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The Thing with Feathers

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Following the death of his wife, a young father's hold on reality crumbles and a strange presence begins to stalk him from the shadowy recesses of the apartment he shares with his two young sons. A man-like crow, seemingly brought to life from the father's work as an illustrator, is about to become a very real part of all of their lives, ultimately guiding them towards the new shape their family must take.

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Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) [Cumberbatch] is doing everything he can to keep the film in touch with reality. But the problems are insurmountable. The material is just so ill-suited to this unpoetic quasi-horror approach. Rated: 2/5 Feb 25, 2025 Full Review Nicolas Rapold Financial Times Cumberbatch’s haggardly expressive face could tell the story alone, but Southern keeps resorting to jump-scares and cage-match fracases with the crow. Feb 8, 2025 Full Review Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting Southern adapts Porter’s novel with poetic elegance, but it's too restrained emotionally for its stagnant and familiar depiction of a family tormented by grief turned into a literal horror show. Rated: 2/5 Feb 3, 2025 Full Review Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net At one moment it feels like a horror movie with a jump scare and then it abandons such attempts to full drama. Benedict Cumberbatch is good as are the child actors but it doesn’t come together. Mar 7, 2025 Full Review Ana Yorke PopMatters Cumberbatch is flawless in his portrayal of Dad, conveying with his expressions and posture the delicate nature of hurt the screenplay couldn’t, but it’s unfair to rely on his talents alone to deliver a story this multifaceted. Mar 6, 2025 Full Review Stephen A. Russell Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Unfairly maligned out of Sundance. Yes, it’s a big performance, but as anyone who has lost a loved one knows, despair is no pretty business Feb 26, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Following the death of his wife, a young father's hold on reality crumbles and a strange presence begins to stalk him from the shadowy recesses of the apartment he shares with his two young sons. A man-like crow, seemingly brought to life from the father's work as an illustrator, is about to become a very real part of all of their lives, ultimately guiding them towards the new shape their family must take.
Director
Dylan Southern
Producer
Andrea Cornwell, Leah Clarke, Adam Ackland
Screenwriter
Dylan Southern
Production Co
Lobo Films, SunnyMarch
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 44m