Humane

Beyond the lack of subtlety of the message and the lack of depth of the characters, Cronenberg manages to make the proceedings entertaining and handles the actions well within this unique environment. [Full review in Spanish]

Cronenberg treats the mansion as an enormous stage set, turning “Humane” into a kind of psychodramatic slasher movie.

There are some delightfully squeamish scenes — but this is primarily a psychological thriller, an update/variation on The Fall of the House of Usher...

Cronenberg eventually gets a little fun with close-ups of the bloody stuff, but the bulk of this film is surprisingly flat and poorly lit.

One of the most potent aspects of “Humane” is how it incorporates shame into the narrative, which somehow makes it feel all the more Canadian.

Humane offers just enough action and sociopolitical scope that you root for it to deliver more, and better, on its promise.

The film's social relevance provides a fascinating conversation-starter that encourages audiences to think about their own privileges and biases.

It's a fun, bloody reminder not only of how far people will go to save themselves, but to always bring pepper spray to an unexpected family dinner.

It really does get funny, and manages to work out the plot without ticking us off by the end.

All hell breaks loose - a bloody, savage, ugly horror scene, captured close up by writer-director Caitlin Cronenberg, horror meister David Cronenberg’s daughter, who writes a good script. But in the end, it is unrelenting horror, a bloodbath.