Film Review: Horror flick Smile flashes its pearly-whites, but lacks bite

"an interesting prospect: a psychological horror rooted in the harmful self-delusions of mental illness"
Film Review: Horror flick Smile flashes its pearly-whites, but lacks bite

Smile: opens up wide, but there's cavities in its horror-movie maw

Fri, 30 Sep, 2022 - 15:00
Declan Burke

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