In theaters. Meet Injurious George. The supernatural villain of “The Monkey,” writer-director Osgood Perkins’ one-note followup to last year’s surprise horror hit “Longlegs,” is a toy ...

And although the script never gives him any "funny" material to work with, his no-sell, deadpan deliveries are hilarious at the right times. On top of that, The Monkey oozes Stephen King.

Exclusive: Osgood Perkins opens up about his relationship with tragedy informing the humor in The Monkey… and how Tim Burton’s Batman influenced the look of the movie! Share on Facebook (opens ...

Feb. 7, 2025 — 'We feel sorry because we cry,' wrote philosopher and psychologist William James, 'angry because we strike, afraid because we tremble,' suggesting that emotional bodily responses ...

There have been funny moments in Oz Perkins’ previous ... storytelling of his early work and into more accessible fare. The Monkey marks a new step in that evolution. Like Perkins’ last ...

Following up Longlegs, Perkins shows he’s just as adept at excessive gore with his adaptation of Stephen King’s short story, The Monkey ... But really it’s a funny movie about over-the ...

But “The Monkey,” which Perkins adapted from a 1980 short story by Stephen King, doesn’t build on the earlier film’s promise. On the contrary, it’s a ham-handed, lurchingly obvious mess ...

“Everybody dies, and that’s life.” This repeated line in Oz Perkins’ twisted “The Monkey” sums up its main theme of the inevitable brutality of life, something the filmmaker knows all too well. The ...

As a child, Hal (Christian Convery) was terrorised by a toy monkey that acted as a harbinger of death. Now Hal (Theo James) is in his thirties. And the monkey is back. The Monkey, first published ...

Reveling in kills that are senseless, aggressive, and increasingly imaginative and nightmarish, The Monkey is not just a stomach-churning treat for horror fans. It also feels like a challenge ...