2021 · horror · supernatural
The Banishing
Directed by Christopher Smith1h 37m2021
In the 1930s, a young reverend and his family are forced to confront their worst fears when they discover their new home holds a horrifying secret.
Our read: The Banishing (2021) reads as a heavy, measured, inventive horror · supernatural entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, measured, measured horror / supernatural, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- intense
- bleak
- cold
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