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  • Dark Water (2002)
    Review preview for Dark Water

    Nakata's technique is to imply terror by suggestion, rather than the overuse of special effects.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Obvious but effective Japanese horror from the director and writer of Ring.
  • Dark Water (2005)
    Review preview for Dark Water

    For those who have seen the originals, stay away.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    So-so adaptation of Hideo Nakata's Japanese horror movie.
  • Dark Waters (2019)
    Review preview for Dark Waters

    Haynes is at least as interested in the cultural issues at play here and the psychological impact of living in such an unbalanced world.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A corporate defence attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.

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