snuff movie
Britishnoun
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It feels like a snuff movie, in real time.
From Slate
The Times' Carol Midgley agrees, calling the show "a bit of a snuff movie" before going on to critique Hans Zimmer's "excessive" score.
From BBC
"I had to ask myself, what's next? Will I end up watching a snuff movie just to satisfy my addiction?" she says.
From BBC
Heather’s parents were worried Ed and Dan might be taking her out into the woods to make a snuff movie.
From The Guardian
It’s not quite a snuff movie, though haunted by a similar balefulness.
From The Guardian
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