Joss Whedon's horror debut starts with a familiar premise—then ventures to delightfully strange territory.

Five college friends head off for a weekend at a remote cabin, among them a blonde bimbo, a jock, a brain, a stoner and a shy, virginal type.

Note: The Cabin in the Woods works best if left unspoiled. Its impact relies not on a single unexpected twist but upon the cumulative impact of little unanticipated actions and incidents. It's virtually impossible to write anything coherent without ...

Feel-good sensationalism isn’t always charming, but if you focus on what works in Article 20, you might enjoy yourself anyway.

If it's true that you always kill the thing you love, then horror honchos Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard have taken an ax to slasher cinema in The Cabin in the Woods and chopped it up for kindling. With love, mind you, and a potently playful sense of mischief.

I’ve seen a lot of rip-offs of “The Truman Show” and a lot of rip-offs of “Scream.” I guess I have to give credit to “The Cabin in the Woods” for...

As larks go, it’s solid carpentry, lined with goodies for the nerd in all of us.

After you've seen Cabin in the Woods, come back and listen to our Spoiler Special: This may have to be a very short review, because Cabin in the Woods ...

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If you go down to the “Woods” today, you’re sure of a big surprise – and if anyone tries to spoil it, my advice would be to shut them up quick.

Describing anything but the basic facts of “The Cabin in the Woods” could get into dangerous territory, as the foundation this horror thriller is built on is filled with tricks, traps and surprises. Not all of the twists work, but most are self-knowing en

Review: 'The Cabin in the Woods' is Joss Whedon's inside joke

Cabin in the Woods is the most intoxicating morsel to hit the horror circuit since Scream or, at least, Paranormal Activity.

Chris Hemsworth, Kristen Connolly, Fran Kranz, Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford star in the playful meta-horror movie 'The Cabin in the Woods,' produced and co-written by Joss Whedon with director Drew Goddard.

In a rule-breaking horror thriller penned by Joss Whedon, a group of college students heads into the wilderness for the weekend. Critic Ian Buckwalter says the film blends black humor with a smart criticism of horror's tired tropes — while making you feel for the characters. (Recommended)