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Evil Dead Rise

2023

Lee Cronin

Alyssa Sutherland, Lily Sullivan, Morgan Davies, Nell Fisher ...

5.8

9,797

Horror. Fantasy A twisted tale of two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.

	Media	Author	Review
		Marisa Mirabal IndieWire	"An impressive amalgamation of talent working together (...) This is the kind of horror franchise film that make audiences fall in love with the genre all over again"
		Joe Leydon Variety	"Lee Cronin has delivered his own imaginatively scary take on the Book of the Dead mythos with 'Evil Dead Rise' (...) Sullivan and Sutherland handily establish their scream queen bona fides"
		Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"[It] is nowhere near as nihilistic as the previous entry, yet it’s frequently as intense (...) it opens up the franchise’s possibilities and instills the sincerest hope that it won’t be another ten years before the next one. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Katie Rife rogerebert.com	"The movie does accomplish a lot, particularly in terms of its physical performances and gnarly gore (...) 'Evil Dead Rise' is an absolute blast (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Jacob Hall SlashFilm	"While certainly darker than Raimi's films, this is, like them, a hyper-violent tour through a nightmarish funhouse (...) An 'Evil Dead' film through and through."
		J Hurtado Screen Anarchy	"Both recognizably bound by the rules and expectations of the 'Evil Dead' universe and deadly determined to blaze a new trail, 'Evil Dead Rise' is exactly the film that this franchise needed"
		Aurora Amidon Paste Magazine	"'Evil Dead Rise' is everything you could ask for from an 'Evil Dead' flick: It's disgusting enough to make you physically recoil, it's funny as hell and it might just wield more blood than I've ever seen in a movie"
		Laura Rutkowski Radio Times	"'Evil Dead' has always claimed to be 'the ultimate experience in gruelling terror' and the latest in the franchise that never misses proves it still is. You'll enjoy letting it swallow your soul afresh (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Lovia Gyarkye The Hollywood Reporter	"A wonderfully sick new installment in the beloved horror franchise"
		Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"There are crazy amounts of blood and sounds that attack the senses to an almost violent extent. It should work well for even the most hardcore horror fans (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Jason Bailey The Playlist	"A witless slog (...) Nothing special (...) These are series so imbued with the original filmmaker's sui generis personality that making one without that is ultimately a futile enterprise"
		Marco Vito Oddo Collider	"[It] is still one hell of a good time and an unmissable horror movie"
		Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle	"There are elements of all those prior summonings, making 'Evil Dead Rise' a chimera that is somehow unique"
		Drew Tinnin Dread Central	"Full of mayhem and glorious gore (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Lex Briscuso The Wrap	"A bloody and barbaric good time (...) The film doesn’t shy away from what makes the franchise great: rivers of blood, unrelenting evil, and ingenious weaponry"
		Matt Donato IGN	"[It] is both a familiar and refreshing 'Evil Dead' sequel that delivers all the gore you’d expect with a measured dose of the humor that makes this series a fan favorite"
		John Fink The Film Stage	"Cronin and his technical team––including director of photography Dave Garbett––know exactly what they’re doing"
		Caitlin Chappell CBR	"[It] is a stand-alone crowd-pleaser with plenty of gore, but it could have gone even further and broken the mold like the original"
		Chuck Bowen Slant	"In the film’s opening minutes, the director seems to be saying that 'Evil Dead Rise' will not be business as usual, that he’s willing to fiddle with the playbook (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Rafael Motamayor Polygon	"A perfect onboarding movie for newer audiences who've never seen an 'Evil Dead' movie, but for longtime fans, it breathes new air into a classic horror-comedy franchise"
		Lou Thomas NME	"A riotous reboot that rips up the rulebook (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Valerie Complex Deadline	"'Evil Dead Rise' feels like a real return to form. It's funny, absurd, gory, bleak, and will keep viewers on edge–just how the fans like it"
		Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"Cronin’s movie strikes the right balance of hokey cheese and the confident shots and special effects 2023 audiences expect (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Don Kaye Den of Geek	"[It] has a lot of blood but little heart (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"
		Robbie Collin Telegraph	"A gut-twistingly good return to a horror classic (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"[It] delivers some impressively nasty violence but fails to leave much of a lasting impression (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Andy Klein AV Club	"Director Lee Cronin pays homage to Sam Raimi’s groundbreaking 'Evil Dead' trilogy while updating the basic concept"
		Hanna Flint Time Out	"It’s dark, dingy and provides the perfect nervy atmosphere for evil to lurk in (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Al Horner Empire	"With a brilliantly unhinged performance from Sutherland, and a note-perfect ending that unlocks more tales to come, it revives the dormant franchise more effectively than the 'Necronomicon' itself (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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