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South by Southwest 2019

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Pet Sematary

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The directors, Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer, avoid horror comic clichés. In fact, they avoid clichés altogether.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
When a family discover an old Native burial ground near their new home, sinister things begin to happen.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer; Writer: David Kajganich, based on the book by Stephen King; Stars: Jason Clarke, John Lithgow, Amy Seimetz, Jeté Laurence, Hugo Lavoie, Lucas Lavoie)

Us

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Us is a deeply subversive film

Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
A mother and father take their kids to their beach house, expecting to enjoy time with friends, but their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some visitors arrive uninvited.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Jordan Peele; Writer: Jordan Peele; Stars: Anna Diop, Elisabeth Moss, Lupita Nyong'o, Kara Hayward, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II)