A prequel to last year's The Conjuring, Annabelle just can't live up to that earlier film's high level of craft. Despite a few effective visual jolts, this one is mired in genre cliches.
One of the summer's surprise smashes arrives in time for Halloween. Lili Taylor really knocks it outta the park in this supremely suspenseful thriller.
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