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Bones and All

The 100 Most Anticipated Movies of 2022

Bones and All

2022

Luca Guadagnino

Taylor Russell, Timothée Chalamet, Mark Rylance, André Holland ...

6.3

4,999

Romance. Drama. Horror Maren Yearly who is on "a cross-country trip as she searches for the father she's never met in an attempt to understand why she has the urge to kill and eat the people that love her."

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A heartbreaking banquet of brilliance (...) 'Bones And All' is an extravagant and outrageous movie: scary, nasty and startling in its warped romantic idealism (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Jack King The Playlist	"A story brimming with extraordinary romanticism. What emerges is one hell of an ode to giving yourself to the ones you love: your bones and all"
		Owen Gleiberman Variety	"A dull ramble (...) Cannibalism, in this movie, has no higher (or lower) meaning, no import beyond itself. It doesn't signify anything … at all (...) One of the sketchiest, emptiest, most meandering road movies in memory"
		Lee Marshall Screendaily	"Loving and eating, wanting and devouring are made to converge in ways that are both gruesome and fascinating, thought-provoking and oddly touching"
		Nicholas Barber BBC	"Guadagnino and Kajganish haven't put in an urgent plot or any amazing revelations (...) He's certainly made a distinctive and daringly perverse film, but there isn't much meat on its bones (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"Surprising balm to ameliorate the bite (...) Guadagnino's seemingly divergent interests in romance and horror have never come together quite so ideally as they do here"
		Damon Wise Deadline	"An imperfect masterpiece, the best kind of cult film, after all"
		Brian Formo Collider	"Vampire movies, which often incorporate a love story, are usually driven by the threat of discovery. The absence of that in 'Bones and' All makes it a beautiful-looking movie that becomes too devoted to repeating the same note"
		Jane Crowther Total Film	"A film that many will want to get their teeth into (...) Beautifully lensed, it showcases a director with a unique vision who's willing to get some skin in the game (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Richard Lawson Vanity Fair	"It has its merits, but the film is only a decent side dish at the feast of Guadagnino"
		Robbie Collin Telegraph	"Russell (...) is career-makingly good here, while Chalamet’s tender, tousled allure powerfully recall the late River Phoenix (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Leila Latif IndieWire	"It opens itself up successfully to myriad readings, potentially speaking about everything from intergenerational trauma, to queer love, to addiction. But it is fundamentally a beautifully realized and devastating, tragic romance"
		Ben Croll The Wrap	“It is somehow more and less than a simple horror flick, and not quite a rambling romance (...) The end result is unstable –- too unstable to hold — but the attempt, quite literally, takes guts"
		Marshall Shaffer SlashFilm	"A bloody brilliant tale"
		Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"Beneath the viscera and grue is a tender and affecting tale of first love and discovery. It's as elegant as carnal and carnivorous, and it'll take a bite out of your heart if you let it (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Leah Greenblatt Entertainment Weekly	"A born provocateur's faithful ode to a classic cinematic genre (...) Russell and Chalamet are both indisputably lovely to look at throughout"
		Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"[It] is a surprisingly effective and affecting cannibal love story (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Keith Uhlich Slant	"'Bones and All' mirrors the callow volatility of its protagonist (...) It's all a strange and not-very-effective brew (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Kristy Puchko Mashable	"'Bones and All' is as radiantly romantic as it is unapologetically horrific. In this, it's not just a gem of queer horror but one of the best films of 2022"
		Brianna Zigler Paste Magazine	"'Bones and All' is just a simple road-trip romance about loving someone so much that you could eat them alive. It's a sweet, timeless sentiment, but it could use more bite"
		John Nugent Empire	"This is gorgeous, gruesome work from Luca Guadagnino (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	"[It] is a pulpy grindhouse B-picture tricked out in art house pretensions (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"
		Catey Sullivan Chicago Reader	"Chalamet and Russell deftly navigate this over-the-top horror, buddy comedy, coming-of-age drama, and sweet romance"
		Wendy Ide The Guardian	"Luca Guadagnino has surpassed himself with this poetic horror balancing threat, humour and emotional weight (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle	"Dark and bloody, definitely; but also, at times, sweet and hopeful (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"Whatever makes you give 'Bones and All' a chance because this movie is absolutely amazing! (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Mary Beth McAndrews Dread Central	"[It] is a triumph of deeply emotional filmmaking about taboo subject matter that more directors should strive for (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		James Marsh Screen Anarchy	"Beautifully shot, and evocatively scored (...) it is imbued with a heightened sense of emotional resonance, as every interaction and altercation pulsates with the rawness of naive idealism and inexperience"
		Mae Abdulbaki Screen Rant	"Often languid, and surprisingly haunting, 'Bones and All' isn’t always strong, but it excels in its exploration of human connection (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"
		Carlos Aguilar rogerebert.com	"This beautiful, voracious coming-of-age romance (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Siddhant Adlakha IGN	"A lush, richly conceived cannibal road-trip romance (...) Everything from its performances to its music feels fine-tuned"
		Brett Buckalew AV Club	"Russell’s disarmingly pure and authentic lead performance deserves to put her on the star firmament alongside Chalamet"
		Nick Levine NME	"[It] is a film with a punchy instant flavour that also leaves a lingering and very bittersweet aftertaste(...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Marta Bałaga Cineuropa	"A perfect example of arthouse and genre coming together and eating their way out of predictable festival fare"

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