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What does it mean to choose fear in a year already dominated by it?
Filmitself has alsoexperienceda strange run.
According to our critics, the answer is: Without a doubt.
But the real secret to its success is the way it taps into the contradictions of online socialization.
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9.His House
His Houseis far from a perfect film, but it intrigues.
The loss of their daughter hangs between the duo, infusing the story with both dread and longing.
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She holds up a marblelike holy Sacrament and then eats it.
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7.Freaky
Freakyis utterly ridiculous in the best way possible.
Sure, the teenagers speak in a stylized way that seems hyperaware of so-called woke expectations.
(Available to rent onAmazon.)
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5.La Llorona
Jayro Bustamantes film is haunted by ghosts and by genocide.
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The walls are closing in on her.
She has no one to turn to, save for Margarets leering stepson, Thomas (Jack Lowden).
All aspects of the filmmaking here from the direction to the editing on down feel exceedingly assured.
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(Available to watch onAmazon.)
What they left behind, Maya learns in this Indonesian tale, is a grand estate and a curse.
Things turn left quickly.
More tension than you could handle!
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Colin ultimately proves to be a combative host, making Tasyas sci-fi job all the more difficult.
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