
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Andrew L. Urban
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Christian Bale is brilliant as Patrick Bateman.
Posted Apr 02, 2025
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Scream 3
(2000)
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Shannon J. Harvey
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It delivers neither genuine scares nor genuine laughs.
Posted Feb 20, 2025
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Apocalypse Now Redux
(1979)
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Urban Cinefile Critics
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This is still magnificent filmmaking and story-telling on every level. Apocalypse Now is one of the great films because it is about every war ever fought and at the same time is about much more than men in combat.
Posted Sep 22, 2024
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Solo
(2006)
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Urban Cinefile Critics
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An assured genre film from an exciting new filmmaker, Solo looks at life from the point of view of a hit man whose conscience has caught up with him.
Posted Sep 26, 2023
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Noise
(2007)
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Louise Keller
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Much emphasis has been placed on the sound design, ably created by Emma Bortignon, but after a while, the constant sounds irritate and detract from the story.
Posted Jul 15, 2020
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Noise
(2007)
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Andrew L. Urban
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Noise is an interesting work, notable for its lack of hysterics in dealing with appalling crimes and yet insightful of them.
Posted Jul 15, 2020
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Blinded by the Light
(2019)
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Louise Keller
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Posters of David Beckham in Bend it Like Beckham are exchanged for those of Bruce Springsteen in Gurinder Chadha's Blinded by the Light, a likeable but derivative coming of age story about dreams, anger and building bridges.
Posted Oct 03, 2019
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Judy
(2019)
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Louise Keller
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Renee Zellweger's electric performance lingers as surely as the overwhelming sadness that permeates throughout this bio-pic.
Posted Oct 03, 2019
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Gemini Man
(2019)
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Louise Keller
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Assassins, clones and spectacular locations are the key ingredients of Gemini Man, a 3D action packed sci-fi thriller from Ang Lee that delivers on action but is short on thrills.
Posted Oct 01, 2019
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Joker
(2019)
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Louise Keller
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Edgy and darkly disturbing, Joker takes flight on the wings of a sensational performance by Joaquin Phoenix.
Posted Sep 23, 2019
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Ad Astra
(2019)
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Louise Keller
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The relationship between father and son is the nucleus of this potent drama in which the vast scale of the universe juxtaposes the intangible complexities of the heart.
Posted Sep 16, 2019
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Dragged Across Concrete
(2018)
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Andrew L. Urban
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Clever filmmaking.
Posted Aug 14, 2019
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The Nightingale
(2018)
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Louise Keller
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At once artfully cinematic and thoroughly commercial, The Nightingale reaffirms Jennifer Kent's post-The Babadook credentials as a natural born filmmaker. Her storytelling is as acute as her sense of visualisation and her cast delivers for her in spades.
Posted Aug 08, 2019
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Late Night
(2019)
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Louise Keller
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Late Night is smart, sassy and funny. Just like its leading lady, Emma Thompson, who devours the role of late-night TV host and spits out crackle and pop.
Posted Aug 07, 2019
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Palm Beach
(2019)
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Louise Keller
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Rachel Ward's film is exactly what you expect: a good-hearted get-together of old friends and family when resentments flair, flailing relationships are revealed and secrets demand to be heard. But it aches for some grit.
Posted Jul 30, 2019
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Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood
(2019)
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Louise Keller
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In the company of fading, heavy-drinking TV star Rick Dalton (DiCaprio) and his wild-card stunt-double buddy Cliff Booth (Pitt), the film is blackly funny and ignites a splashy, violent ending, soaked in Tarantino-esque bravura.
Posted Jul 25, 2019
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The Lion King
(2019)
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Louise Keller
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Technically brilliant with its hyperreal visuals, there is something mawkish about Jon Favreau's remake of The Lion King.
Posted Jul 17, 2019
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Yesterday
(2019)
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Andrew L. Urban
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They are still a river of great songs, nostalgia notwithstanding, and The Beatles can only be forgotten in a parallel universe of Richard Curtis' imagination, as in Yesterday.
Posted Jun 20, 2019
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Yesterday
(2019)
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Louise Keller
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It is original and audacious, but the film never soars as I had hoped - one idea is stretched to the limit. Although, what's not to like when hearing 15 of the Beatles' best?
Posted Jun 20, 2019
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Tolkien
(2019)
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Louise Keller
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Tolkien is indeed a treasure. I was stimulated, moved and enthralled.
Posted Jun 04, 2019
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Wild Rose
(2018)
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Louise Keller
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Jessie Buckley is astonishing in this satisfying and emotionally rich drama in which a young rebel throws caution to the wind to pursue her dream to become a country star in Nashville.
Posted May 30, 2019
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Red Joan
(2018)
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Andrew L. Urban
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Red Joan is a film for grown ups with an appreciation of cinema and an openness to explore human nature in all sorts of compromising circumstances.
Posted May 28, 2019
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Red Joan
(2018)
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Louise Keller
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Ideals, secrets, love and betrayal are the themes of this superb British spy thriller in which a physics graduate risks everything 'to change the world'.
