It’s the rare horror film that’s actually more effective in psychological terms than in suspense ones.
Pyewacket
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Canada · 2017
1h 30m
Director Adam MacDonald
Starring Laurie Holden, Nicole Muñoz, Chloe Rose, Eric Osborne
Genre Thriller, Horror, Drama
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Occult-obsessed teen Leah Reyes is livid at her mother for moving the two to a remote woodland cabin after the death of Leah's father. In an act of wrath, Leah performs an occult ritual to evoke a witch to kill Mrs. Reyes. Though Leah later regrets her actions, it is too late to stop what has responded to her request.
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The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck
Pyewacket is a slow-burn chiller that is all the more impressive for its subtlety.
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by Kate Taylor
The heavy-handed score, narrow performances (Nicole Munoz as the repeatedly terrified daughter; Laurie Holden as the dense mum) and weak dialogue all fail to justify a provocative ending that overturns the exorcising conventions of the genre.
Los Angeles Times by Noel Murray
Pyewacket's payoff is a bit too meager given the creepy build-up. But as a psychodrama about a troubled mother and daughter, this movie is gripping from start to finish. Like a lot of the best horror, it's about the hells people conjure for themselves.
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