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By Robert Abele (1,309) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 12 Jun 2014

The first half is a cautiously dread-inducing tour de force as the suspicious interlopers parse the shiny, happy members for signs of a darker…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 12 Jun 2014

Yet another found-footage thriller, this chilling horror film at least has some solid roots as a fictionalised version of real events…

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By Peter Keough (994) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 11 Jun 2014

West’s film differs from the “Blair Witch” template in that the footage is never actually “found.”…

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By Tom Meek (408) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 11 Jun 2014

The found footage format becomes cumbersome and feels disingenuous as cameras are diligently placed by those handling them even during dump-and-run…

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By Kevin Carr (1,610) for Fat Guys at the Movies (419) on 08 Jun 2014

The Sacrament is a chilling film that looks at the darkest side of human nature and what is truly capable in the hands of evil people…

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By Kevin G (829) on 07 Jun 2014

Sick and effing tired of the mockumentary format, but other than that the movie was actually quite unique and enjoyable. And very, very dark…

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By Anthony K (935) on 07 Jun 2014

Like all Ti West films, there is an alienating amount of build up to the main event (horror), though here it switches up a bit more quickly…

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By Dave White (762) for Movies.com (1,002) on 07 Jun 2014

Ti Wet takes the retro anxiety of 1978's Jonestown Massacre and slaps on a fresh coat of creepiness. Not that it needed much…

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By Matt Prigge (853) for Metro (930) on 06 Jun 2014

[Ti West's] skills are underutilized and the found footage aspect is as sloppy as in a 'Paranormal Activity' number…

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By Mark H. Harris (48) for About.com (1,470) on 05 Jun 2014

It's an atmospheric film whose ominous score and straightforward plot -- channels the growing sense of dread…

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By Bilge Ebiri (1,050) for New York Magazine/Vulture (3,519) on 05 Jun 2014

I found parts of The Sacrament more effective than anything else he’s done to date, as it’s probably the least genre of his movies…

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By John Semley (121) for Globe and Mail (2,419) on 05 Jun 2014

The tension fizzles as The Sacrament narrows into predictability, indulging every cliché of found-footage filmmaking and Jonestown-styled…

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By Glenn Kenny (1,728) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 05 Jun 2014

West is such a technically accomplished filmmaker, and his cast of semi-regulars so committed to the narrative, that the resultant movie gives…

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By Kim Newman (791) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 05 Jun 2014

A masterclass in unsettling chills from West, lit up by another strong Seimetz turn…

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By Blake Crane (142) for Film Racket (579) on 04 Jun 2014

An exploitative packaging of a real-life horror…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for New York Times (5,786) on 04 Jun 2014

Mr…

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By Joe Neumaier (1,294) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 04 Jun 2014

This sometimes-taut little thriller is sullied by its unnecessary masquerade as a documentary presented by HBO’s gonzo news show “Vice.”…

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By William Bibbiani (788) for CraveOnline (813) on 04 Jun 2014

It's an intelligent, even challenging work, although not quite as crisp and frightening as The House of the Devil…

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By David Jenkins (910) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 04 Jun 2014

One of America's most exciting young directors delivers half of a great movie with this investigation into religious cults…

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By Greg Klymkiw (20) for Electric Sheep (203) on 04 Jun 2014

All in all, The Sacrament is a terrific little thriller and I'm looking forward to seeing it again…

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