Category: Review
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The Radleys Review
– Love, Addiction and Choices – by Damianista | Fan Fun with Damian Lewis | October 8, 2024 “The comedic premise of the film is that this family is living this dull, suburban life, and they’ve got a big secret, and no one knows what it is until this event happens in the film. And…
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Bobby Axelrod’s Out For Blood
– Vampire Movie is a Fan Favorite – by Rupali Manohar Chauhan | MEAWW | October 8, 2024 Vampire movies have been a fan favorite for decades, and when a touch of comedy is added to it, they deliver a unique blend of dark humor, which is precisely what The Radleys delivers successfully. What sets…
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The Radleys Review: Your New Favorite Vampire Family Has Come to Play
– Lewis Steals Every Single Scene He’s In – by Maggie Boccella | Collider | September 30, 2024 Ask anyone who knows me and they’ll tell you that I’m a certified vampire obsessive. I’ve seen just about every vampire movie out there, from Nosferatu to What We Do in the Shadows and back, and even have a tattoo…
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The Radleys Movie Review: A Wickedly Witty and Subversive Antidote to Conventional Vampire Motifs
– Lewis is a Standout in His Dual Role – by Ashley Northey | Cinema Chords | September 30, 2024 The Radleys punctures the pretensions of the age-old vampire narrative by infusing it with a biting suburban satire, transforming the notion of bloodsucking creatures into a commentary on addiction, repression, alienation, and hidden family secrets. Directed…
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The Radleys Movie Review: Meet the Fang-ily
– Lewis’ Dual Role is Excellently Dynamic – by Claire Fulton | Loud and Clear | September 30, 2024 3 and half stars out of 4 Euros Lyn’s The Radleys is a fun vampiric horror-comedy that balances its laughs with tension but does try to do a little too much overall. Vampirism is often the shorthand through which…
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The Radleys Review
– Lewis is Excellent in His Dual Roles – by Brian Eggert | Deep Focus Review | September 30, 2024 Based on Matt Haig’s 2010 young adult novel, The Radleys feels like the pilot episode of a television series I would watch. Akin to HBO’s True Blood, albeit set in England instead of Louisiana, it’s a mostly sexless, Picket…
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EIFF 2024 Review: The Radleys
“A genuinely enjoyable entry in the vampire genre.” by Joe Gordon | Live For Film | August 26, 2024 I was keen to see The Radleys, partly because it is based on a novel by the excellent Matt Haig, partly because I do love a good vampire flick (I am, dare I say it, a sucker…
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The Radleys Review: A Fresh and Funny British Spin on the Vampire Genre
– Sink Your Teeth Into This One – by Ian Sandwell | Digital Spy | August 20, 2024 4/5 stars What if the totally normal, if a little pale, family living next door to you were vampires? That’s the fun concept behind Sky’s new British vampire movie The Radleys, which held its world premiere at Edinburgh International Film…