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By Rubén Romero Santos (20) for Cinemanía (Spain) (558) on 15 Nov 2016

A lesson of classic cinema, script, composition of planes, use of the sound and photography that rubs the perfection. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By James Mottram (656) for South China Morning Post (665) on 02 Nov 2016

The Wailing isn't quite dynamic enough to truly terrorise, but ... there are ferocious moments that puncture the stillness…

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By Scott Clark (21) for Starburst (899) on 20 Oct 2016

The results are two-fold: firstly, it's an entrancing experience elevated beyond the simple mechanics of what's expected, secondly, it makes…

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By Adam Sweeting (122) for The Arts Desk (640) on 13 Oct 2016

Farce frequently threatens to intervene, but the thunderous shamanistic rituals give you your money's worth…

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By Jeff Beck (630) for The Blu Spot (155) on 12 Oct 2016

The Wailing features some fine direction from Na Hong-jin, gorgeous cinematography, and an intriguing mystery, but it all ends up being smothered…

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By Brian Gibson (578) for Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada) (50) on 29 Sep 2016

Moments of body-horror and zombie-dom sometimes appall and sometimes seem B-movie-rated…

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By Aja Romano (35) for Vox (725) on 07 Aug 2016

The Wailing succeeds at combining a mood of deep unease with visceral gore, buddy cop comedy, and a hallucinogenic mix of horror tropes - a…

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By Josh Kupecki (255) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 02 Aug 2016

Horror movies tend to be pretty quick affairs, clocking in at 90 minutes or less, but The Wailing runs over two-and-a-half hours…

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By Chris Bumbray (988) for JoBlo's Movie Emporium (1,959) on 27 Jul 2016

The kind of serious, A-quality horror studios shy away from. A throwback to movies like THE EXORCIST and THE SHINNING…

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By Tay Yek Keak (16) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 26 Jul 2016

The ensuing suspense and the enveloping paranoia and spookiness -- stretched out by the exhaustive length of the film here -- mean that this…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 14 Jul 2016

Na takes his sweet time, more than 2 1/2 hours, to build to his shattering climax -- and yet not a minute of it feels wasted or superfluous…

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By Craig Mathieson (459) for The Sunday Age (488) on 26 Jun 2016

Doleful humour, abrasive familiarity, and an avoidance of horror tropes such as shock cuts, anchors the film's mood in the everyday, even as…

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By Ray Pride (544) for Newcity (539) on 22 Jun 2016

Neighborly distrust, profane banter and insults, dark omens, bedeviled dreams, overt Biblical portent and doomed police investigation…

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By Leah Pickett (132) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 22 Jun 2016

The film justifies its epic length, meshing ancient east Asian mythology and rituals with more recognizable horror tropes in a way that feels…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue (704) on 16 Jun 2016

features some clever twists that consistently ratchet up the tension without succumbing to genre pitfalls…

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By Adam Nayman (350) for Reverse Shot (113) on 14 Jun 2016

Na certainly has fun with an onscreen world whose rules keep getting rewritten with each new iteration of evil…

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 11 Jun 2016

[CANNES 2016] While far from a perfect film, this unconventional exploration in horror sends cinematic chills that run right through you…

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By Clark Collis (94) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 09 Jun 2016

Despite its epic length, The Wailing never bores as Na slathers his tale with generous supplies of atmosphere and awfulness…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 08 Jun 2016

I love movies like The Wailing…

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By Stephen Rebello (292) for Playboy Online (295) on 08 Jun 2016

The Wailing is a grab-you-by-the-throat stunner, by far the best thrill machine of the year so far…

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