Little Monsters (2019)
October 11, 2019 9:25 AM - Subscribe
A washed-up musician (Alexander "not a Hemsworth" England) teams up with a teacher (Lupita Nyong'o) and a kids show personality (Josh Gad) to protect young children from a sudden outbreak of zombies. Airing on Hulu in the U.S.
Not the Fred Savage vehicle from 1989.
Lupita Nyong’o Sings Her Way through a Sweet and Funny Zombie Comedy (IndieWire)
Lupita Nyong'o brings movie-star charm to scrappy zombie comedy Little Monsters (Entertainment Weekly)
its self-amusement is far more obvious than it is infectious. (RogerEbert.com)
Not the Fred Savage vehicle from 1989.
Lupita Nyong’o Sings Her Way through a Sweet and Funny Zombie Comedy (IndieWire)
Lupita Nyong'o brings movie-star charm to scrappy zombie comedy Little Monsters (Entertainment Weekly)
its self-amusement is far more obvious than it is infectious. (RogerEbert.com)
We need to drop some keithcalder tags on this, since he's one of MetaFilter's Own.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 7:22 AM on October 12, 2019
posted by DirtyOldTown at 7:22 AM on October 12, 2019
This sounds like fun, I was going to watch Zombieland this weekend, but maybe this first.
posted by ActingTheGoat at 11:47 AM on October 12, 2019
posted by ActingTheGoat at 11:47 AM on October 12, 2019
It's cute. Lupita Nyong'o is just...oh jeez. Oh wow. I don't know. Gosh. She's basically why you should watch this.
posted by kittens for breakfast at 12:09 PM on October 14, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by kittens for breakfast at 12:09 PM on October 14, 2019 [1 favorite]
Comrade Doll has come up with what she calls the Lupita Nyong'o Beauty Test. You think someone is beautiful? Imagine they are in a room with Lupita Nyong'o. When you are telling people about this room later, who would you mention first? It's Lupita Nyong'o, right? How long would it take for you to even mention the second person?
She's also an amazing actress. But credit where credit is due. People magazine calling her the most beautiful woman in the world isn't surprising.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 6:46 PM on October 22, 2019
She's also an amazing actress. But credit where credit is due. People magazine calling her the most beautiful woman in the world isn't surprising.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 6:46 PM on October 22, 2019
a really charming halloween evening watch. i'd put it on my shortlist of zombie films. it really gets the core concept imho.
posted by LegallyBread at 5:26 PM on October 31, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by LegallyBread at 5:26 PM on October 31, 2020 [1 favorite]
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This is basically that but with zombies instead of Nazis and Lupita Nyong'o as a kindergarten teacher doing the same the for her class.
It's funny. Inessential, sure. But very funny.
My only complaint is--and universe please forgive my middle-aged dadness for saying this--I think it would have been better as a PG-13 comedy with just a bit less enthusiastic swearing and without the sex jokes.
The funniest parts are the adults struggling to keep things kids appropriate. They could have learned into that even more.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 7:19 AM on October 12, 2019 [2 favorites]