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A Chronicle of Corpses (2001)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:5
Rotten:3
Average Rating:5.9/10
Theatrical Release:Oct 24, 2001 Limited
Synopsis: Set in the early Nineteenth Century, A CHRONICLE OF CORPSES is a slow-paced chiller from maverick director Andrew Repasky McElhinney. The eerie atmosphere of the movie has seen it gather a cult... [More]
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Top CriticNot without the flaws endemic in low-budget productions but still projects an amazing degree of stylistic assurance and originality.
10/24/01
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07/22/08
McElhinney may have made the ultimate anti-calling card, a movie bold and deranged enough to tip its hat to Edgar Ulmer and Barry Lyndon.
10/23/01
Top CriticWhat's most impressive about McElhinney's highbrow period film is its ability to satisfy snobbish cultural aesthetes while simultaneously fulfilling slasher film conventions.
11/07/01
Night of the Living Dead for kids who cut their teeth on Ken Russell.
02/24/03
The story is painfully familiar, and McIlhenney regularly stops it in its tracks by indulging the actors in arty monologues that sap the movie of any suspense or sense of momentum.
10/24/01
Minor, forgettable low-budget costume thriller.
12/08/02
I had a tough time figuring out who was doing what to whom.
10/24/01
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