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STILL/BORN (2017)

“Still/Born” taps into maternal panic in the form of supernatural thrills with haunted house horror and psychological scares.

May 4, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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STEPHANIE (2017)

“Stephanie” is so insular and expands so gradually that interest in wherever it is going can’t help but evaporate along the way.

May 3, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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LIKE ME (2017)

I’m willing to say, “I don’t get it.” Because I’m not convinced “Like Me” has much worth getting in the first place.

May 2, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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M.F.A. (2017)

“M.F.A.” haunts the head with provocative questions while hitting hard in the heart with righteous rage.

May 1, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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TANK 432 (2015)

There is much more rhyme and reason to the hallucinatory hellishness of “Tank 432” than many critics give it credit for.

April 28, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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SPRING (2014)

“Spring” takes the relationship dissection drama of “500 Days of Summer” and changes the spike of heartbreaking humor to hit with body horror instead.

April 27, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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RUPTURE (2016)

By the time Renee uncovers the final revelation, attention spans are so worn down that you only care because it means the movie can finally wrap up.

April 26, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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TILT (2017)

“Tilt” ties a knot of haunting tension in your gut and holds it tightly in place through an inescapable sense of disturbing dread.

April 25, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE ENDLESS (2017)

If you connected with Benson and Moorhead’s "Resolution" and/or "Spring," then "The Endless" will stoke all the right fires.

April 24, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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WE ARE THE FLESH (2016 - Spanish)

I don’t know what people are seeing in supposed subtext. The man who made the movie doesn’t appear to know either.

April 21, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT (2014 - Farsi)

“A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night” bathes in a pop art lethargy that makes the maudlin melancholy of “Only Lovers Left Alive” look blisteringly kinetic.

April 20, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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TERROR 5 (2016 - Spanish)

“Terror 5” has several bright spots of unflinching frights that work well in their sudden outbursts of brutality.

April 19, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE DARK TAPES (2017)

The script gets carried away with excitedly explaining everything down to details that aren’t pertinent to any premise.

April 18, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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TALES FROM THE HOOD (1995)

The scariest thing about “Tales from the Hood” is that despite being two decades removed from its 1995 theatrical debut, its subtext is as relevant now as it was then.

April 17, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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HERE ALONE (2016)

The slow smolder of its down-to-earth melodrama puts the film in an uphill battle where it underperforms against more energetic peers.

April 14, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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MEATBALL MACHINE KODOKU (2017 - Japanese)

Damn near indecipherable from beginning to end, the movie celebrates manic madness to the nth degree, precisely as intended.

April 13, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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PIG (2010)

“Pig” is a rambling exercise in senseless shock value whose predetermined purpose is to be a meaningless movie.

April 12, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE BYE BYE MAN (2017)

For a PG-13 thriller left to freeze on a January release doorstep, “The Bye Bye Man” is a perfectly passable popcorn production.

April 11, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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QUARRIES (2016)

Put up against similar thrillers with less simple setups, “Quarries” is missing a hard hook to distinguish itself in the survivalist stalker subgenre.

April 10, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE TRANSFIGURATION (2016)

“The Transfiguration” is an often quiet, often bleak, introspective examination of overcoming hopelessness through humanity.

April 7, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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