Oz Perkins explains The Monkey’s ‘sophisticated, joyful’ slaughterhouse vibe
The Monkey’s repeated tagline — “Everybody dies” — is presented as maybe a little cathartic, a little bit of a relief, ...
Stephen King adaptation The Monkey is a sick joke
The Monkey turns out to be is something more like a personification of its demon than an examination of it — perhaps because ...
A Movie That Has Fun With the Inevitability of Death
The Monkey pairs its macabre sense of humor with an unsettling takeaway.
What to watch: Hail to the King, baby
And Alan Ritchson's "Reacher" is back to punch you in the face.
"The Monkey" wants to remind you that death is coming for us all, as if we didn't already know that
Osgood Perkins' follow-up to "Longlegs" pivots toward comedy, but there's no fun to be had with this toy monkey ...
The Monkey post-credits scene explained: does the new horror movie have a post-credits scene?
With The Monkey post-credits, there is a different kind of surprise in store for fans of Longlegs director Osgood Perkins ...
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Weekend film reviews: ‘Old Guy,’ ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’
The latest film releases include Old Guy, The Monkey, Picnic at Hanging Rock, and Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. Weighing in are Alonso Duralde and Dave White, film critics and co-hosts of the ...
Everybody Dies, And That’s F***ed Up: The Monkey Stars Open Up About The Stephen King Movie’s Blunt View On The Horrors Of Death
Considered by many to be one of the greatest movies of all time, The Shawshank Redemption celebrated its milestone 30 th ...
‘The Monkey’ review: Stephen King’s killer toy becomes ‘Longlegs’ creator Osgood Perkins’ plaything
Filmmakers tinker with the question of tone from project to project, many not as much as they should. But writer-director ...
‘The Monkey’ review: This poor man’s ‘Chucky’ isn’t scary or funny
The supernatural villain of “The Monkey,” writer-director Osgood Perkins’ one-note followup to last year’s surprise horror ...
3 horror kings made the most bananas movie of 2025. Let 'The Monkey' wind you up
Horror movie icons Osgood Perkins and James Wan connect to make this Stephen King story an outrageously fun time. "The Monkey ...
The White Lotus recap: New guests, a familiar face and a surprise return
It’s time to quiet our chattering monkey minds and check in with episode one of the third season of Mike White’s wild satire.