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Glorious

2022

Rebekah McKendry

Ryan Kwanten, J.K. Simmons, Tordy Clark, Sylvia Grace Crim ...

5.3

511

Horror. Thriller After a breakup, Wes ends up at a remote rest stop. He finds himself locked inside the bathroom with a mysterious figure speaking from an adjacent stall. Soon Wes realizes he is involved in a situation more terrible than he could imagine.

	Media	Author	Review
		Nikki Baughan Screendaily	"McKendry explores the thematic and visual boundaries of the metaphysical narrative (...) while also taking full advantage of the real-world elements of a desperate man who encounters a personable but destructive demi-god"
		Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"A quick and dirty tale of cosmic karma that will likely leave you squirming, cringing, and cackling in equal measure (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		J Hurtado Screen Anarchy	"One of the most incredible and engaging uses of a single location in recent memory, Rebekah McKendry’s 'Glorious' is a fun, gooey, occasionally mean-spirited, but very creative cosmic horror"
		Jon Mendelsohn CBR	"A fun Lovecraftian horror film that is as intelligent as it is horrifying, using its small set and cast to phenomenal effect."
		Matt Donato SlashFilm	"'Glorious' might not save the world, yet it's still a wonderful way to pass the time while humanity as we know it is devoured by threats we'll never comprehend"
		Jared Mobarak The Film Stage	"A bathroom-set horror comedy of apocalyptic proportions"
		Christy Lemire rogerebert.com	" The execution doesn’t always match the imagination, but certainly [it] deserves credit for originality (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Chase Hutchinson Collider	"Some well-timed edits maximize the impact of the jokes and help leave necessary horror elements up to the imagination. Even when we don’t see everything, our minds fill in the gaps to make the gore and gags that befall Wes land"
		Deirdre Crimmins Paste Magazine	"Given its limited cast, location and budget, Glorious is an impressive feat (...) Thanks to strong performances and mostly tight writing, it’s a tense little chamber film, with deities and grand ideas"
		Peter Debruge Variety	"Startling premise aside, this horror two-hander starring Ryan Kwanten and J.K. Simmons is a low-budget Lovecraftian let-down"
		Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"A deliciously crazy movie (...) [It] has the most amazing Lovecraftian vibes (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Tyler Nichols JoBlo	When 'Glorious' goes full 'Lovecraft' is when it really flexes its creative muscles (...) It's darkly funny with some truly impressive visuals that I can't recommend enough

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