The movie
Show notes
AKAPAD The Film Buff dives back into the Hellboy fray with his take on the character’s latest cinematic outing, Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024). This $20 million gem looks and feels like it was torn straight from the comic page, drenched in gritty folk-horror vibes. But here’s the head-scratcher: despite all its strengths, this flick got the cold shoulder from every tier of fan you’d expect to champion it. Time to dissect why the faithful adaptation, killer practical effects, and Jack Kesy’s brooding Big Red failed to ignite the passion this movie deserved. Those who brought you Hellboy the Crooked Man Cast Jack Kesy - Hellboy Jefferson White - Tom Ferrell Adeline Rudolph - Bobbie Jo Song Leah McNamara - Effie Kolb Joseph Marcell - Reverend Watts Hannah Margetson - Cora Fisher Martin Bassindale - The Crooked Man Nathan Cooper - Farmhand Carola Colombo - Old Woman Suzanne Bertish - Grammy Oaku Crew Director - Brian Taylor Writers - Brian Taylor, Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden Producers - Mike Richardson, Jeffrey Greenstein, Jonathan Yunger, Les Weldon, Rob Van Norden, Yariv Lerner, Sam Schulte Executive Producers - Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, Boaz Davidson, Tanner Mobley, Lati Grobman, Christa Campbell, Mike Mignola, Michael Mullner, Julia Muentefering, Victor Hadida, Cristina Serafini, Gareth West, Artur Galstian, Vahan Yepremyan Cinematographer - Ivan Vatsov Editor - Ryan Denmark Composer - Sven Faulconer Production Companies - Millennium Media, Dark Horse Entertainment, Nu Boyana Film Studios, Campbell Grobman Films Distributor - Ketchup Entertainment More about Hellboy The Crooked Man Alright, True Believers, let’s dive into Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024), the latest gritty reboot of our favorite cigar-chomping demon! This flick, helmed by Brian Taylor, drags Big Red (Jack Kesy) and rookie B.P.R.D. agent Bobbie Jo Song (Adeline Rudolph) into the eerie backwoods of 1950s Appalachia. They’re up against a coven of witches and the sinister Crooked Man (Martin Bassin
More episodes about Hellboy: The Crooked Man
