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The Final Podcast

The Final Podcast

327 - The Monkey (2025) Review

Aug 3, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min · 9 segments

After twin brothers discover their father's monkey toy and people start mysteriously dying in horrifying ways around them, they dispose of the toy only to have more deaths start popping up years down…

After twin brothers discover their father's monkey toy and people start mysteriously dying in horrifying ways around them, they dispose of the toy only to have more deaths start popping up years down the road. *The Monkey* is first up in Things You Don't Fuck With month and it's very fitting because the one thing that twin brothers, Bill and Hal, mess around with in this movie is a toy monkey. This Osgood Perkins adaptation of Stephen King's short story, stars Theo James in a movie that has a lot of dark humor along with crazy deaths that follow the use of a toy monkey. We've been critical of Perkins' films in the past; how will this line up? Watch the movie and catch our review. YouTube | The Final Podcast Facebook | The Final Podcast Instagram | thefinalpodcast Music Credit: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio https://www.youtube.com/whitebataudio What should we review next? Toss us a vibe and send over a recommendation!

After twin brothers discover their father's monkey toy and people start mysteriously dying in horrifying ways around them, they dispose of the toy only to have more deaths start popping up years down…

Show signals: SuitabilitySensitiveBiasNot politicalAudience≈357 followers

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Speakers: Brian LaGrastaHostShane SmithHostMikeHostMattPanelist

Top entities: Elijah Wood×9 The Monkey×8 Osgood Perkins×14 Matt Stone×17 Adam Scott×9

Movie Selection & First Impressions1:40 – 6:36

Shane SmithHost

1:40

This movie is big monkeys, big aneurysms, big sibling rivalries.

Shane SmithHost

1:46

This is the monkey.

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

1:48

Yeah.

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

1:49

I'm excited for the monkey.

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

1:50

I think we were talking about, like, this movie came out last year.

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

1:55

I think you saw it before me.

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

1:56

I

Shane SmithHost

1:57

think I did.

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

1:57

But I saw it when it came out because I really, really, really, really wanted to see it for some reason.

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

2:03

And first watch, I was like absolutely, utterly disappointed.

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

2:07

Yes.

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

2:08

I don't know why.

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

2:09

Because this movie's also, again...

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

2:14

We talked Lake Mungo last week, which is definitely a polarizing movie.

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

2:17

This one is too.

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Brian LaGrastaHost

2:18

A lot of people either love it or don't.

Shane SmithHost

2:20

Well, yeah.

Shane SmithHost

2:21

It's directed by, as I've been dubbing him, Osbad Suckins.

Shane SmithHost

2:24

Or Assgood.

Shane SmithHost

2:26

No. He's like...

Shane SmithHost

2:29

I don't know.

Shane SmithHost

2:30

Long Legs, great movie.

Shane SmithHost

2:33

Everything else he's directed has been pretty bad.

Shane SmithHost

2:35

What's his real name? Osgood Perkins.

Shane SmithHost

2:38

Oh, okay.

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Audience ReceptionEntertainment > Film > Reviews
FilmographyEntertainment > Film > Director > Osgood Perkins
Sibling RivalryEntertainment > Film > Themes
DirectorEntertainment > Film
Dark HumorEntertainment > Film > Horror
ReviewsEntertainment > Film
CritiqueEntertainment > Film > Reviews > Audience Reception
Osgood PerkinsEntertainment > Film > Director
Entertainment
FilmEntertainment
HorrorEntertainment > Film
ThemesEntertainment > Film
DeathEntertainment > Film > Horror
Character AnalysisEntertainment > Film > Horror > Dark Humor
Kill ScenesEntertainment > Film > Horror > Death
Family DynamicsEntertainment > Film > Themes > Sibling Rivalry

Movie Selection & First Impressions1:40 – 6:36

Shane SmithHost

1:40

This movie is big monkeys, big aneurysms, big sibling rivalries.

Shane SmithHost

1:46

This is the monkey.

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

1:48

Yeah.

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

1:49

I'm excited for the monkey.

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

1:50

I think we were talking about, like, this movie came out last year.

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

1:55

I think you saw it before me.

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

1:56

I

Shane SmithHost

1:57

think I did.

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

1:57

But I saw it when it came out because I really, really, really, really wanted to see it for some reason.

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

2:03

And first watch, I was like absolutely, utterly disappointed.

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

2:07

Yes.

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

2:08

I don't know why.

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

2:09

Because this movie's also, again...

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

2:14

We talked Lake Mungo last week, which is definitely a polarizing movie.

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

2:17

This one is too.

B

Brian LaGrastaHost

2:18

A lot of people either love it or don't.

Shane SmithHost

2:20

Well, yeah.

Shane SmithHost

2:21

It's directed by, as I've been dubbing him, Osbad Suckins.

Shane SmithHost

2:24

Or Assgood.

Shane SmithHost

2:26

No. He's like...

Shane SmithHost

2:29

I don't know.

Shane SmithHost

2:30

Long Legs, great movie.

Shane SmithHost

2:33

Everything else he's directed has been pretty bad.

Shane SmithHost

2:35

What's his real name? Osgood Perkins.

Shane SmithHost

2:38

Oh, okay.

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