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Strange Transmissionsnew
Bleak and brutal sci-fi horror flick falls flat.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
03-06-2008 |
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Global Village Slaughterhousenew
In structure and content, The Signal plays out like a cautionary quasi-zombie comedy for screen addicts. The threat lurks on mangled television and radio signals, hence the inescapable doom.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
02-21-2008 |
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'The Signal' Sends a Bloody, Dystopian Messagenew
Among many ridiculous scenes, the one in which someone literally jump-starts and interrogates a decapitated head summarily erases any chance you'll take the script's weak stab at social commentary -- i.e., technology is destroying our minds -- seriously.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
02-21-2008 |
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Done Dealnew
Atlanta-made The Signal was acquired for a little more than $2 million by the art-house film distributor Magnolia Pictures soon after the film's Jan. 22 Sundance premiere.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
02-01-2007 |
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