it is set in the same indie filmmaking world from which it has emerged, and brings to its character-driven dynamics of love and friendship the barest shades of horror

| Mar 1, 2022

| Original Score: 5/5 | Nov 18, 2011

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 17, 2011

| Original Score: B | Sep 7, 2011

An extended navel gaze.

Full Review | Oct 22, 2008

The truth eventually comes out, as it must, and it's not exactly a stunner.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 18, 2008

Baghead is at its best when it captures the subtleties of romantic machinations, macho power plays and the indignity of women aging in Hollywood.

| Aug 21, 2008

he brothers Duplass have a knack for the to-and-fro of modern relationships. Their horror sense is less acute, but at least they understand that when the budget is low, it's best to keep the villain in the shadows.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 8, 2008

Too bad the characters are so rote. The women are almost nonentities, and the bond between the men borders on the maudlin. The actors are often better than their lines.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 8, 2008

Although the final act telegraphs the endgame a little too obviously, Baghead is nevertheless a late summer treat.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 8, 2008

Even in the spookiest woods in the dead of night, there will be no difficulty figuring this one out.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 8, 2008

Keep your eyes open, and there are lots of other, subtler things going on.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 1, 2008

The movie's cheap, it's clever -- it's even a little scary in places.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 1, 2008

A raw, wickedly clever comedy that also includes moments of genuine terror.

| Aug 1, 2008

Baghead is an original, confident piece of filmmaking that isn't easily categorized or even summarized.

| Aug 1, 2008

He [baghead] is obviously simply a device to make the movie long enough to qualify as a feature, and the denouement will be one of stunning underwhelmingness.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Aug 1, 2008

A funny, scary send-up of filmmakers.

Full Review | Jul 28, 2008

The movie's concern with its characters' shifting alliances and petty vanities also evokes early John Sayles and, at times, Eric Rohmer.

| Jul 25, 2008

A very short and cheerfully scruffy comedy-thriller by the Duplass brothers.

| Jul 25, 2008

I want to persuade you to see Baghead, but I don't want to overhype it, because in many ways it's a delicate construction best served as a surprise.

Full Review | Jul 25, 2008