Browsing: Isabelle Fuhrman

ORPHAN: FIRST KILL **** USA / Canada 2022 Dir: William Brent Bell. 102 mins Here’s a belated prequel to what seemed a memorably twisted one-off that surprises by not going the lazy route. Director William Brent Bell (of THE BOY films and WER) and screenwriter David Coggeshall, realising they can’t…

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ORPHAN **** USA 2009 Dir: Jaume Collet-Serra. 123 mins Isabelle Fuhrman is terrific as Esther, one of cinema’s memorable Bad Seeds: a nine year old, Russian-born girl who charms Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard at CCH Pounder’s orphanage as they grieve the recent death of what would have been their…

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‘Moody, character-driven shocker… a stunning piece of cinema, beautifully filmed and seething with an oppressive atmosphere’ ★★★★ Starburst ‘If you’re searching for an atmosphere piece to get lost in, then light a candle, turn off the lights, and venture into the shadowy heart of this nasty little tale of religious…

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