The Boy and other examinations of the pre-teen male mind

'The Boy': EW review

A 9-year-old boy exhibits disturbing sociopathic tendencies in Craig William Macneill's psychological horror film.

SXSW Review: 'The Boy' is the Chilling Start to the Story of a Psychopath

Review: 'The Boy' is the Chilling Start to the Story of a Psychopath

Craig William Macneill’s film centers on a strange youngster who lives with his despondent, inattentive father in a crumbling motel.

Craig William Macneill’s film centers on a strange youngster who lives with his despondent, inattentive father in a crumbling motel.

Though the body count is ultimately higher than in "Psycho," seldom has a stay at a homicidal rural motel seemed quite so endless and dull.