Shudder UK film review: Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl

February 8, 2019. "a retro-styled mood piece haunted by the disappointments of desire"

Underrated Horror Movies to See ASAP

November 28, 2017. "a retro psycho-sexual creeper that’s a dead-ringer for the horror offerings of the late 1970s"

The Best Horror Movies of 2017 So Far!

August 4, 2017. "...a rumination on loneliness and that desperate, unfounded hysteria known as 'first love'"

In Conversation w/ the Stars of Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl

July 11, 2017. "...more of a beautiful nightmare than a horror film..."

Three Shudder Exclusives You Should Be Watching

July 5, 2017. "Calvo’s hauntingly atmospheric reverie eschews propulsive narrative in favor of dronecore commitment to late fall chilliness."

Review from AICN Horror: Highly Recommended

June 30, 2017. "a retro-gothic horror tale that is unforgettably authentic in its tone and bone-chillingly terrifying in its resolution. Highly recommended."

Walk through a heavenly hell w/ Shudder’s Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl

May 8, 2017. "[Calvo] reveals himself as an evolving, nascent visionary...flawless, affecting performances by Wilhelmi and Shephard."

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70s-Tinged Soft-Queer Psychodrama with a Gothic Twist

May 4, 2017. "utterly compelling...a 70s style soft-queer gothic thriller worth seeking out."

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Interview with A.D. Calvo, Erin Wilhelmi, and Quinn Shephard

June 8, 2017. Group interview from Berlin (in English).

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Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl Does Nostalgia Right

June 6, 2017. "a lyrical love letter to the deliberate, brooding thrillers of the 1970s."

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Several Bonafide Masterpieces Are Streaming Right Now

May 25, 2017. "an unmistakable air of menace that Calvo exploits perfectly...well-crafted psychological melodrama"

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Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl Review (4.5 out of 5 stars)

May 16, 2017. "an instant classic and deserves a place among films like Let's Scare Jessica to Death."

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U.K. Review of Indie Psycho-Horror Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl

May 12, 2017. "Its not a conventional horror film, but it has a sense of chilling dread that sticks in the mind – and a couple of perfectly-accomplished sudden scares..."

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A Seductive Slice of Retro-Horror

May 10, 2017. "I got serious Burnt Offerings vibes from the film...has a retro feel to it akin to The House of the Devil."

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Meet the Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl in a dreamy Shudder exclusive

May 5, 2017. "Recommended for fans of slow-burn ‘70s horror films like Burnt Offerings and Let’s Scare Jessica To Death..."

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Dark Nights: Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl

May 4, 2017. "The performances are outstanding...You may be left wanting more, but isn’t that what every great film should leave you feeling?"

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Twisted Little Meditation on Loneliness

Apr 18, 2017. "we loved it...and recommend you give it a try."

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Shudder Announces Release Date for Sweet Sweet Lonely Girl

Apr 10, 2017. "Shudder has announced that they will be bringing the gothic thriller Sweet Sweet Lonely Girl to their site on May 4th."

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Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl; Heading Exclusively to Shudder

Mar 31, 2017. "...heading exclusively to Shudder, and we have the official trailer to share."

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Jason Coffman’s Top 20 Movies of 2016

Jan 19, 2017. "...effective score and gorgeously autumnal look of the film, as well as a pair of solid, understated performances..."

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Ryan Turek’s 10 Favorite Horror Films of 2016

Dec 30, 2016. "...keep an eye out for in 2017 that may end up on my “best of” list a year from now..."

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‘Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl’ is This Year’s Festival Sleeper

Nov 22, 2016. "instantly unsettling... It feels like a ghost story told on a quiet Sunday, as a January wind howls past the windows."

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24 hours of horror with the new masters of the genre

Oct 31, 2016. "Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl, takes its cues from ’70s slow-burn horror cinema, emphasizing melancholy atmosphere over shocks and scares..."

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“Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl” Review

Oct 30, 2016. "a direct callback to both gothic horror and psychological thrillers...a well-made independent horror film that continually hits a ceiling of quality."

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10 Upcoming Horror Films You Have to See!

Oct 4, 2016. "A melancholy and atmospheric film with two great performances from its lead actresses."

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Fantastic Fest Review: Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl

Oct 3, 2016. "Gothic conventions revamped for coming-of-age chiller...chillingly captivating."

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Fantastic Fest '16 Backhalf Recap

Oct 3, 2016. "...a hypnotically unsettling tale of moral temptation and decay, complete with fantastic performances..."

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Shock Waves: Episode 19 - Fantastic Fest Review by Ryan Turek

Sep 30, 2016. Podcast at 00:16:37. "Super cool and super creepy. Quiet, creepy, eerie little flick."

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Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl is an effective slow-burn chiller

Sep 28, 2016. "an exquisite attention to gothic detail, recalling low-key chillers like Burnt Offerings and The Changeling, mixed with the gothic family melodrama..."

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Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl and The Desperate Need To Connect

Sep 26, 2016. "...Calvo hangs his story on two arresting performances..."

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David Lynch Is Wrong: Why TV Isn’t the New Art House

Sep 26, 2016. "...the atmospheric Bergmanesque Sweet Sweet Lonely Girl..."

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Fantastic Fest '16 Video Interview: Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl

Sep 25, 2016. "...feels like something that Jess Franco or Jean Rollin would have produced..."

Twitter review from deputy editor and chief critic of Indiewire

Sep 23, 2016. "an artfully subdued gothic lesbian psychological horror tale with great atmosphere."

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All the Craziness We Can't Wait for at the Great Genre Freak Show

Sep 23, 2016. "A.D. Calvo gives a shy wallflower a new popular friend..."

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Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl...a Return to Classic Gothic Horror

Sep 19, 2016. Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl from director A.D. Calvo looks like a return to Gothic, atmospheric horror...

Fantastic Fest 2016: The Shape of Things to Come

Sep 18, 2016. Here’s the list of my top 10 most anticipated films coming to this year’s fest in alphabetical order...

‘Sweet Sweet Lonely Girl,' To Debut At Fantastic Fest In Austin

Sep 15, 2016. The 12th annual Fantastic Fest, a horror, fantasy and science fiction film festival that will be held Sept. 22 to 29 in Austin, TX...

First Look at A.D. Calvo's Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl Trailer

Aug 26, 2016. We've been following the rising star of writer/director A.D. Calvo for some time...

Exclusive Stills from Sensual Psychodrama Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl

Aug 26, 2016. Exclusive stills from director A.D. Calvo’s Gothic horror drama Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl...

‘Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl’ Exclusive Trailer: Gothic Horror Film About A Young Woman Taking Care of Her Aging Aunt

Aug 25, 2016. Gothic horror films often rely on a certain heightened mood to convey a particular kind of terror, which means that the actual story can be about anything at all, including divergent generational desires...

Fantastic Fest’s Second Wave of Programming Announced

Aug 25, 2016. Alamo Drafthouse’s Fantastic Fest delivers another dose of cinematic decadence with its second wave of programming. 

Exclusive stills from A.D.Calvo’s atmospheric indie ghost story

Dec 15, 2015. Writer/director A.D. Calvo (THE MIDNIGHT GAME) has just wrapped his latest feature film, SWEET, SWEET LONELY GIRL, a moody, character-driven ghost story set in 1980 New England...