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Alexandra Cavallo

Alexandra Cavallo's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Mama (2013) 63% 2.5/4 EDIT “Muschietti makes the scares in Mama too obvious to be effective, but the quiet in-between times suggest genuine horror ...” – Boston Phoenix Jan 23, 2013 Full Review Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) 23% 2/4 EDIT “When the scares do come, they come fast and hard but, unfortunately, far too late.” – Boston Phoenix Oct 25, 2012 Full Review Sinister (2012) 64% 3/4 EDIT “Sinister isn't perfect, but it easily tops most of its scare-starved competition.” – Boston Phoenix Oct 18, 2012 Full Review V/H/S (2012) 56% 2.5/4 EDIT “It lands most firmly - and most often - on the side of freaky and tense as all hell.” – Boston Phoenix Oct 2, 2012 Full Review Hit & Run (2012) 49% 2.5/4 EDIT “An entertaining, if scattered romp.” – Boston Phoenix Aug 23, 2012 Full Review Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (2011) 82% 2.5/4 EDIT “Comic-Con doesn't even try to scratch the surface of the world's largest geek meet-up. Which is not to say it isn't enjoyable.” – Boston Phoenix Apr 10, 2012 Full Review Silent House (2011) 42% 3/4 EDIT “Though the final revelation of who's behind the malevolent forces at work feels hackneyed, and the denouement is excessively talky, these flaws don't spoil what is a deftly executed film.” – Boston Phoenix Mar 8, 2012 Full Review Battle Royale (2000) 90% 3/4 EDIT “Battle Royale is The Hunger Games not diluted for young audiences.” – Boston Phoenix Feb 22, 2012 Full Review The Devil Inside (2012) 6% 2/4 EDIT “[A] limp mockumentary.” – Boston Phoenix Jan 10, 2012 Full Review Inside Hana's Suitcase (2009) 77% 3.5/4 EDIT “The real buoyancy comes from watching the students learn about both the dangers of hatred and the capacity of the human spirit to endure.” – Boston Phoenix Nov 8, 2011 Full Review The Thing (2011) 34% 2.5/4 EDIT “Laughable dialogue and the CGI-generated monster get in the way of the scares.” – Boston Phoenix Oct 18, 2011 Full Review Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010) 61% 1.5/4 EDIT “What this film really needs is a good exterminator, or a better director.” – Boston Phoenix Aug 24, 2011 Full Review Final Destination 5 (2011) 64% 2/4 EDIT “Are we dead yet?” – Boston Phoenix Aug 17, 2011 Full Review Fright Night (2011) 72% 3/4 EDIT “It has fun with itself, which is also a good deal for the audience.” – Boston Phoenix Aug 17, 2011 Full Review Atrocious (2010) 56% 2/4 EDIT “The scares - though effective, even chilling - come in scarce fits and starts...” – Boston Phoenix Aug 9, 2011 Full Review Life, Above All (2010) 82% 3/4 EDIT “A grave, quietly moving coming-of-age tale of a young girl raised in a village where many (her infant sister, in this case) are robbed of the opportunity to come of age at all...” – Boston Phoenix Aug 3, 2011 Full Review Siege of the Dead (2010) 88% 2.5/4 EDIT “Dreary apartment complex? Check. Post-apocalyptic undertones? Check. Wild-eyed, slavering undead with a taste for man meat? Check, check. But somehow it doesn't all come together.” – Boston Phoenix May 5, 2011 Full Review Scream 4 (2011) 61% 3/4 EDIT “This movie is going to have more than its fair share of detractors. I'm not one of them.” – Boston Phoenix Apr 20, 2011 Full Review Soul Surfer (2011) 45% EDIT “This movie relies on cheese when it could have striven for heart.” – Boston Phoenix Apr 7, 2011 Full Review Maniac (1980) 45% 3/4 EDIT “Today's horror movies barely register once the credits stop rolling, but not so Maniac.” – Boston Phoenix Feb 16, 2011 Full Review Burlesque (2010) 37% 1.5/4 EDIT “It's no great surprise that Christina Aguilera can sing. But I'm sorry to report that her breakout movie is similarly revelation free.” – Boston Phoenix Dec 1, 2010 Full Review My Soul to Take (2010) 11% 0.5/4 EDIT “Hands down the worst horror movie of the year, and certainly the worst of Wes Craven's career.” – Boston Phoenix Oct 13, 2010 Full Review
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