Review of Ma (2019) by Kwwak — 14 Nov 2019

Well... Not a typical horror movie with a lot of jump scares. It's thrilling from the beginning to the end.

This review of Ma (2019) was written by Kwwak on 14 Nov 2019.

Ma has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Stevenslabaugh (3) on 30 May 2019

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Many years ago, an acquaintance of mine said “Who needs good art when you’ve got great trash” and that applies here…

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By Tropicaces (322) on 30 May 2019

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