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Film: The Monkey - ample grisle for horror aficionados

The Monkey, directed by Osgood Perkins, opens in theaters on February 21, 2025, and features twins Hal and Bill haunted by a vintage toy monkey.
The film showcases graphic violence and humor, yet lacks substance, with a heavy reliance on CGI effects.
Critics feel that despite notable performances, the film fails to capture the depth of King's themes, being described as disappointing.

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The Globe & Mail

Review: The Monkey, Osgood Perkins’s bloody follow-up to Longlegs, is bananas for all the wrong reasons

Even the most dedicated gore-hound will find themselves simply grinning and bearing through it all, desperately searching for a vision within all the viscera

3 days ago·Canada

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Craven Herald

Film: The Monkey - ample grisle for horror aficionados

OSGOOD Perkins is on a roll. Having delivered the biggest independent film of 2024 last year, with the Nicholas Cage fronted thriller Longlegs,…

3 days ago·Skipton, United Kingdom

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Daily Express

The Monkey is a darkly funny horror with one fatal flaw

The Monkey is a Stephen King story about a murderous toy monkey, mysterious twins and a bizarre cast of characters. Somehow, though, it doesn't have enough in it. Read the full review below.

4 days ago·United Kingdom

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Código San Luis - Periódico en línea

Cinemateca Alameda to the premiere of “The Monkey”

The general public is invited to attend the cinemas of Alameda as five must-see premieres of international and national production arrive, through the gaze of Osgood Perkins, Greg Kwedar, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, Luis Mariano García and Rafael Martínez Sánchez with horror stories, documentaries, dramas and suspense. The tapes are “The Monkey” (2025) based on the story “The Monkey” by Stephen King, produced by Jam…

2 days ago

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watchinamerica.com

'THE MONKEY' Becomes Fandango’s Best Horror Ticket Pre-Seller of 2025

The horror movie scene already feels packed, even though it’s only February. This shows how popular horror still is and how well it does in theaters. The Monkey, Osgood Perkins’ take on Stephen King’s 1980 short story, is adding to the excitement by already breaking a box office record for horror this year. Fandango’s official Instagram shared that The Monkey now holds the title for the best-selling horror movie of 2025 based on early ticket sal…

3 days ago

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Brentwood News

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Film Review: The Monkey

By Dolores Quintana Writer and director Osgood Perkins’ follow-up to his acclaimed 2024 film Longlegs is another animal entirely. The Monkey is gob-stoppingly hilarious to behold and filled with existential thoughts about life and death. Even though The Monkey is brimming with bloody carnage and festive annihilation, it struck me as a very personal film. One that grapples with life’s basic unfairness and everyday terror that we all sublimate to …

3 days ago

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