‘The Innocents’ – These Kids Aren’t All Right

The evil kid horror genre feels as exhausted as a Final Girl stumbling over a branch.

Movies like “The Grudge,” “Eli,” “The Ring,” “Goodnight Mommy” and “Orphan” let youngsters give Freddy, Jason and co. a break.

“The Innocents” shames them all, injecting fresh blood into the tired genre.

The Norwegian thriller follows children who exhibit special powers without the morality to reign them in. The result? A disturbing look at childhood, albeit one with a glacial pace.

Young Ida (Rakel Lenora Fløttum) has a severely disabled older sister (Alva Brynsmo Ramstad) and no friends in her new community. Enter Ben (Sam Ashraf), a quiet but intense boy harboring a secret. He can move objects with his mind.

He’s...

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May 13th 2022
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