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Film Reviews: New Releases for May 9
Fight or Flight, Juliet & Romeo, Summer of 69, Clown in a Cornfield, Secret Mall Apartment and more
Sam Morelos and Chloe Fineman in Summer of 69 Fight or Flight Clown in a Cornfield ** High-concept premise and social commentary certainly have the ability to work together, but it feels like those two things are pasted awkwardly together in co-writer/director Eli Craig's adaptation of Adam Cesare's 2020 YA horror novel.
It's set in a rural Missouri town where 17-year-old Quinn (Katie Douglas) and her widowed dad (Aaron Abrams) relocate after a family tragedy, only to discover that the place has a history with serial killings involving someone dressed as the clown mascot of the corn syrup…
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