Director: Bobby Miller
Notable Cast: Tashiana Washington, Ava Preston, Jack
Fulton, Jaeden Noel, Dee Wallace
For years, one of the things I clamored for was a revival of
the Critters franchise. Growing up with the original two films and being
there for the releases of the generally dismissed third and fourth entries,
there has been a soft spot in my heart for the series and their strange blend
of humor, horror, and science fiction. Imagine my surprise when it was
announced that not only were we getting a new limited series called Critters:
A New Binge that was going direct to Shudder, but there was also going to
be a new film. I was ecstatic. Was this going to be the revival that I had
wanted for so long?
I suppose you can call it a revival. There was both a new
series and a new film, but, alas, neither are particularly good. For this
review though, the focus will be on the new film, Critters Attack!, but
make no mistake – both A New Binge and Attack are worse than
anything the previous four had to offer. What are the chances that would
happen? Pretty fuckin’ good now that both are released.