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Pyewacket

2017

Adam MacDonald

Nicole Muñoz, Laurie Holden, Chloe Rose, Eric Osborne

5.2

330

Horror. Thriller A frustrated, angst-ridden teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to evoke a witch to kill her mother.

	Author	Review
United States	Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"[It] is a slow-burn chiller that is all the more impressive for its subtlety (...) For the most part, 'Pyewacket' succeeds in its aspirations"	POS
United States	Noel Murray Los Angeles Times	"'Pyewacket' may be too vague and restrained for some fright fans, but it's an impressive step forward in MacDonald's efforts to infuse genre tropes with realistic nuance."	NEU
United States	Dennis Harvey Variety	"Some genre fans may find there’s not quite enough conventional payoff. It’s the rare horror film that’s actually more effective in psychological terms than in suspense ones."	NEU
Canada	Kate Taylor The Globe and Mail	"A weak-minded horror film featuring narrow performances, weak dialogue (…) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"	NEG
Canada	Bruce Demara Toronto Star	"Underwhelming (...) The result is a horror-lite film that barely increases the heart rate (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG

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