I cannot quite square how much fun this movie is while being so disturbing. The depravity of Sir Jimmy and his cult will linger, but boy, is this just an absolute blast.

One of the film’s final lines echoes Churchill: “those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.” Yet the films offer a delivery from the nihilism they might seem to suggest.

What makes The Bone Temple the best iteration of the “rage virus” series is how willingly it leans into absurdity.

This is a gritty, cruel, and deeply pessimistic film about human nature, but also lucid enough to suggest that a choice is still possible. [Full review in Spanish]