This re-imagining of a well-known tale embeds a contemporary American social critique. It's an example of what grief can do, and with the use of classic horror tropes, shows how frightening that grief can be.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 22, 2024

Laya DeLeon Hayes as Vicaria is electric as the tortured yet determined creator and the film itself is an incredible interpretation and modernisation of a gothic work from over 300 years ago

| Jul 9, 2024

A brilliant reimagination of the myth of Frankenstein. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 13, 2023

In the end it’s the boldness of its choices which really makes the difference.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 22, 2023

Mr. Story’s sense of restraint is acute, the suggestion of dread being as awful as the overtly dreadful.

| Sep 21, 2023

This isn’t a case of someone outside the culture plugging these strings. Story based some of the characters on his sisters and has a solid foundation for the narrative trying to be told here.

| Aug 14, 2023

The Angry Black Girl & Her Monster had so much potential. When it focused on our main character trying to cure death it was compelling. But, unfortunately it bit off more than it should chew with on its topics but not enough time to really flesh them out.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jul 23, 2023

Story shows a lot of promise as a filmmaker, even if “Angry Black Girl” lacks in some of the typical areas for films on this end of the budget spectrum...

| Original Score: 6/10 | Jul 12, 2023

Numerous writers use spare parts from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein story to assemble something patchwork for their purposes. Few, however, have done it as seamlessly as writer and director Bomani J. Story.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 6, 2023

Story takes the classic narrative and situates it in a community already regarded by society as monsters.

| Original Score: A | Jun 28, 2023

In conversation with films like The Blackening, Us, and Night of the Living Dead, Bomani J. Story builds a compelling narrative that examines the history of black horror cinema.

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

Bomani J. Story grabs us tight in the first act promising a unique perspective on the Frankenstein legend only to see it evaporate into little more than noise, revenge and the cliches of countlessly uninspired modern prometheus tales.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 19, 2023

THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER starts out narrated by the "angry Black girl" of the title. The story follows the plot of FRANKENSTEIN, with director Story staying closer to the plot of the Shelley novel than either James Whale or Terence Fisher did.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Jun 18, 2023

A modern-day reworking of the Frankenstein legend.

| Original Score: B | Jun 18, 2023

This is a very promising debut... Because it is so good, I got very disappointed when it loses a lot of steam in the end.

| Jun 13, 2023

There’s plenty in The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster for both fans of Frankenstein’s monster stories and people who enjoy pairing horror conventions with societal observations.

| Original Score: B | Jun 12, 2023

A horror movie’s strength lies in disturbing its audience. While “The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster” is more of a socially conscious satire, it has enough scares to create a disquieting mood.

| Jun 10, 2023

This presents an interesting take on a classic with a nice dose of dread and suspense.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 9, 2023

A horror ride with a unique and contemporary artistic vision.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jun 9, 2023

When a film like Bomani J. Story's The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster comes along, it is truly a breath of fresh air.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 9, 2023