Somehow Lionsgate has put one of the most influential horror franchises in film history into the hands of two of our most promising and exciting young filmmakers without anyone knowing. Blair Witch, as the film is now called. It was originally promoted as The Woods, was directed by Adam Wingard and written by Simon Barrett. They’re the team behind the underrated genre films You’re Next and The Guest, and now they’ve created a sequel that in my opinion both pays tribute to the original but also elevates it in ways that only 17 years of space could allow...
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