"The thought that Blair Witch Project just might be real makes it much scarier than any of the teen horror flicks that have stumbled along in recent years."
"Fawning, but fun and fashion forward."
"Ultimately, the cumulative effect is deadening, just another chapter in an endless battle between overtasked and underpaid good guys, and cowardly baddies."
-- Gabe Toro , The Playlist
"John Carpenter's They Live has cult favorite written all over it, and part of the reason is the way it regenerates the cheap, juicy, surprisingly potent sci-fi of the 1950s."
-- Jay Carr , Boston Globe
"It is in the best tradition of animation: an ideal tale for children that offers a lot to adults as well."
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Prisoners has an emotional complexity and a sense of dread that makes for absorbing (and disturbing) viewing.
What Else has the Critics Talking? | Reviews | |
| 72% | Pacific Rim | 239 |
| 68% | Elysium | 224 |
| 31% | The Lone Ranger | 213 |
| 69% | The Wolverine | 205 |
| 80% | Prisoners | 199 |
| 6/10 |
Europa Report by Isaac Feldberg, We Got This Covered |
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Turtle Hill, Brooklyn by Fr. Chris Carpenter, Movie Dearest |
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Journey to Italy (Viaggio in Italia) (Strangers) (The Lonely Woman) by Jordan Cronk, Slant Magazine |
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Europa '51 (The Greatest Love) by Jordan Cronk, Slant Magazine |
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Stromboli by Jordan Cronk, Slant Magazine |
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