The Old Ways

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Marco L @decatur555 15 hrs ago Different enough to intrigue, not scary enough to convince It gives the possession genre a welcome change of scenery, replacing familiar Catholic exorcism imagery with Mexican witchcraft, ritual and folklore. That cultural angle is easily the most interesting part, and Brigitte Kali Canales commits fully to a demanding central role. Unfortunately, the actual horror rarely worked for me. There is blood, body horror, snakes and some effective gore, but very little genuine fear. The tiny production is cleverly concentrated around one main room and a handful of actors, yet eventually I started noticing those limitations rather than feeling trapped by them. The early ambiguity between possession, addiction and superstition is interesting; once the movie becomes more certain about what is happening, it becomes much more ordinary. Not terrible, not particularly good: sometimes intriguing, sometimes cheap, and never scary enough. See more Joseph H. @joeyholland Jun 20, 2026 I feel missed opportunity to have entire movie in Spanish. See more Rita M. @DeafCow May 30, 2026 The title is appropriate. The movie is more about re-connecting with your roots told as a horror genre. It is beautifully written. I enjoyed watching the protagonist grow though she was annoying in the beginning. The ending was satisfying. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and would watch it again. See more Chris H @RT60525826 May 21, 2026 Dreadful. Not scary - not even the jump scares - and not coherent. See more A R. @marsrose Apr 21, 2026 This movie was honestly awful from start to finish. I found myself zoning out in the beginning, finally kind of enjoying it when it was around the middle, only to be insanely disappointed. There were so many plot holes I just felt slightly lost. The lead was very pretty… so pretty she definitely was not matching being on drugs, possessed, & locked in a sell in the middle of no where lol. Back to zoning out again, when I thought it was over then there was still a whole 20 minutes left.. the last 10 minutes of the film had so much cringey dialogue I almost didn’t make it. See more Downriver R @Downriver Apr 13, 2026 Highly highly underrated film. A hidden gem. Awsome cast. This is a masterpiece. It hits on many subjects that are super relevant in our world today while giving us the scary horror elements with a psychological thriller twist to it. Very well made. A must see that you will go back to many times. See more Read all reviews

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