Review of The Black Phone (2022) by Clarisse Loughrey for The Independent — 23 Jun 2022
As with Derrickson’s previous collaboration with Hawke, 2012’s Sinister, the director proves he can deliver an effective jumpscare – slick, and not too telegraphed. But there’s a thematic weight here that elevates The Black Phone above any of his previous work in the genre, a dark reminder of how often moral panics and bogeymen are conjured up in order to turn a society’s eyes away from the real and inescapable violence happening in people’s own homes.
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This review of The Black Phone (2022) was written by Clarisse Loughrey and published by The Independent on 23 June 2022.
The Black Phone has generally received positive reviews.
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