And thats part of what makes his filmography, to date, quite interesting.
He takes risks and goes to some weird places tonally speaking, too.
Perkins distinct style means his work isnt going to be for everyone.
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It’s atmospheric and occasionally psychologically unsettling, but that’s about it.
ButThe Monkeyis one ofa handful released in 2025, and a pretty damn good one at that.
What begins asan unnerving crime/thriller filmeventually becomes… well, something else.
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But to say more would be doing the film a disservice.
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