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The Lodge

2019

Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz

Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell, Lia McHugh, Alicia Silverstone ...

5.9

3,418

Horror. Drama A soon-to-be-stepmom is snowed in with her fiance's two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations finally begin to thaw between the trio, strange and frightening events threaten to summon psychological demons from her strict religious childhood.

	Media	Author	Review
		Dennis Harvey Variety	"[It] is atmospheric and intriguing enough to appeal to more adventurous viewers. Still, it’s too much of a low-key mixed bag to repeat the significant popular success of (...) 'The Witch' and 'Hereditary'."
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"The longer 'The Lodge' rolls along, the sheer skilfulness of the execution — the precise manipulation of the audience’s fears — becomes so impressive that one is tempted to simply succumb to its cold, cruel efficiency. "
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"While the filmmakers' control of mood, menacing atmosphere and unsettling spatial dynamics remains arresting, their story sense grows shaky in a chiller that starts out strong but becomes meandering and repetitive."
		Perri Nemiroff Collider	"Quite reminiscent of the threat lurking in 'The Shining'. It’s a relentless, mind-bending psychological nightmare in which the threat of demons from one’s past are always lurking."
		Eric Kohn IndieWire	"[It] has plenty of haunting images, but this time, they grow tiresome."
		Meredith Borders Bloody Disgusting	"[It] starts subtle, with vexing sound design and a few eerie shots (...) but on a dime, it spirals into outright insanity, taking turn after shocking turn, leaving the audience out of breath (…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"
		David Katz Cineuropa	"The film’s inevitable nosedive into terror and madness feels contrived and unnatural. It misses the flash of inspiration that made Goodnight Mommy so hard to shake, positing these filmmakers as more genre-inflected successors to Haneke and Lanthimos."
		Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"A vicious, mean spirited film that’s sure to leave a mark."
		Anna Maria Ward The Daily Dot	"A smart, genuinely interesting psychological and religious horror that’s just a few steps shy of greatness (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"Make sure it’s dark and that the volume is up pretty high. You don’t want to miss out on the nuances with this one (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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