Back in Black

Woods Entertainment

Comedy Thriller
92 min     10     2026     United Kingdom

Overview

In a wellness-obsessed small town where nobody dies anymore, struggling mortician Clyde faces bankruptcy — until his granddaughter Sam devises an unexpected solution to save the family business.

Reviews

Jonbrow wrote:
This movie completely caught me off guard. It taps directly into the current cultural anxiety—everything feels incredibly chaotic and heavy for so many people right now, yet *Back in Black* reflects that dread in an oddly comforting, uplifting way that genuinely leaves you smiling. :) To give you a better sense of how it's landing: 1. **The Hollywood Reporter:** Features an insightful interview with director Ron Murphy that breaks down the mechanics of his "sabre-toothed satire," highlighting how perfectly he executes a tricky "benevolent serial killer" premise. 2. **Signal Horizon:** Calls it a "confident, bleak, authentically funny piece of art." Praises Murphy’s restrained visual storytelling, including a gorgeous, dialogue-free funeral tracking shot midway through the film. 3. **Daily Dead:** Celebrates Murphy’s direction for flipping a cheery small-town aesthetic completely upside down, pulling sunshiny and unexpectedly uplifting humor out of a morbid premise. 4. **The Grind Magazine:** Appreciates this "unexpectedly warm dark comedy." Applauds how Murphy skillfully maneuvers a dense puzzle of subplots until every moving piece clicks into place. 5. **Live for Film:** Dubs it a "clever, slightly unhinged gem" and a fantastic, laugh-out-loud break from the heavy, exhausting dramas dominating the festival schedule. 6. **Mashable:** Reviews it as "delightfully odd and a hell of a good time," praising Murphy's sharp direction for beautifully anchoring the script's macabre sense of humor. 7. **Toronto Life:** Spotlights the film as a top festival pick, highlighting how Murphy leans into sharp local flavor and clever ensemble chemistry to deliver a truly memorable home-grown comedy. 8. **Flaw in the Iris (Halifax Bloggers):** Crowns it a festival highlight and a "stealth queer-positive, feminist comedy," celebrating how Murphy maintains the courage of his pitch-black, mordant convictions right to the final scene.

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