The Director's Cut is vastly superior to the theatrical version, expanding on the secretive realm of Midian and the monsters who reside in this underground lair.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 10, 2023

In the end, the monsters emerge as the good guys defending their right to life, capping the film on an oddly sweet note that makes it one of Clive Barker’s most endearing works.

| Aug 7, 2023

Visionary and weird, though uneven at times, this is classic Clive Barker finding a place in his heart for the misfits.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 5, 2023

There’s something beautiful to be found in the way Nightbreed plays out, however messy it might look from a distance.

| Oct 27, 2022

Ambitious to a fault, Nightbreed just can't overcome its messy production issues to form a cohesive film.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 17, 2022

The exploration of otherness, how it can embrace a newcomer, is something that is still very current and the way the monsters, the others, are made to be the ones to identify with is something that has and will have staying power for years to come.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 19, 2022

The idea that there are hidden vistas of magic and wonder and terror concealed under the skin of the world is irresistible.

| Aug 8, 2021

One doesn't have to think too hard to see how the film's message can find resonance in today's social and political climate.

| Apr 14, 2021

Unfortunately, the story moves a bit too fast to take in the mythos, underdeveloped religious aspects, impressive subterraneous sets, and slimy behemoth details.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Sep 21, 2020

One of those situations where the monsters are more human than the actual humans.

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 7, 2020

Nightbreed is a clear queer allegory that feels slightly incomplete. Barker's ambition outweighs what the film can deliver, particularly when it has been so significantly tampered with, but the concept, the make-up & Cronenberg's perf make this worthwhile

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 22, 2020

Midian becomes a place where people are cast off, a decision determined by those in power and forced upon those without any.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | May 1, 2019

Decent horror thriller which gets more renowned with age.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 13, 2017

Clive Barker is the Douglas Sirk of splatter.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 10, 2015

For all of its blockbuster aspirations, the clumsily vulgar script and uneven performances leave [Nightbreed] mired in b-grade horror territory.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Oct 29, 2014

At its best, Nightbreed is like a living version of a coffee-table book, with each page filled with tentacled, quilled, or moon-faced monsters.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 27, 2014

Clive Barker's "Nightbreed" suffers from a very flawed and weak premise, one that doesn't even come close to supporting the two-hour runtime.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Oct 27, 2014

The only really strong aspect of Nightbreed is the 'breed itself-there are some truly bizarre and imaginative monstrosities on display.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 19, 2014

The Cabal Cut finally captures what Barker was after, warts and all, reinstating depth, emotion, and a human presence to the story, which finds its fantasy footing once again.

| Original Score: B+ | Sep 26, 2013

If you loved Nightbreed, The Cabal Cut will give you more of what you loved, but it fixes none of the film's shortcomings. It may even emphasize the film's story problems.

| Original Score: 5 out of 10 | Sep 22, 2013