Wendell & Wild

As if you needed another excuse to cancel Netflix, Wendell & Wild is metaphorically and literally demonic
41/1001652
Starring
Lyric Ross, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele
Director
Henry Selick
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Adventure, Comedy, Horror
Release date
Oct 28, 2022
Where to watch
Netflix
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The writer/director of the cult classic Coraline, Henry Selick tries to recapture lightning in a bottle with Wendell & Wild. Unfortunately, his macabre instincts, which were occasionally questionable with the fan-favorite are unfettered in this demonic trash that's tailor made for Netflix.

Wendell & Wild follows Kat Elliot, a tough, orphaned teen haunted by her past and struggling with life at a Catholic boarding school. After a supernatural encounter, she strikes a deal with two mischievous demon brothers, Wendell and Wild, who are trapped in the underworld and desperate for freedom. Promising to help Kat resurrect her parents, the demons rope her into a wild scheme involving a magical hair cream and a bizarre amusement park plot orchestrated by a shady entrepreneur.

Wendell & Wild Review

Lifeless performances and an anemic script mar a story already compromised by misplaced activism masquerading as a narrative. Wendell & Wild is representative of everything wrong with current-day Netflix.

 

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