Review of The First Purge (2018) by John Defore for The Hollywood Reporter — 02 Jul 2018
Despite the assistance reality continues to give it, making an annual rite of government-sanctioned racial violence seem less far-fetched by the day (or by the tweet), Gerard McMurray's The First Purge still fails to establish a persuasive connection to our own moment in time — its occasional winks to current events serving as limp zingers instead of stinging commentary.
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This review of The First Purge (2018) was written by John Defore and published by The Hollywood Reporter on 02 Jul 2018.
The First Purge has generally received mixed reviews.
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