The Breakdown

  • Practical found-footage horror that earns its scares
  • Hawke sells the writer's slow unraveling
  • Middle act pacing drags before the payoff
  • Sequel chased franchise dollars, lost the edge

Side Effects

super 8 nightmares, parental paranoia, basement dread

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