Unfortunately, spending any amount of time with Davey and his friends proves grating, and there's not enough time spent feeling terrified.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Mar 11, 2022

Summer of '84 does many things well. The suspense set pieces are well-staged. The young cast gives convincing performances.

| Jul 27, 2020

It does many things wrong, but the twist is so good, it redeems a large part of the film. [Full review in Spanish]

| Jul 5, 2020

It's a unsatisfying, hollow, and frankly dull attempt at nostalgic throwback horror that lacks any authenticity, earnestness, or energy.

| Original Score: C- | Jun 30, 2020

It's a good movie.

| May 14, 2020

I really think that the ending makes this movie great.

| May 14, 2020

Fun in the moment but all too ugly up close in memory. The 80s, am I right? It excelled at that.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 4, 2020

There were moments when I was roused by myriads of sly wit, suspicion and even shock, and others when I felt sad for kids who might have endured better by leaving the searches to others.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 23, 2020

Despite the film's character flaws, a twisted ending that viewers won't see coming helps elevate it.

| Original Score: 3.5 | Aug 15, 2019

...meanders for most of its run time and by the time the film goes somewhere interesting, it's already too late

| Jun 21, 2019

Summer of '84 is an unexpected wonder. A nostalgic movie that, paradoxically, advocates with passion about the dangers of nostalgia. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 7.5/10 | Apr 2, 2019

While the kids-on-bicycles story may be a bit tired, the night drive-inspired synth score, the summer-break friendship dynamic, and the central story all add up to an irresistible and highly entertaining movie.

| Original Score: B | Mar 30, 2019

It definitely gets a little gory by the end but I thought it was a good little horror movie with some genuine scares.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Feb 25, 2019

An almost comedy in which the narrator warns that even in the most friendly homes there can be secrets. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 2, 2019

Perhaps with the intention of seducing a wider audience, Simardi and the Whissells have managed to make clear that there is a generational sensitivity that needs to grow as urgently as possible. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Feb 2, 2019

A remarkable exercise in suspense. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 1, 2019

The film shifts from reflecting the work of Steven Spielberg to that of Stephen King, bringing to light the pain and fear buried in the gardens of childhood. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 29, 2019

A season of Stranger Things without synthesizers. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 28, 2019

Summer of '84 plays clearly. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jan 7, 2019

Proof that skilled horror filmmakers can shock, scare, and surprise audiences even when working with the familiar.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 21, 2018