2025 · horror · comedy · supernatural
The Parenting
Directed by Craig Johnson1h 34m2025
Boyfriends Josh and Rohan plan a weekend getaway to introduce their parents, only to discover that their rental is home to an ancient demon.
Our read: The Parenting (2025) reads as a neutral, kinetic, inventive horror · comedy · supernatural entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, kinetic, measured horror / comedy, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- brisk
- intense
- inventive
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