Review: “The Monkey” is a funny and gory time

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Review: “The Monkey” is a funny and gory time

“The Monkey” is Osgood Perkins’ first film of the year, with another scheduled to come out later this year. This one is based on a Stephen King short story. Like most King stories, “The Monkey” has all of his usual trademarks. From the over-the-top bullies, to the nonsensical evil entity, the one thing that makes “The Monkey” stand out from other horror films that come out is that it is actually quite funny. Generational trauma is just about the…

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Interview with THE MONKEY Cinematographer Nico Aguilar

For a movie with a lot of blood and guts, The Monkey is full of life. Through filmmaker Oz Perkins and cinematographer Nico Aguilar’s eyes, the world is bright. Greens are lush. Houses are full of color, time, and history. Even the titular monkey is a bright light to the eyes. Death looms large over the James Wan-produced Stephen King adaptation, but so do vibrant color and joy. It is a comedy, first and foremost, so cinematographer Aguilar’s co…

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The Monkey film review: thoughtful frights not mindless shocks

A big hit in the states, the maker of last year’s Nicolas Cage hit Longlegs returns with Stephen King adaptation The Monkey. The story centres on Hal and Bill, brothers who discover a toy monkey in their estranged father’s possessions. Whenever the object comes to life, someone close to them dies in a horrific accident, leading them to bury it. Twenty-five years later, the brothers (both played by Theo James) reluctantly reunite when it appears …

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Stephen King is undoubtedly the most filmed horror author in the world. But it's been a long time since his texts have been adapted into anything more than a mediocre film. You have to go all the way back to Frank Drabont's The Mist (2007).