A Dark Song

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A Dark Song

2016

1h 40m

Drama

Horror

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A young woman and a damaged occultist risk their souls to perform a ritual.

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A Dark Song offers atmospheric, unsettling horror -- and marks writer-director Liam Gavin as one to watch.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

The Blue Lenses

An extraordinarily personal film, A Dark Song feels like a folk tale whispered to you at night while you sleep by person or persons unknown, recalled in vague half-remembered images and flashes of almost incomprehensible truths.

Rated: 9/10

Aug 25, 2018

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Matthew Lickona

San Diego Reader

Imperfectly realized, but still worthy of its ambition.

Rated: 2/5

May 26, 2017

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

An instant classic, the sort of film that will make you check under your bed at night and then amplify into terror the midnight creaks and 3am breezes that unsettle every house at times, most especially yours.

May 25, 2017

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Eve Tushnet

Patheos

A slow and wrenching film which nonetheless lives up to the promise of its title.

Sep 18, 2023

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

An unconventional tale of belief and the supernatural, which includes compelling performances, but it doesn't quite stick the landing.

Rated: 3/5

May 12, 2023

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David Reddish

Queerty

For much of its runtime, A Dark Song plays coy about the intentions of its characters. Do Sophia and Joseph really believe theyre summoning supernatural beings? Or is the whole ritual just an excuse for some wild kink?

Rated: 4/4

Mar 20, 2022

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Neil C

One of those films that stays with you long after you've seen it. Thoughtful, well acted and feels very real. If you want hack and slash, gore and jump-scares then skip it. If you're up late and fancy something much more interesting and unsettling, you won't regret watching this one.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/15/24

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diane S

Best horror movie ever made period end of story. Of course there's "The Witch" and "The Others" hugging along behind it. But for atmospherics this is fabulously subtle and insidious. And super super real feeling which only serves to increase the horror element.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/18/24

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Thomas S

This is unlike any movie I've seen. Its eerie slow buildup was very unique. It leaves a mark.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/24/24

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Rondy P

I still think about this movie a Lot. One of the few Horror movies that left a mark.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/01/24

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Pussycats 4

Intelligent and challenging, with excellent acting and pacing. Very accurate depiction of the Abramelin Ritual as described in literature, so the writer has done their research well. If you’re looking for a creepy movie but aren’t interested in the usual jump scare teen movies, I’d highly recommend this!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/21/24

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Vladan A

Just bad and extremely boring

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/17/24

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Synopsis

A young woman and a damaged occultist risk their souls to perform a ritual.

Director: Liam Gavin
Producer: David Collins, Tim Dennison, Cormac Fox
Screenwriter: Liam Gavin
Production Co: Samson Films, Tall Man Films
Genre: Drama, Horror
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 28, 2017
Runtime: 1h 40m

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