Green’s screenplay is too self-consciously contrived to be predictably unpredictable. Ultimately, we’ve heard this song too many times before.

| Apr 21, 2025

Come to watch [Ayo] Edebiri remind us why we can’t quit her. Stay because you can see the traces of more interesting stories lying in wait behind the finished product.

| Apr 19, 2025

Malkovich is on sinister "bad egg" autopilot as the supposedly charismatic musician, while the various media types in attendance are far too one-dimensional to care about.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 12, 2025

While entertaining, Opus is also a warning to a culture that may already be too far gone. It’s a sharp, gory and thoughtful criticism of a celebrity-obsessed culture that unfortunately seems to be more relevant by the day.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 9, 2025

Celebrity and fan culture and fawning journalism are all super easy targets, but Opus misses every one because it’s doing too much.

| Apr 7, 2025

There’s an opportunity here to explore the specific struggles of Black women, but Opus doesn’t take the bait.

| Original Score: D | Apr 5, 2025

This satirical horror thriller about the cult of celebrity doesn't quite come together in a cohesive way—it lacks focus—but there are enough good moments to make it worth a look.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 4, 2025

Opus simply becomes Ariel's worst fear.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Apr 4, 2025

Wants to be a biting critique of pop culture obsession, a psychological thriller, and an eerie horror film all at once, but never quite lands any of these elements in a satisfying way. Despite lofty aspirations, it never fully delivers on its big ideas.

| Mar 28, 2025

While Opus is a fairly enjoyable watch, its original pop music is the film’s only memorable take-away, as the rest of the movie feels anything but original. Opus feels like deja vu in the wake of multiple recent releases that share the same plot.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Mar 26, 2025

Opus is a little uneven but well worth the trip.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 25, 2025

Edebiri and Malkovich are fantastic, and Green has a knack for blending fright, tension, and humor, meaning that "Opus" is far from an atrocity.

| Original Score: B- | Mar 24, 2025

Opus' biggest crime is that it's largely derivative of other, better films.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Mar 24, 2025

“Opus” missed out on what made it special, which was a great concept, but the story is too derivative (“Ex Machina”) and does not do enough on screen to make the story feel cohesive.

| Mar 23, 2025

The film needs a bit more “shock” and a little less “awe.” It plays better as a satire than horror, but Edebiri and Malkovich are entertaining to watch.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 22, 2025

It frequently leans too heavily on the performances of Malkovich and Edebiri. But one of the places where the film shines is in a tension oddly overlooked by reviews so far: whether there is power in beauty alone or whether it must be supported by force.

| Mar 21, 2025

An impressive feature directorial debut.

| Original Score: B- | Mar 20, 2025

A muddled mish-mash of cult tropes and contemporary genre narratives, all comparatively done better elsewhere, Opus is an aggravating cacophony of confused ideas which amounts to nothing more than a half-assed mutation of a Jonestown/Scientology massacre.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 20, 2025

I kind of enjoyed it.

| Mar 20, 2025

All is very much what it seems from another one of these all-is-not-what-it-seems thrillers — but there are fun, enjoyably unhinged performances from Edebiri and Malkovich.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 19, 2025