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  • Poltergeist (2015)
    Review preview for Poltergeist

    Unfortunately the malicious ghouls of the title aren’t the only spirits haunting director Gil Kenan’s prefab carnival ride.

    Luke Shaw · 2 out of 5
    A family's suburban idyll is shattered after they youngest daughter is taken captive by evil forces.
  • Poltergeist (1982)
    Review preview for Poltergeist

    As well as the corrupting influence of television, Poltergeist provides a sly commentary on the tribulations of suburban life, colonialism, the ill-treatment of Native Americans, the break-down of the nuclear family unit, and the damaging excesses of capi

    James Gracey · 5 out of 5
    Story of spooks in suburbia gets a silver anniversary DVD release.

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