Friday, February 21, 2025

THE MONKEY Spoiler-Free Review: The Filmographers Go to the Movies

Combine the king of horror fiction (Stephen King), a master of horror movies (James Wan), and a red-hot horror director coming off one of 2024's biggest hits (LONGLEGS, Osgood Perkins), and you get THE MONKEY, a movie about an evil monkey that loves to kill. It's funny, it's gory, it's all about death, but do all these pieces work together? Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/thefilmographerspodcast Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Bluesky: @thefilmographers.bsky.social Letterboxd @filmographers Website: https://filmographerspodcast.com/ Credits Keir Graff & Michael Moreci, hosts Kevin Lau, producer Gompson, theme music Cosmo Graff, graphic design Time stamps: 1:50: Trauma Horror 6:00: Mike likes overt horror 7:10: Osgood Perkins, a capable filmmaker 9:48: Slapstick horror 11:06: Keir fears monkeys 14:22: Perkins on “The Monkey” and Stephen King 18:23: “The Monkey” trailer 21:02: Mike’s thoughts 27:08: Keir’s thoughts 33:39: Can you adapt short stories into movies? 33:50: Richard Matheson, Stephen King’s inspiration 37:45: Raising Arizona, tonal perfection 40:30: Keir’s writing tip