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How 'Dark Match' blends wrestling, horror, and satanic cults

"This is a fun movie, first and foremost, and it's visually absurd."

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Siddhant Adlakha

on February 4, 2025

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Siddhant Adlakha

Siddhant Adlakha is a film critic and entertainment journalist originally from Mumbai. He currently resides in New York, and is a member of the New York Film Critics Circle.

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