The Dark and the Wicked

"The Dark and the Wicked" doesn't always rise up to meet [Ireland's] powers."

"It's merciless in its efficiency."

"Feels all the more blood-curdling because the protagonists' distress and helplessness are emotionally relatable."

"This supernatural fable elevates the subtext of Bryan Bertino's earlier work to the level of text."

"Ambiguous and allusive, "The Dark and the Wicked" feels saturated in helpless misery and nerve-clanging dread."

""The Dark and the Wicked" would benefit from some light and some normal."

"It's Ireland's shattering performance that truly gives the film its gripping power."

"While your own mileage will vary, I preferred the earlier parts of the film to the rest, because hell starts to break loose pretty fast."

"It isn't exactly terrifying, but is well-acted and sinister enough to rise (levitate ominously?) above the pack."

"A relentless ride through the stages of grief and guilt."

"Bertino directs with such technical flair that I yelped at most of them - and half-missed the others, eyes squeezed tight shut."