Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. The logline for The Monkey reads, “When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Director Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey — the hit horror comedy based on a short story by Stephen ...

The Monkey debuted in US theaters on February 21, 2025, and people are curious about who dies in the horror film. Osgood Perkins (Longlegs) directed the movie and penned the script based on the ...

The Monkey is now available to watch at home following its release in cinemas back in February, bringing a new audience to its wild ending. Osgood Perkins' adaptation of the Stephen King short story ...

Can a horror movie itself suffer from nervous fright? That’s the only explanation for the numbing lack of thrills or chills or dread in Osgood Perkins’ “The Monkey.” Given its overabundance of empty ...

Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for The Monkey. Osgood Perkins has a thing for reminding us that life doesn't care about our human connections. Be it demonic possession, grief-driven ...

I have a theory about Oz Perkins: He’s not actually a great filmmaker, he’s just very good at marketing. The director behind the recent horror hits Longlegs and The Monkey has a knack for crafting ...

The Monkey opens in theaters Friday, February 21. Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but horror… that right there’s a pretty great genre for exploring trauma. It’s a truism that Longlegs ...

An avowed animal lover, Hardin tells EW that nevertheless, "they all hated working with the monkey on 'Friends.'" ...

Less than a year after he left audiences haunted with his Nicolas Cage-led indie horror hit “Longlegs,” writer-director Osgood Perkins is back with another singular cinematic nightmare. His latest ...