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The Monkey, Comedy horror

LA Times on MSN · 16h

Review: Trauma haunts ‘The Monkey,’ but the film is more interested in going bananas

Directed by Osgood Perkins, who broke out with the ominous 'Longlegs,' his follow-up is jokier and less effective, piercing the jugular with splatter gags.

‘The Monkey’ Reviews: Are Critics Going Ape For New Horror Comedy?

Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.” In addition, audiences have given The Monkey a 74% “fresh” rating on RT’s Popcornmeter based on 100-plus verified user ratings.

Review: 'The Monkey' is a barrel of campy, horror fun

The flip of the coin in a film that is also encouraging viewers to revel in its absurdity is that fans of 90s cult horror "Final Destination" will appreciate the precarious, often intricate nature of every death the monkey orchestrates.

Stephen King adaptation Monkey is a sick joke

Hosted on MSN · 15h

'The Monkey' Is a Delirious Gross-Out Hoot That Totally Cracks the Stephen King Adaptation Code

Director Osgood Perkins follows up 'Longlegs' with a giddy, gruesome, film that would make the King of Horror proud.

USA TODAY on MSN · 21h

The best Stephen King movie adaptations, ranked (including 'The Monkey')

There have been winners and clunkers in the Stephen King film canon. With the release of new horror comedy "The Monkey," we're ranking the 15 best.

The Financial Times · 1d

The Monkey film review — a murderous toy goes on the rampage in Stephen King adaptation

Based on a Stephen King story, the film is played strictly for charnel-house laughs. It begins with the childhood of twin brothers, mild Hal and bully Bill, both expertly played by Christian Convery.

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Adam Scott’s five-minute cameo in The Monkey is proof that he belongs in more horror movies

Canadian pop star Tate McRae has been booked and busy: Between headlining her world tour and choreographing her elaborate ...

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‘The Monkey' Seeing & Doing $12M-$14M, 2nd Best Debut Ever For Neon; ‘Captain America: Brave New World' Leading With Mid-To-High $20Ms – Box Office

Neon’s The Monkey is headed to the Oscar winning indie distributor’s second highest opening of all-time between $12M-$14M ...

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‘The Monkey’ Director Oz Perkins on His Unusual Relationship to Horror, the Genre He Was Born Into

The 'Longlegs' writer/director talks to IndieWire about his career, Stephen King, and the origins of his toy monkey with no ...

8h

The Monkey ending explained: What's up with that weird horseman?

Hal and Petey take the monkey and drive out of town, resolving to keep the monkey in order to stop anybody else from turning ...

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Let's Break Down the Gruesome—Yet Surprisingly Happy—Ending of 'The Monkey'

What's better than one Theo James? Theo James playing twins.

The Monkey star got so covered in blood she couldn’t even watch her own scene

In a chat with Dexerto, The Monkey star Tatiana Maslany reveals just how messy her death scene became in the Stephen King ...

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Like Us, Theo James Is Freaked Out by the Toy in ‘The Monkey’

The actor discusses playing twins in Osgood Perkins’s horror film, finding humor in dark situations and why that monkey is so ...

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‘The Monkey’ Star Theo James Talks Deleted Scenes and the Welcomed Change of ‘The Gentlemen’ Season 2

The actor pulls double duty as twins facing a deadly toy monkey in the Stephen King adaptation, which had a script that he ...

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