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We Have Always Lived in the Castle

2018

Stacie Passon

Taissa Farmiga, Sebastian Stan, Alexandra Daddario, Crispin Glover ...

4.8

209

Drama An isolated family, which has already lost four members to poisoning, that uses rituals and talismans to keep itself away from hostile townspeople.

	Author	Review
United States	Courtney Howard Variety	"[Stacie Passon] sharply channels [Shirley Jackson's] atmosphere of dread, paranoia, and isolation, making the past feel prescient."	POS
United States	Jennifer Szalai The New York Times	"There’s nobody obvious to root for; everyone is dour, foolish, phony or deranged (...) Mark Kruger’s screenplay isn’t subtle, but then neither is Jackson’s novel"	NEG
United States	Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"The film offers a fascinating contrast between its visuals and its themes (...) The central performances are riveting"	POS
United States	Robert Abele Los Angeles Times	"This 'Castle' is like a checklist of the novel’s peculiarities, rather than its singular soul brought to life."	NEG
United States	Kyle Kohner The Playlist	"While the overwrought dialogue does test attention spans, its prevailing message (...) and the hint of something more cryptic makes Passon’s film beautifully disturbing."	NEU

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