Posted May 28, 2019
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Rocketman
(2019)
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Louise Keller
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Camouflaged under appropriately diminishing hair, flamboyant spectacles and outrageous costumes, Taron Egerton's superb lead performance offers Rocketman every chance to soar but the film is a mixed bag.
Posted May 26, 2019
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John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum
(2019)
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Louise Keller
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Visually striking with choreographed action that is as deadly as it is dazzling, John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum is inventive, creative and hits every mark within its sublime production design.... Keanu is at the top of his game...
Posted May 20, 2019
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The Hustle
(2019)
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Louise Keller
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The South of France looks fabulous - as do the Jimmy Choo stilettos that Anne Hathaway wears. The music bounces happily like a French farce. So far so good. But the film is a disappointment: a mix of contrivance, tawdry humour and patchy performances.
Posted May 09, 2019
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Long Shot
(2019)
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Louise Keller
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The unlikely romantic pairing of Charlize Theron and Seth Rogan successfully offers giggles in quirky situations, although messages about gender politics, role playing, racism and satire are less successful.
Posted Apr 29, 2019
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Avengers: Endgame
(2019)
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Louise Keller
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A high-octane spectacular filled with surprises, twists and action sequences that are pure mayhem. The film's conceit is as large as its scale.
Posted Apr 27, 2019
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Celeste
(2018)
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Louise Keller
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The lush Queensland rainforest is the star of this episodic Australian melodrama whose mood lingers but our interest wanes, amid secrets, longing and regrets.
Posted Apr 21, 2019
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Gloria Bell
(2018)
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Louise Keller
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The English language remake of Chilean writer director Sebastian Lelio's 2013 film hit Gloria loses nothing in translation. It's wonderful!
Posted Apr 15, 2019
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Shazam!
(2019)
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Louise Keller
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Fresh and fabulous, this blast of a superhero adventure ticks all the boxes. It is funny, cool and the narrative flies on the wings of a good script and excellent direction.
Posted Apr 10, 2019
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Little
(2019)
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Louise Keller
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A fun twist on the body switch premise, Little is big on laughs and delivers a whopping good time.
Posted Apr 08, 2019
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The Aftermath
(2019)
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Louise Keller
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Cinematic and romantic, the film combines honour with personal dilemma, punctuated by the essence of the horrors of the war and its aftermath. It feels a little like a Mills and Boon tale...
Posted Apr 07, 2019
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The Chaperone
(2018)
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Louise Keller
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Secrets, surprises, love and longing are part of this delightful coming of age story that delivers a glorious twist.
Posted Apr 04, 2019
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Us
(2019)
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Louise Keller
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In an audacious conceit, director Jordan Peele has concocted a humdinger of a tale that is intense, scary, funny and thought provoking in equal measures.
Posted Mar 22, 2019
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The Happy Prince
(2018)
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Louise Keller
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In the role of his career and his directing debut, Rupert Everett shines brightly as the troubled literary genius, Oscar Wilde during his final years.
Posted Mar 19, 2019
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Galveston
(2018)
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Louise Keller
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There's a sadness that permeates throughout this gritty tale about a hitman heading for Galveston in search of redemption.
Posted Mar 19, 2019
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Destroyer
(2018)
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Louise Keller
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Damaged LAPD detective in search of redemption is the theme of this gritty thriller in which Nicole Kidman strips her physical veneer in what is certainly the most unglamorous role of her career.
Posted Mar 13, 2019
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Swimming With Men
(2018)
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Louise Keller
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Like The Full Monty and Calendar Girls, the protagonists of this gentle British comedy are unlikely heroes, especially in the context of baring flesh.
Posted Mar 12, 2019
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Hotel Mumbai
(2018)
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Andrew L. Urban
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It's a demanding and challenging film, confronting as it takes us so close to an inhuman, amoral hate we cannot comprehend.
Posted Mar 11, 2019
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Hotel Mumbai
(2018)
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Louise Keller
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The imagery is intense, brutal and disturbing. Volker Bertelmann's percussive heavy score is powerful, adding effectively to the build up of tension and fear.
Posted Mar 11, 2019
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Pimped
(2018)
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Louise Keller
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Sex, murder and dark secrets are the ingredients of David Barker's psychological thriller that starts with promise but spirals into no-man's land when credibility becomes stretched.
Posted Mar 10, 2019
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Captain Marvel
(2019)
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Louise Keller
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A new kick-ass heroine, a cat called Goose and Samuel L. Jackson as a young Nick Fury are the best things about this spectacular action-packed adventure from the Marvel cinematic universe.
Posted Mar 06, 2019
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Pimp
(2018)
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Louise Keller
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Sex, murder and dark secrets are the key ingredients of the tale that begins when Sarah (Ella Scott Lynch) meets Lewis (Benedict Samuel) for a potential night of passion.
Posted Mar 06, 2019
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Greta
(2018)
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Louise Keller
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A cracker of a psychological thriller that is both creepy and scary. Don't watch this film alone!
Posted Mar 02, 2019
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