Less than a year after breaking out to mainstream popularity with the devilish procedural Longlegs, writer/director Oz Perkins’ follow-up The Monkey couldn’t feel more of a tonal 180 while remaining ...

It’s not a toy. Whatever you do, do NOT call it a toy. That’s the chilling message from the spooked airline pilot (Adam Scott) who arrives at a pawn shop, covered in blood that's not his, trying to ...

This film’s story opens in 1999 with the tale of a couple of twin brothers played by Christian Convery. They’re named Hal and Bill. Let me back up a bit. An earlier establishing scene shows their dad ...

Credits: Based on the short story by Stephen King, directed by Oz Perkins, starring Theo James, Tatiana Maslany and Christian Convery. Rating/runtime: R for strong bloody violent content, gore, ...

The Monkey (2025) Film Review, a movie directed by Osgood Perkins, written by Osgood Perkins and starring Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery, Rohan Campbell, Colin O’Brien, Elijah Wood, ...

Director Osgood “Oz” Perkins landed on the horror scene with last summer’s “Longlegs.” He immediately struck audiences as a filmmaker harboring a specific — albeit bloody — vision. As a certain ...

Movies adapted from Stephen King works have been either cursed or blessed. For every unforgettable one — Stanley Kubrick’s“ The Shining” (King despised it), Rob Reiner’s “Misery,” Brian DePalma’s ...

It's one of the more publicized parts of filmmaker Osgood Perkins' biography that he's the son of legendary Psycho actor Anthony Perkins, which made it easy to talk about his connection to a ...

Branching plots and dark humor animate “Eye of the Monkey,” set in an unnamed dystopian country. Rebecca Makkai is the author ...