REVIEWS

WHAT HAVE PEOPLE BEEN SAYING ABOUT KING BABY?

“The film’s criticism of the many forms power can take isn’t only highlighted in the ridiculous hunting trips depicted or the extreme subservience displayed towards the king, but in the characters’ ability to step in and out of their roles within seconds. In addition to creating a comical effect, this continual displacement opens up spaces for reflecting upon the legitimacy of the powers that be, and people’s willingness to submit to them, exposing the overwhelming fragility of the foundations on which authority is based.”
Roberto Oggiano, Cineuropa (READ HERE)

“Bleakly funny in its extremity, borrowing tropes from horror films, but with strong echoes of its origins in experimental theatre, King Baby is a delightfully droll dissection of oppression featuring two finely attuned, attritional comic performances, locked together in a hell of their own making.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jay Richardson, Chortle (READ HERE)

“The film is a send-up of masculine power plays, toxic machismo and the thin veneer of social niceties that hide volcanic violence waiting to burst. It is also more than just a film that tries to smash the patriarchy, it is tackling class struggle and the fallacies of monarchy and other political structures, too.”
Theodoor Steen, ScreenAnarchy (READ HERE)

“There’s a rabbit-hole of feminist reading to dive into with the queen. A mute, expressionless and powerless object, subject to both adoration and abuse, but one which ultimately disrupts the traditional masculine power structure.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Caz Armstrong, In Their Own League (READ HERE)

“It’s a comedy, but you aren’t sure if the laughter is at what the characters are doing on screen, or, are you laughing at the uncomfortable absurdity of what is being presented…Chinneck and Dickson are a phenomenal one-two punch as they carry the whole film.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cinephile Mike (READ HERE)

“The “King Baby”, as portrayed in the film, is the epitome of the selfish, misogynistic and incompetent ruler, unable to survive without the service of others. But that's just one facet of the monarchy in this brilliant, insightful and hilarious tale of power relations in a hierarchical society.”
Olivier Thibodeau, Panorama Cinema (READ HERE)

“as the power dynamics shift and slip away, the savagery within both men emerges.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Isy Santini, The List (READ HERE)

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