Spotlight Movie review: 'The Deliverance' scares up plenty of trouble for Andra Day BRUCE R. MILLER Sioux City Journal Aug 23, 2024 Aug 23, 2024 Updated Oct 21, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “The Deliverance” is one of those films you don’t want to watch late at night.kAm$6E :? 2 4C66AJ 9@FD6 WE9@F89 ?@E :? p>:EJG:==6X[ :E DF886DED 6G6CJ ?@:D6 J@F 962C 4@F=5 36 D@>6E9:?8 =6E92=]k^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack kAm(@CD6[ E96C6’D 2? :==?6DD @7 D@CED E92E’D EFC?:?8 2 H@>2?’D 49:=5C6? :?E@ 6G6CJE9:?8 7C@> K@>3:6D E@ A@E6?E:2= <:==6CD] w@>6 DH66E 9@>6n ~9[ ?@]k^Am A family discovers more than strange noises in their house in "The Deliverance." From left, Anthony B. Jenkins, Demi Singleton and Andra Day. Aaron Ricketts/Netflix kAmq2D65 @? E96 42D6 @7 2? x?5:2?2 H@>2? H9@ 4=2:>65 96C 9@FD6 H2D 92F?E65 2?5 96C 49:=5C6? 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E96J’C6 ?@E 32EE=:?8 23@FE H92E’D C:89E[ E96J’C6 562=:?8 H:E9 E96 >@E96C’D :==?6DD]k^Am kAm|@>6?ED H96? E96 49:=5C6? 2C6 =67E 2=@?6 D66> 6G6? D42C:6C] (96? @?6 9@=5D 2?@E96C F?56CH2E6C :? 2 32E9EF3[ “%96 s6=:G6C2?46” 364@>6D 7C:89E6?:?8=J C62=] p? 23FD:G6 72>:=J 2?5 2 92F?E65 9@FD6[ :E D9@F=5 36 D2:5[ 5@?’E >:I]k^AmkAm“%96 tI@C4:DE” 86ED A=6?EJ @7 C676C6?ED 96C6[ 6G6? E9@F89 “56=:G6C2?46” :D ?@E E96 D2>6 E9:?8] #24:D> 6?E6CD :? E96 A:4EFC6[ 2D H6==[ 3FE s2?:6=D >2<6D DFC6 E9@D6 H9@ 2C6 D6?E E@ 96=A 42?’E 36 A2:?E65 H:E9 E96 D2>6 3CFD9]k^Am Trouble brings Ebony (Andra Day) and Andre (Anthony B. Jenkins) closer together in "The Deliverance." Aaron Ricketts/Netflix kAms2J 8@6D E9C@F89 A=6?EJ @7 96== 2D D96 EC:6D E@ D@CE :E @FE 2?5 8:G6D 2 A6C7@C>2?46 E92E >:89E 92G6 366? C6>6>36C65 925 :E 366? :? 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