STUDIO 666
★★★
OUT NOW / CERT 18 / 106 MINS
DIRECTOR BJ McDonnell
CAST Dave Grohl, Jeff Garlin, Jenna Ortega, Will Forte, Leslie Grossman
This meta-horror/comedy from Foo Fighters is a genuine pleasure. It’s largely a one-location film starring non-actors who show varying degrees of comfort in front of the camera. It could so easily have been a disaster. But director BJ McDonnell leans into everyone’s strengths, giving the easy-going Grohl most to do as an ego-monster version of himself. There are extra layers in here for Foo fans, but this doesn’t rely on in-jokes or even on self-parody for its laughs. At heart, it’s a bunch of clueless rockers and an egotistical singer facing an evil beyond their comprehension, and that’s a solid horror concept. In a very, very weird way, it’s ultimately a love letter from Grohl to his bandmates, one written in guts and gore. And what could be more rock’n’roll than that?