Kandisha
Shudder | Release Date (Streaming): July 22, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
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Mixed or average reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
77
Paste MagazineNatalia KeoganJul 21, 2021
Despite achieving formidable scares and clever callbacks to the filmmakers’ debut Inside, a sinister specter of clumsy cultural engagement lingers in Kandisha. Read full review
60
The GuardianPhil HoadJul 21, 2021
The closing stretch – including an exorcism in an imam’s incantation-lined apartment (interior design goals!) – is brutally effective. By this time, Aisha Kandisha is a towering succubus; postcolonial theory stomping in on a pair of terrifying goat’s hooves. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeJul 22, 2021
The question is whether Kandisha’s intriguing elements are strong enough to cancel out its more uninspired ones. For Bustillo and Maury completists and seasoned fans of monster movies and ’90s horror who are accustomed to cherry-picking cool elements from forgettable films, the answer is yes. For the rest of the viewing public, summoning this demon probably isn’t worth the pain. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 22, 2021
Aside from a moment here and there, we get little commitment from our star trio. What should be wrenching all along the way is mainly momentary grief, guilt or fear. For us to buy in, the leads have to buy in. They don’t. Read full review
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