“Something in the Dirt” is weird in the best possible way.

| Oct 26, 2023

Something in the Dirt is a puzzle that’s unusual in that it doesn’t want you to solve it, just to engage and take a ride.

| Sep 16, 2023

It's that undeniably solid relationship between filmmakers Moorhead and Benson, and the characters they portray, that really gives Something in the Dirt its impact.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 13, 2023

Something in the Dirt does live up to its name. There is something here and it’s a truly fascinating something, but the film needs a little more clearing away of the dirt.

| Jul 24, 2023

Something in the Dirt is a sometimes scary, sometimes funny horror/comedy that’s really about the ways we lie to ourselves and others to avoid responsibility for our bad decisions.

| Jun 27, 2023

It is honestly rare to find artists whose work hits so accurately every single time.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Feb 24, 2023

Benson & Moorhead have been creating some of the most creative, interesting indie sci-fi for years and did not need a pandemic to create another goofy two-hander. But when it came they crafted another lean-in-and-pay-attention, if overlong, mindbender.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 23, 2022

As always, Benson and Moorhead have crafted something deceptive and engaging as two of the more exciting directors working today.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Nov 30, 2022

Watching these actors riff is entertaining...but not for the first time, their ideas start to wear thin before their running time does, making for a fun movie that would be more so were it a half-hour or more shorter.

| Nov 11, 2022

Something in the Dirt has the gritty DIY-vibe of the no-budget world from which it sprang, and is both thought-provoking and crazy-making, just like the mood it presents.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 9, 2022

The “intergalactic geniuses” Moorhead&Benson, a.k.a. Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, are back to their deviously genre-bending antics for their fifth tag team feature.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 9, 2022

Cleverly playing on inexplicable things we struggle to explain away, this gently amusing film mixes elements of comedy and horror.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 8, 2022

The process is deflating, because it also pushes the audience away, cutting them out of any investment or belief in the narrative.

| Nov 7, 2022

Ultimately, Something in the Dirt doesn’t quite convince as a genuine mystery -- and it doesn’t seem to be meant to. Having fun with the artifice of it all seems far more to the point.

| Nov 7, 2022

The ideas aren’t new, but the film’s liberation from commercial constraints and refusal to settle firmly into the groove of one genre, while still working within pop culture, are exciting.

| Nov 7, 2022

An inspired and detailed spiral down a rabbit hole of magic, myth, conspiracy and delusion that will move and unnerve its viewers while also keeping them guessing.

| Nov 7, 2022

...a fine example of DIY filmmaking. What’s surprising is that Moorhead and Benson maintain viewer interest for nearly 2 hours with what is mainly two dudes drinking, smoking, and speculating about the mysteries of the universe.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Nov 6, 2022

Benson and Moorhead have made it clear what they are interested in as filmmakers and this film is another trippy entry into their burgeoning cannon.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 6, 2022

What it has in abundance is genuine sadness. Benson and Moorhead direct and shoot their film smartly, but their performances are what ground it and give it shape.

| Nov 4, 2022

Something in the Dirt is proof that massive amounts of ingenuity and invention can still be found in the movies…that is, if one knows where to look.

| Nov 4, 2022