Review of Nightbooks (2021) by Natalia Winkelman for The New York Times — 15 Sep 2021

Its devotion to frights makes it memorable.

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This review of Nightbooks (2021) was written by Natalia Winkelman and published by The New York Times on 15 Sep 2021.

Nightbooks has generally received mixed reviews.

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Krysten Ritter, along with Winslow Fegley and Lidya Jewett, provide enough pizazz to keep Nightbooks afloat, creating an engaging supernatural…

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By Bshu89 (24) on 27 Sep 2021

For a long time now I’ve been saying we need more movies that can ease kids into horror…

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By Resetbutton (6) on 25 Sep 2021

This is the best “kids” horror movie in years. All these negative reviews are coming from people who aren’t the target audience…

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By Hellholehorror (226) on 16 Feb 2022

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By Thiago777 (4) on 02 Nov 2021

Movie is good and Lidya Jewett is beautiful and works very well filme é bom e Lidya Jewett é linda e trabalha muito bem…

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