King Knight

King Knight is a 2021 American comedy film written and directed by Richard Bates Jr.[1]

King Knight
Poster
Directed byRichard Bates Jr.
Screenplay byRichard Bates Jr.
Produced by
  • Richard Bates Jr.
  • Robert Higginbotham
  • Colin Tanner
Starring
CinematographyShaheen Seth
Music bySteve Damstra II
Release date
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Thorn (Matthew Gray Gubler), the leader of a coven of witches, must confront his own past including his looming high school reunion and his estranged mother (Barbara Crampton). As Thorn rediscovers who he is, his coven must discover who they are without Thorn.

Release

The film was shot in 2019[2] and made its premiere on August 8, 2021, at the Fantasia Film Festival.[3]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes surveyed 26 critics and, categorizing the reviews as positive or negative, assessed 22 as positive and four as negative for a 85% rating with it's consensus reading: "King Knight's humor doesn't always land, but viewers who can pick up the movie's sweetly strange wavelength will be glad they tuned in".[4] Chad Collins of Dread Central gave the film 4/5 and called it "uncommonly endearing."[5]

Rosie Knight of Nerdist gave the film 2.5/5 and said the film "never fully finds itself."[6]

References
  1. Hipes, Patrick (5 August 2021). "'King Knight' Trailer: Coven Comedy With Matthew Gray Gubler And Angela Sarafyan Headed To Fantasia Fest". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. Jackson, Matthew (9 August 2021). "How King Knight's director and cast made a comedy for people who love witches". Syfy Wire. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. Bubp, Ashley (6 August 2021). "First 'King Knight' Trailer Features Matthew Gray Gubler as a Real Witch in Trouble With His Coven". Collider. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  4. "King Knight". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  5. Collins, Chad (8 August 2021). "Fantasia 2021: King Knight Review–Witches Make For One of Fantasia's Most Endearing Premieres". Dread Central. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  6. Knight, Rosie (11 August 2021). "KING KNIGHT Is a Silly Yet Sweet Exploration of Self". Nerdist. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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