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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