60
Village Voice by Alan Scherstuhl
The performances are strong and the scenecraft absorbing.
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80
The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis
The movie dives into the black arts with methodical restraint and escalating unease.
80
With the scares stealthy, Gavin’s parable draws power from the heart’s shadows: the climax may alienate some, but its audacity is earned.
89
Austin Chronicle by Marc Savlov
It is, in fact, an instant classic, the sort of film that will make you check under your bed at night and then amplify into terror the midnight creaks and 3am breezes that unsettle every house at times, most especially yours. Highly recommended.
80
We Got This Covered by Matt Donato
A Dark Song digs its claws in and never lets go, finding horror in rituals, personal reflection and burning black-magic sensations. It’s dreadfully inviting from start to finish, with an almighty climax at just the right time.
50
Los Angeles Times by Robert Abele
The two leads are resolute soldiers about it all, but they’re dutifully edgy elements in a stylist’s frame instead of fully realized characters living out what is supposed to be the riskiest time of their lives.