The clever, somber horror movie “Oculus” pivots on an evil-infested antique mirror that uses hallucinatory tricks to drive men and women toward murder and suicide. It’s far more intelligent and ...

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The women do the majority of the heavy lifting in “Oculus,” this April’s “Insidious,” a complex and chilling big-screen ghost story with serious movie-date potential. “Doctor Who” alumna Karen Gillan ...

When it comes to movies about haunted household furnishings, director-co-writer-editor Mike Flanagan’s Oculus pretty much sits at the top of the heap. I’m not sure whether that’s actually a compliment ...

If last summer's “The Conjuring” offered possession stories their classiest entry in decades, Mike Flanagan's “Oculus” lends elegance to haunted object movies, a subgenre distinguished by such dubious ...

It’s often said that comedy is in the editing. The makers of “Oculus” apparently believe that horror, also, is in the editing. So this skittish but well-shot scary movie constantly jumps back and ...

Bad acting in horror films is sadly not unusual—nor is it surprising to come across unconvincing plot points and mediocre editing within the genre. So when you don’t find yourself watching the ...