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Blake Crane BlakeCrane.com May 3, 2019 2/5 The Intruder breaks no new ground in the breaking-in subgenre ... but its real fatal flaw is not using the recycled tropes to push far enough into either true terror or camp. Go to Full Review The Intruder (2019) 35% - -

Blake Crane BlakeCrane.com Apr 28, 2019 4/5 [As] a finale to the MCU we've known since 2008's Iron Man, Avengers: Endgame is an exciting, fitting, substantial, almost miraculously eloquent closer. Go to Full Review Avengers: Endgame (2019) 94% - -

Blake Crane BlakeCrane.com Apr 23, 2019 3.5/5 [G]enre fans eager for a film to inject some retro-influence into an original modern slasher are likely to see something they like in Girl House. Go to Full Review Girl House (2014) 73% 43%

Blake Crane BlakeCrane.com Apr 5, 2019 2.5/5 This flat, lifeless version of Pet Sematary is one destined to remain harmlessly buried in the psyche. Go to Full Review Pet Sematary (2019) 58% 29%

Blake Crane BlakeCrane.com Oct 19, 2018 3.5/5 Does right by [Halloween's] legacy and uses the 40 years of history to incorporate themes of lasting trauma in ways rare to the genre. Go to Full Review Halloween (2018) 79% 72%

Blake Crane BlakeCrane.com Oct 12, 2018 3.5/5 There's no laborious backstory meted out between repetitive "boo!" moments. Instead, we're thrown right into well-crafted spooky scenarios and constantly left off-balance. Go to Full Review Terrified (2017) 82% 68%

Blake Crane BlakeCrane.com Sep 28, 2018 3.5/5 [A] fun, well-paced slasher. Go to Full Review Hell Fest (2018) 41% 41%

Blake Crane BlakeCrane.com Sep 10, 2018 4/5 The anxiety is palpable and various threats are immediately recognizable, communicating how illusory the concept of control is, and how frightening it can be when it's lost. Go to Full Review Backcountry (2014) 93% 53%

Blake Crane BlakeCrane.com Sep 9, 2018 3.5/5 Ratter keeps its story contained to a simple, increasingly uncomfortable case of online prowling that manifests itself in a real, panic-inducing way. Go to Full Review Ratter (2015) - - 64%

Blake Crane BlakeCrane.com Sep 8, 2018 1.5/5 [M]isguided and clunky from the start, beyond even the ever-flowing racist undercurrent. Go to Full Review Peppermint (2018) 13% 70%