Handling The Undead review: Moody Norwegian zombie tale is sad, and not much else

Rappers, coups, drugs, zombies, grandmas, and hummingbirds all got the spotlight in some of 2024's best Sundance movies.

In the realm of zombie-themed films, a genre often mired in clichés and predictable plotlines, "Handling the Undead '' aims to stand out.

The ‘Worst Person in the World’ discovery is joined by another standout from that cast, Anders Danielsen Lie, in this adaptation of the novel by ‘Let t...

The three groups all react to the return of their loved ones in similar ways, which does feel a little repetitive – it would have been interesting to see…

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Zombies are not an inherently exciting prospect. The dead coming back would be a tragedy, like this movie. Our Handling the Undead review:

This is one zombie movie you don’t want to watch after midnight. 

A final dispatch from Sundance, with two films starring Renate Reinsve!

The dead return to life during a hot Oslo summer in this adaptation of the novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist

Thea Hvistendahl’s 'Handling the Undead' is fatally convinced that it has a subversive rather than submissive relationship to genre.

The new Sundance film “Handling the Undead” reunites the “Worst Person in the World” stars for an unsettling, transfixing twist on the genre.

The first word that comes to mind when thinking of how to write about Thea Hvistendahl's Handling the Undead is: dread. To expand: slow, ponderous dread. Wri...

The living dead are back again in Thea Hvistendahl's surprisingly delicate 'Handling the Undead,' starring Renate Reinsve and Anders Danielsen Lie.

The ‘Worst Person in the World’ discovery is joined by another standout from that cast, Anders Danielsen Lie, in this adaptation of the novel by ‘Let t...

Sundance film festival: The Worst Person in the World’s Renate Reinsve leads a dour film about families dealing with the reappearance of deceased loved ones

In the realm of zombie-themed films, a genre often mired in clichés and predictable plotlines, "Handling the Undead '' aims to stand out.

26/01/2024 - Thea Hvistendahl’s debut feature boasts a peculiar, eerie atmosphere and demonstrates her solid directing skills, but its last third destroys ...

This is one zombie movie you don’t want to watch after midnight.

A loud, high-pitched sound echoes through the streets of Oslo. Car alarms start going off everywhere. A citywide blackout begins. An elderly man, draped over...

HANDLING THE UNDEAD is a slow-burn zombie drama from Norway but with minimal dialogue. Based on a book by LET ME IN author. Movie Review >

Would-be elegy offers neither conventional catharsis nor enough mesmeric insight to justify its somberness

Breakout actress Renate Reinsve stars in 'Handling The Undead,' a moody, dread-soaked and emotional zombie movie unlike most.

Not the usual horror film.

Thea Hvistendahl’s 'Handling the Undead' is fatally convinced that it has a subversive rather than submissive relationship to genre.