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Not really easy jump scares Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.)
The dollhouse at the beginning of The Lodge (2020) reminds you of the opening scene of Ari Aster’s Hereditary (2019). But it’s wholly coincidental: Hereditary was still in postproduction when the directors of The Lodge, Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, were wrapping up. The mood and the texture are different too: Ari Aster’s blend of supernatural horror and family feud looks, and feels, a world or two away from Franz-Fiala’s more restrained drama. Like all good horror, The Lodge doesn’t slip into easy jump scares; it grabs our attention because of, and not despite, its ambiance. The first half, in particular, is a tour de force: it simply goes on unnerving us, pitting child against adult and paving the way for the second half.