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By Wendy Ide (1,500) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 25 Jan 2020

This contemporary adaptation of The Turn of the Screw takes the ornate enigma of Henry James’s gothic novella and whittles it down into something…

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By David Fear (910) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 25 Jan 2020

Something vital definitely seems to have been lost in the translation, however, and what you’re left with is a retelling that feels deader…

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By Lamontraymond (377) on 25 Jan 2020

This movie is god-awful! As one of the critics said, there's nary a scare in the entire film…

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By Cityofgeek (15) on 25 Jan 2020

While the source novella and the 1961 adaptation (The Innocents if you aren't aware) remain two of the most chilling stories, this adaptation…

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By James White (109) for Empire (3,446) on 24 Jan 2020

Unpacking classic fiction that has already been adapted a few times, once to critical acclaim, is no easy task…

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By K. Austin Collins (343) for Vanity Fair (761) on 24 Jan 2020

Somehow, a James novella whose subtext has been debated for over a century has been rendered almost free of subtext—and it sort of works…

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By Sandy Schaefer (333) for Screen Rant (892) on 24 Jan 2020

As a whole, The Turning is a triumph of style over substance that might've well made for a perfectly middle of the road horror film, had it…

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By Jocelyn Noveck (253) for The Associated Press (882) on 24 Jan 2020

It’s really not a good sign when a movie ends with a bold, shocking flourish and much of the audience can be heard muttering through the…

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By Matt Donato (975) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 24 Jan 2020

The Turning is a failed ghost story on almost every conceivable level with a third act that's flat-out unforgivable…

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By Richard Whittaker (567) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 24 Jan 2020

It is truly rare to watch a film implode in the final 20 minutes as completely and gallingly as this retelling by director Floria Sigismondi…

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By Oliver Jones (215) for Observer (1,042) on 24 Jan 2020

The best thing about reviewing the new PG-13 horror movie The Turning is that you don’t have to worry about spoiling the ending because it…

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By Christy Lemire (1,262) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 24 Jan 2020

If The Turning leaves you screaming, it’ll probably be out of frustration over its abrupt, unsatisfying ending and not the actual frights…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for The Guardian (2,969) on 24 Jan 2020

This film makes explicit the implied sexuality in the original, which isn’t necessarily a wrong thing to do at all, but everything is very…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 24 Jan 2020

But there’s no terror, here. None…

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By Ginak (385) on 24 Jan 2020

An interesting horror film, especially if you like the genre and have seen both the classics and newer films…

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By Jude Dry (205) for IndieWire (3,631) on 23 Jan 2020

The Turning announces Sigismondi as a bold and adept genre filmmaker, with an eye for detail and impeccable casting choices…

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By Katie Walsh (1,279) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 23 Jan 2020

It may not work for everyone, but those for whom it works will find much to savor and puzzle over in The Turning…

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By Dan Callahan (211) for TheWrap (3,203) on 23 Jan 2020

The Turning is not a total loss…

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By Richard Scott Larson (23) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 23 Jan 2020

The film casts its source narrative as a delusional fantasy through which to enact the effects of possible traumas that go completely unexplored…

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By Ben Kenigsberg (863) for The New York Times (9,847) on 23 Jan 2020

It’s the movie’s open-endedness and literary vestiges that sit uneasily with its repetitive goosings, which manifest in exceedingly familiar ways…

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