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‘The Plague’ review: Charlie Polinger's debut takes body horror and ‘Lord of the Flies’ into extraordinary, emotional spaces

Editor’s Note: This review was originally published during the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. Independent Film Company releases “The Plague” in select theaters on December 24. The experience of engaging ...
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‘The Plague’ Review: If Kubrick and Cronenberg Made an After School Special

William Golding’s 1954 novel “The Lord of the Flies” strands a group of young boys on an island. There, they must fend for themselves, but in the absence of rules and ethics, they devolve into ...
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The Plague Review

The Plague (2025) Film Review, a movie written and directed by Charlie Polinger and starring Joel Edgerton, Everett Blunck, Kenny Rasmussen, Lennox Espy, Lucas Adler, Caden Burris, Elliott Heffernan, ...
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Eerie ‘The Plague’ Offers Both Body Horror And Psychological Unease

Writer-director Charlie Polinger makes his feature debut with ‘The Plague,’ mixing ‘Lord of the Flies’ savagery with unsettling physical manifestations. Arriving literally at the tail end of 2025 (and ...
IndieWire

‘The Plague’ Review: Charlie Polinger’s Debut Takes Body Horror and ‘Lord of the Flies’ Into Extraordinary, Emotional Spaces

Filmmaker Polinger plays with broad riffs on coming-of-age, body horror, and bullying genres to craft something with a potent power. The experience of engaging with a film can give you a reference for ...