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‘The Blackout Experiments’ is a Terribly Ineffective Nonfiction Horror Film
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‘The Blackout Experiments’ is a Terribly Ineffective Nonfiction Horror Film

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Christopher Campbell
Jan 28, 2016
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I can’t help but be curious about any documentary programmed in the “midnight” section of a film festival. I’m always looking for works of nonfiction that try out different forms, and a lot of these kinds of docs aim to play like horror films and scare as much as inform. Last year’s The Nightmare is one example that proves they can actually be affective…

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