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4 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarLos Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarAs it explores the intersection between the occult and mankind’s brutal cruelty in relation to women, The World Is Full of Secrets grips us with its minimalist, calibrated and cerebral scare tactics.
- 50Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenGraham Swon undermines our expectations of horror-movie conceits, attempting to tap the primordial manna of oral storytelling.
- 50The New York TimesTeo BugbeeThe New York TimesTeo BugbeeIntriguing, but ultimately slight.
- 50RogerEbert.comNick AllenRogerEbert.comNick AllenThe World is Full of Secrets concerns text more than anything else — not the visuals within filmmaking or performance, but the stories being told. As an experiment with the sensory experience of film storytelling, it backfires. To best engage Swon's massive amounts of text, you’re better off closing your eyes.