Too many unfulfilled angles from the heap of concept attempted.

| Jan 18, 2024

It still carries the whiff of the late 2000s' misogyny in the way it portrays women and it certainly doesn't try hard enough to disrupt the genre's opposition to female sexuality.

| Original Score: 71 | Nov 7, 2023

Feels like a greatest hits of the best horror-comedies of the last few decades, while also injecting plenty of originality.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 24, 2023

Unabashed horror movie fans Whedon and Goddard let their monster mash impulses go wild, riffing on every “kids in the woods tormented by supernatural killers” film ever made...

| Apr 14, 2023

A self-aware twist on haunted cottage slashers, the movie contains a lot of secrets, and oh-what-fun the audience will have discovering them in this funny, shocking, and intriguing arena.

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

Leave it to Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard to take the genre, turn it on its head, and give it a good shake.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 19, 2022

It is impossible to say that The Cabin in the Woods is the only reason the genre returned to prominence, but its release in 2012 was a watershed moment for horror.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Aug 1, 2022

While being "like" so many others, it's unlike anything you'll see. It's weird, hilarious, and actually scary- The Cabin in the Woods has it all.

| Oct 14, 2021

Episode 12: Away We Go

| Original Score: 86/100 | Sep 1, 2021

Could I possibly be fair and balanced talking about this movie when it was created in a lab by awesome scientists (that is, scientists of awesomeness) out of everything I love most to be The Perfect Movie For Me? I cannot.

| Jul 6, 2021

The cast is far stronger than one usually finds in this type of film.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 4, 2020

It functions as horror, comedy, and as a deconstructionist essay on genre filmmaking. Remarkably clever, more hilarious than I expected, and gory enough to sate horror fanatics of all varieties,

| Original Score: A | Jul 12, 2020

It features a fantastic cast, a witty and clever script and is very well structured. This film is one of THE best horror movies and should definitely be included in your annual Halloween viewing line-up.

| Jul 12, 2020

If you love horror films, or love the postmodern phenomenon of "deconstruction" films, this movie is about as good as they come.

| Mar 31, 2020

Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon called the movie "something for us." In that sense, The Cabin in the Woods is a gift to horror fans.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Mar 30, 2020

Disgusting at times and fun in others, The Cabin in the Woods is like a breath of fresh air to an exhausted genre.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Dec 10, 2019

[A]ll put together with dry, wry, self-deprecating humor that is so clever, witty and entertaining it just knocks the film out of the park, er, woods.

| Nov 26, 2019

Let yourself go and you're in for a thrilling treat that will induce numerous, genuine laughs.

| Original Score: 3.7/5 | Nov 8, 2019

One thing Whedon and writer/first time director Drew Goddard are great at is finding and exploiting new talent.

| Jul 29, 2019

For those with a taste for horror, this is a wild, witty ride with a trenchant edge of referential satire.

| Jul 29, 2019