R | 1h 37m | Thriller, Horror | April 14, 2023
The Epoch Times typically doesn’t cover the horror film genre, but the buzz around “Nefarious,” which was released in April, has been strong, so I decided to see what the fuss was about.
Considering “Nefarious” is roundly despised by critics who think “The Flash” is awesome, touted by critics who think “The Flash” was trash, and hated by general audiences who called this writer’s manhood into question for trashing “The Flash”—I’m gonna say… “Nefarious” is rather awesome.
The main problem is it’s a scant, spare movie for those who like “The Flash”-type bombast. It would make a great two-character stage production. Because it’s basically a theological, philosophical, metaphysical, and psychological debate. It’s not really horror (other than the fact that the antagonist claims to be an incarnated demon); it’s more of a psychological thriller along the lines of “Silence of the Lambs” but without the gore….