Two scheming demon brothers, Wendell and Wild, must face their arch-nemesis, the demon-dusting nun Sister Helly, and her two acolytes, the goth teens Kat and Raul.... (Full plot summary below)
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Two scheming demon brothers, Wendell and Wild, must face their arch-nemesis, the demon-dusting nun Sister Helly, and her two acolytes, the goth teens Kat and Raul.
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| ColliderChase HutchinsonWhen it all comes together, Wendell & Wild ends up feeling liberating, both artistically and thematically, with top work from all involved. |
| IndieWireEmma StefanskyThe movie is a giddy joy, hilariously gross, and earnestly heartfelt, with the kind of icky-gooey attention to detail that makes Selick’s movies such a visceral experience. |
| The Irish TimesTara BradyThe cast is fun. And any addition to the Henry Selick canon is a welcome addition indeed. A future Halloween classic. |
| Entertainment WeeklyJoshua RothkopfYou'll forgive the movie its cluttered shagginess because its universe is so strange — even an icy puddle is rendered exquisitely. |
| Paste MagazineKevin Fox, Jr.Wendell & Wild could get weighed down by these heavy themes, but its combination of satire and silliness keeps it light on its feet. |
| San Francisco ChronicleBob StraussThe result is so bursting with sight and verbal gags, Afropunk aesthetics and socially conscious subversions that it can be too much to take in. Like a bountiful trick-or-treat haul, you should probably come back to this bag of dank goodies multiple times, rather than try consuming it all in one sitting. |
| The A.V. ClubMark KeizerSelick and Peele operate a bit at cross purposes in Wendell & Wild. The genius visualist wants to haunt our dreams. The socially engaged provocateur wants to haunt our troubled collective realities. Whatever doesn’t quite mesh in their collaboration is easier to forgive when feasting upon such extraordinary sights. |
| Vanity FairEsther ZuckermanEven if Wendell and Wild, based on an unpublished novel Selick co-wrote, packs a little too much in, you can just sit back and enjoy the magic of Selick and his puppeteers' visuals. It's a good reminder of Selick’s visionary talent, and some of the creatures he has cooked up defy easy description. |
| The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenFor all the clever satirical touches and asides, the gorgeously intricate, wondrous stop-motion landscape is ultimately pure Selick, imbued with a fitting color scheme of swirling, eerily glowing greens and purples choreographed against a mischievous score by Bruno Coulais that effectively sets the mood for the film’s pre-Halloween arrival. |
| SlashfilmSarah MilnerWendell & Wild is a triumph — in terms of animation, of representation, and of being very, very fun to watch. |
