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By Andrew Wyatt (80) for The Lens (79) on 07 Dec 2018

The redolent threatens to become monotonous as characters shuffle around in circles and O'Malley takes his sweet time portentously spelling…

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By Adam Patterson (58) for Film Pulse (91) on 29 Nov 2018

Strong visuals alone can't save The Lodgers from being a dreadfully average and dull horror experience…

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By Sarah Cartland (189) for Caution Spoilers (189) on 12 Nov 2018

Horror motifs pile up in this stylishly directed, supernatural tale…

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By Patrick Bromley (58) for Daily Dead (246) on 02 Nov 2018

A breathtakingly beautiful film, dripping in atmosphere and mood and a quiet, understated dread that permeates every frame of the story…

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By Kat Hughes (161) for The Hollywood News (161) on 22 Aug 2018

Backing up strong visuals are some very solid performances. There a lot of tough topics explored within the film…

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By J.r. Southall (44) for Starburst (899) on 07 Jun 2018

Frankly, given how clichéd and predictable the resolutions to every mystery thrown up by David Turpin's script for The Lodgers are, it's something…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 31 May 2018

Brian O'Malley's The Lodgers may not be flat-out scary, but it gets points for its Gothic atmosphere and for its patient, careful approach…

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By Shelagh Rowan-Legg (77) for ScreenAnarchy (469) on 20 May 2018

While the intent of the fearsome creatures is a little on-the-nose, the atmosphere created is creepy enough to get deep under your skin…

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By Katy Hayes (18) for Sunday Times (UK) (753) on 08 Apr 2018

Rachel is a terrifically haughty character, played with passion and range by Vega. In fact the performances are all strong…

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By Loretta Goff (3) for Film Ireland Magazine (354) on 21 Mar 2018

Overall, while the film's narrative does let it down in some places, feeling a bit simplified, this is made up for by its stunning visual style,…

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By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 11 Mar 2018

As is so often the case with horrors, The Lodgers comes unstuck a little late on, but it's a handsome film, full of good ideas…

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By Stephen Porzio (31) for Film Ireland Magazine (354) on 09 Mar 2018

The moments of terror happen so fast and suddenly, there is never much of a chance for the movie to build any sustained dread…

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By Austin Trunick (219) for Under the Radar (636) on 02 Mar 2018

The Lodgers' ominous tone is handled masterfully, and the house itself is incredibly spooky, but the story takes far too long to tell what…

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By Kristy Strouse (51) for Film Inquiry (1,269) on 02 Mar 2018

It seems that The Lodgers never quite meets its potential…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 27 Feb 2018

Cursed twins who speak in faux-byronic enigmas, a crumbling manse full of dead birds and velvet drapes, and strained psychosexual nonsense…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue (704) on 23 Feb 2018

Some lush period imagery and expressive performances by the young leads can't compensate for a gloomy and pretentious screenplay that lacks…

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By Simon Abrams (730) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 23 Feb 2018

The Lodgers disappoints on a number of levels, many of which have more to do with the limitations of its creators' imagination than the apparently…

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By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 23 Feb 2018

The lugubrious tone, studded with murky references to Edgar Allen Poe and shaded with forbidden sexual longing, may strike some as a little…

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By Noel Murray (1,901) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 22 Feb 2018

For viewers who take it more as a moody, metaphorical historical drama than as an out-and-out horror film, there's a lot in this lush-looking,…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for New York Times (5,786) on 22 Feb 2018

For all the genre exertions, none of this feels the least bit spooky, including the digital ghouls that float in and the cobwebs that look…

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