The casual viciousness of children is the centerpiece of the film, which has triggered audiences who grew up in the same era as Polinger. After he directed a 2018 short film named “Sauna” with similar ...

Foreboding title aside, one could reasonably begin watching Charlie Polinger’s “The Plague” and assume that it is a Y.A. coming of age drama— a modern-day “The 400 Blows” or a male “Welcome to the ...

Independent Film Company has acquired North American rights to "The Plague," a psychological thriller that earned rave reviews and an 11-minute standing ovation when it premiered at this year's Cannes ...

Joel Edgerton, Everett Blunck, Kenny Rasmussen and Kayo Martin Director: Charlie Polinger Rated: R (Strong language, sexual ...

Nate Richard is a Resource Editor for Collider, a film and television critic, and a part-time amateur filmmaker. He graduated from Ball State University in December 2020 with a Bachelor's degree in ...

The Plague (2025) Film Review, a movie written and directed by Charlie Polinger and starring Joel Edgerton, Everett Blunck, Kenny Rasmussen, Lennox Espy, Lucas Adler, Caden Burris, Elliott Heffernan, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As buzz builds around The Plague (a movie that’s scheduled for a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on December 24, so Merry ...

The undercurrents of adolescent cruelty churn queasily in Charlie Polinger’s stylish first feature, “The Plague.” The title of Polinger’s film might bring to mind Stephen King or recent global history ...