Ma

...Octavia Spencer adds a wicked smile to her maternal persona and treats the mammy archetype as a predator.

...undeniably pulpy and plenty of fun for the B-movie crowd.

It’s a thrill to see Spencer given a role she can really devour...

...a suspenseful and darkly funny mix of the private disco inferno from The Loved Ones, the intergenerational vendetta from A Nightmare on Elm Street, and some bunny-boilerplate thrills and torture porn tropes...