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  • The Host (2006)
    Review preview for The Host

    Funny, scary and races along at a fierce pace.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    A toxic monster terrorises Seoul.
  • The Host (2020)
    Review preview for The Host

    Whatever research has gone into the story seems to have come entirely from other films rather than the real world.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A gambling addict agrees to do a favour for a triad boss in order to pay off his debts, only to find himself in a perilous situation that neither of them could have imagined.
  • The Host (2003)
    Review preview for The Host

    Fulton's performance perfectly reflects the psychological uncertainty of a mind in free fall and Hynd's use of the camera is inspired.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Haunted by visions, a socially inept man invites friends round.
  • The Host (2015)
    Review preview for The Host

    In making this her first venture into long form, Pennell has bitten off more than she can chew.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A documentarian uncovers the story of a petroleum geologist who searched for the origins of civilisation in Iran in the 1930s.

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