SummaryVicaria is a brilliant teenager who believes death is a disease that can be cured. After the brutal and sudden murder of her brother, she embarks on a dangerous journey to bring him back to life.
Directed By:Bomani J. Story
Written By:Bomani J. Story
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
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Jun 11, 2023
80
Although the main narrative thrust may seem redundant for the genre, this perspective makes this well worth watching. This is especially true thanks to good humor, interesting family and community dynamics, and the lead’s convictions which have been decently constructed.
Jun 9, 2023
75
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster is a soulful, bloodied cry for control.
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Jun 13, 2023
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It's a question fans often ask: Which movie should I watch next? Luckily, there are plenty of highly-anticipated releases on the horizon, both in theaters and on streaming services, giving moviegoers a good start in 2023. Eat well, from blockbuster superhero adventures to spy thrillers to high-concept sci-fi to creepy horror flicks. That's why we've listed all the major releases coming this year. 2023 has a lot of movies in different genres that should tempt you: a new Christopher Nolan film and a new Greta Gerwig (opening on the same day!) One is Rance, New York The Moss Experiment, a nearly four-hour Martin Scorsese epic about how the West has been poisoned by... In addition, franchises such as "Mission: Impossible," "Raiders of the Lost Ark," and Michael Keaton's "Batman" are delaying their return. Next ****/news/index/142.html
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Jun 13, 2023
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Llaya DeLeon Hayes plays a smart teen who decides to bring her brother back to life. (Her notebook is called "The Modern Prometheus," which is the full title of Shelly's "Frankenstein.") This is an unusual approach to a sci-fi thriller, because its roots revolve around a public housing community. Her family life and the gangster threats add a significant layer. This pretty much belongs to DeLeon Hayes and she does a commendable job of handling even the most unlikely moments. As for scares, they seem forced, usually with a quick cut or a musical stab. Even though writer/director Bomani J. Story has some narrative missteps, his film offers a unique perspective that's insightful and relevant.
Jun 6, 2023
75
Put The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster on your list of must-see/won’t-be-here-long summer thrillers, crowd-pleasing movie comfort food that embraces an old formula and manages to do something smart, insightful and topically relevent with it.
Jun 5, 2023
70
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster is a horror movie, no doubt. It’s also an intelligent one, with the courage to challenge its audience, to make it see the horrors not just in the monster, but in the societal inequities that ultimately created him. Thankfully, Story isn’t afraid to rework a classic.
Jun 9, 2023
60
Using horror to satirize systemic racial failures in American society is a bold goal, but with its unbelievable final resolution, the film falters somewhat in execution.
Jun 8, 2023
50
Fixing horror in the Black body is a tricky business, and “The Angry Black Girl” stumbles in the same way its ancestor, “Candyman” (1992), did.
Jun 8, 2023
40
While ideas concerning the awakening of the dead are rife with transformational potential, in The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster the means used to materialize them leave much to be desired.
Nov 13, 2023
5
Really enjoyed the set up and the first half, doesn't quite hold up and I think its themes are a little muddled, still fun though.
Oct 24, 2023
1
What a piece of ****. After a promising initial 20 minutes, the film devolves into borderline incoherence. The director has absolutely no sense of how to tell a proper story. Shame on critics who praised this because they don't want to seem *racist* -- it's condescending to pat an incompetent on the back simply because their film happens to talk about race. There are hundreds of better horror films that tread in similar themes. Don't waste your time with this garbage. The biggest disappointment of 2023.
