Episode Description
Faces of Death (2026) review: Arthur and Meaghan break down Daniel Goldhaber's TikTok-era cult horror reimagining, starring Barbie Ferreira and Dacre Montgomery. In theatres April 10 via IFC Films / Shudder.
Is the 2026 Faces of Death worth seeing? We went opening night and came back with some thoughts. Here's the honest take, no nostalgia for the original, no safety net, just the movie on its own terms.
⬇️ WHAT WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE
→ The 1978 original: John Alan Schwartz's mondo horror cult film, its fake-and-real deaths, PSA Flight 182 footage, $450K budget / $35M box office, and why it lives exclusively on old VHS
→ The 2026 reimagining: content moderator Margot (Barbie Ferreira) at short-clip app Kino flags videos appearing to recreate murders from the original film, and the killer, Arthur Spivak (Dacre Montgomery), is filming them for viral fame
→ Dacre Montgomery's performance: Dexter-level methodical, physically built for the role, genuinely disgusted by blood, completely unhinged in the best way
→ Barbie Ferreira's arc: a woman trying to disappear from the internet after her sister's death went viral, slowly forced back into the spotlight
→ The social commentary: content moderation, the algorithm, and the very human fascination with violent video online
→ The kills: more restrained than the marketing implies, visceral because they're realistic, not because they're gratuitous
→ What doesn't work: a third act that over-explains its thesis when the quieter moments were landing just fine
📊 RATINGS Arthur: 6.5 / 10 Megan: 6 – 6.5 / 10
🎬 FILM DETAILS
Title: Faces of Death (2026)
Director: Daniel Goldhaber
Writers: Daniel Goldhaber, Isa Mazzei
Cast: Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery, Josie Totah, Aaron Holliday, Jermaine Fowler, Charli XCX
Distributor: IFC Films / Shudder
Runtime: 98 minutes | Rated R
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