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THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE (2016)

“The Autopsy of Jane Doe” earns entry onto any list of deeply intriguing thrillers with satisfying supernatural suspense to match its maddening mystery.

October 11, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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JACK GOES HOME (2016)

“Jack Goes Home” is an introspective character deconstruction with an arthouse indie skin first, and a psycho-thriller with slight swaths of commercial horror second.

October 10, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE WINDMILL (MASSACRE) (2016)

Putting it in a peanut shell, “The Windmill” trots out more than a few tropes and predictable plot beats, yet it’s got gory guts and gusto where it counts.

October 6, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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PHANTASM: RAVAGER (2016)

What you end up getting out of “Phantasm: Ravager” is proportionately related to how much nostalgia you have for the franchise.

October 3, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE CROOKED MAN (2016)

Will you want to own it on home video for repeat viewings every Halloween? No. But for a one-and-done viewing to kick off October? Sure, why not?

September 30, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE DARK STRANGER (2015)

While its slow roll and tame terror keep menace at a minimum, the movie has a thematic backbone where comparative thrillers have only hollow horror.

September 29, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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OUIJA SUMMONING (2015)

No matter how mundane the “To Do” list task, “Ouija Summoning” is all the motivation you need to do anything that isn’t watching this movie.

September 28, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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31 (2016)

With six consecutive features now tapping into this telltale brand of roadside hillbilly horror, following formula no longer challenges audiences to be shocked.

September 27, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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WOLF CREEK: THE SERIES (2016)

“Wolf Creek: The Series” may not be essential viewing, but it is entertaining, provided there exists a willingness to overlook implausible plotting.

September 26, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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BLAIR WITCH (2016)

If you’ve seen the first film, then you’ve seen this sequel’s identical plot beats of getting lost, yelling, being chased, becoming separated, and concluding in a creepy old house.

September 23, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE PURGING HOUR (2015)

“The Purging Hour” is too vague about its mythology and too dull as a movie to come anywhere close to earning a recommendation.

September 19, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE DEVIL'S DOLLS (WORRY DOLLS) (2016)

It’s fine as the kind of movie you land on by happenstance and opt to stay there out of curiosity, boredom, or because you dropped the remote and don’t feel like picking it up.

September 16, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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FOR THE LOVE OF SPOCK (2016)

As a monument to the man Leonard Nimoy, the myth of Mr. Spock, and the legend of how the two intertwine, the film is absolutely on point.

September 15, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE SHALLOWS (2016)

On a scale of sighing yawn to jaw on the floor, “it’s fine, I guess” is the maximum amount of enthusiasm to be marshaled for “The Shallows.”

September 13, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE LOVE WITCH (2016)

While its soap opera satire might fizzle, the enchanting artistry behind Anna Biller’s Technicolor romance mixed in a pulp fiction mood sizzles.

September 9, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR (2016)

"The Purge: Election Year" inspires minor food for thought while entertaining with a vibrantly violent blend of suspense and satire.

September 6, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE DARKNESS (2016)

The movie is marred by the distinguishing characteristics of something that went through a wringer of rewrites and re-edits, paring it down into a predictable supernatural drama.

September 2, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE REMAINS (2016)

“The Remains” is equivalent to nondescript tract housing created from prefab components included in every other bland building already on the block.

September 1, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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DOOMED: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ROGER CORMAN'S THE FANTASTIC FOUR (2015)

“Doomed” is an emotional portrait of a close-knit cast and crew finding camaraderie in a common cause under unusual circumstances.

August 31, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE NEIGHBOR (2016)

Penned by “Feast” co-writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, “The Neighbor” is a spiritual successor of sorts to the pair’s “The Collector” and “The Collection” movies.

August 30, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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