Animation, foreign-language, documentary and faith-based films all contributed to a relatively buoyant 2025 for independent ...

As was demonstrated in Longlegs, Perkins favours slow-burn drama over cheap jump-scares. Although The Monkey isn't as ...

The horror genre is in one hell of a healthy place right now, as whether you're heading out to the movies or watching films ...

The Gentlemen has proven to be one of Netflix’s standout original dramas. Based on Guy Ritchie’s 2019 film, the series follows Eddie Horniman (Theo), a reluctant aristocrat who finds himself pulled ...

Longlegs director Osgood Perkins and his producing partner Chris ... Neon acquired Longlegs, starring Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage, and The Monkey, based on the short story by Stephen King.

If you know anything about Osgood Perkins, then The Monkey (now streaming on VOD platforms like Amazon Prime Video) is obviously a product of his mind. For his follow-up to his thoroughly deranged ...

This is where The Monkey runs into trouble. For all the ways horror-comedy has been a tough nut to crack, Perkins at least deserves credit for trying. His take on King’s short swings for the ...

Osgood was only 18. All of this talk of Perkins’ past is making it seem like “The Monkey” is a downer, awash in trauma, which has turned many potentially enjoyable horror movies into introspective ...

Osgood Perkins (Getty Images) Yes, “The Monkey” is wacky and chaotic, with some deaths that would make the creators of the “Final Destination” franchise squeamish. But there’s also a ...

Director Osgood Perkins is the son of horror icon Anthony ... inventive and gruesome ways to kill off his characters in The Monkey. The randomness and sheer incredulity of the violence is where ...

“Everybody dies, and that’s life” is director Osgood Perkins' overarching theme in “The Monkey,” and in that vein, the horror comedy does not disappoint: Many, many people die in ...

In honor of The Monkey landing in theaters, we reflect on Perkins’s career and how each of his films stack up to one another. 5) I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House His sophomore film ...