Smart, darkly humorous, and above all scary, Barbarian offers a chilling and consistently unpredictable thrill ride for horror fans.
Like the best horrors, it's 'about' stuff -- gentrification, abuse, toxic masculinity, taking responsibility. There's also plenty of jump scares.
Read full articleBarbarian is a timely depiction of youth anxiety toward a territorial older class and an older generation’s disdain for an entitled, aimless youth.
Read full articleBarbarian serves up all the requisite thrills with panache, but it also provokes deeper, longer-lasting reflections.
Read full articleA gleefully scary and inventive tale that’s full of disarming twists and #MeToo undertones.
Read full articleFor the most part, it’s one of the most bracingly effective chillers of the year.
Read full articleWildly unpredictable, Barbarian begins as a tale of awkward circumstance, before mutating into something intensely claustrophobic, satirically amusing, and in its best moments, both.
Read full articleBarbarian is a flick that shines with potential and still manages to stand as a worthy watch for any fan of the horror genre.
Read full articleWith Barbarian Cregger clearly knows what he’s doing with a horror film. He’s absolutely aware of the tropes and pulls the audience in, tricks them, pulls them in again, and comes up with bizarre and visceral horror.
Read full articleZach Cregger's unique storytelling in the horror film will leave any viewer baffled, transforming a generic premise into a truly captivating, suspenseful, thematically rich story where the definition of a "good person" is brilliantly explored.
Read full articleA twisted, sadistic, hilarious, bonkers & down right insane movie
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