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Poltergeist

The always-wonderful Sam Rockwell stars in this, the most by-the-numbers horror film you could image.

Published: Thu 21 May 2015, 9:40 PM

Updated: Thu 25 Jun 2015, 10:19 PM

If you like the genre, you’ll probably enjoy Poltergeist, but to casual observers it ticks off every possible cliché, which often puts casual observers off. Yes it’s a remake, but still – it could be a little more inventive.

A house is built on an old cemetery and, when a new young family moves in all hell (literally) breaks loose.