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Film Review — Longlegs

Film Review — Longlegs

Despite fine performances and atmospheric direction, Osgood Perkins’s horror-thriller ultimately disappoints

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Jul 16, 2024
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NOTE: Normally, my new-release film reviews are spoiler-free, but there are mild thematic spoilers in the latter part of this review, with no specific details.

Longlegs arrives in cinemas accompanied by considerable hype. Comparison to David Fincher’s nerve-shredding serial killer thriller Se7en (1995) particularly arrested my attention…

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