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By Mark Olsen (451) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 15 Nov 2012

The feature debut from Irish writer-director Ciarán Foy, Citadel attempts to transform mundane anxieties into the stuff of a horror film…

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By Bruce Demara (410) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 15 Nov 2012

While Foy's efforts to create his own distinct modern urban mythos are ambitious, the result isn't entirely satisfying…

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By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 11 Nov 2012

Quite a chore sitting through such a muddled downer…

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By Jimmyo (378) for JoBlo's Movie Emporium (1,959) on 09 Nov 2012

[Aneurin Barnard] gives one of the most compelling and powerful performances I've seen this year…

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By Jeannette Catsoulis (1,537) for New York Times (5,786) on 08 Nov 2012

This spare first feature from the Irish filmmaker Ciaran Foy (drawing on his own experiences) has an atavistic pulse, evoking a decaying society…

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By Drew Taylor (218) for The Playlist (3,871) on 08 Nov 2012

Citadel, which won the Midnight award at the fest, further explores the fears and anxieties of urban Britain (and Ireland), and the results…

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By Keith Uhlich (870) for Time Out (7,510) on 06 Nov 2012

The more that fright-flick conventions take over, the more the movie's recognizable and resonant human fears are dulled…

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By Joe Leydon (915) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 06 Nov 2012

Writer-director Ciaran Foy skillfully taps into primal fears and urban paranoia to keep his audience consistently unsettled in Citadel, an…

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By John Defore (1,351) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 05 Nov 2012

A dispiriting horror cheapie whose monsters-in-the-projects premise plays out like an anti-welfare parable…

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By Nick Schager (2,294) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 23 Oct 2012

Citadel is stripped down and no-nonsense, fixating on Tommy's emotional and psychological struggles with an intensity that's harrowing…

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By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 18 Oct 2012

This taut thriller wrings maximum suspense from all-too ordinary, real-life terrors while gradually edging into full-blown horror territory…

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By Rob Hunter (276) for Film School Rejects (1,198) on 21 Mar 2012

Citadel is a solid enough horror thriller anchored by a strong lead performance and an earnest heart…

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