A shambling, mordant mumblecore-style comedy, The Civil Dead deftly balances the understated humour of discomfort...

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 21, 2024

It is shruggingly deadpan and throwaway, but with a real satirical point and it is genuinely and unexpectedly bleak.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 15, 2024

At its dead but lively heart, it's an awkward buddy comedy, with real-life friends, collaborators, and co-writers Thomas and Tatum bouncing off each other with a laid-back, laconic yet vulnerable vibe.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 21, 2023

The movie’s premise is clever; but what really makes it work is that these two use this ghost schtick as a way to examine the ways that friendship can be a hassle.

| Feb 17, 2023

A sweet little movie that's surprisingly touching.

| Feb 15, 2023

The movie’s lighting is warm and the soundtrack close to perfect, yet underneath lies a persistent melancholy, a pervasive sense of men not making it in a place where the true terror is loneliness.

| Feb 9, 2023

Clay Tatum’s film is wholly and refreshingly uninterested in tugging at the heartstrings.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb 7, 2023