The Front Room (2024)
Directed by Sam and Max Eggers
Written by Sam and Max Eggers
Starring Brandy Norwood, Kathryn Hunter, Andrew Burnap
Release Date September 6th, 2024
Published September 10th, 2024
I have a strong stomach for movies containing gross stuff. I have experienced the body horror of David Cronenberg, the horrors of numerous legendary horror movies, and I’ve endured the sight of Jon Voight’s stupid face. The point is, I can take a lot after more than 24 years of watching and writing about movies and yet, The Front Room grossed me out. The Front Room turned my stomach. Body horror is one thing but Bodily Function horror is an altogether different kind of horror, and one that I am not a fan of.
The Front Room stars Brandy Norwood as Belinda, a college professor who is more than 8 months pregnant. Belinda and her husband, Norman (Andrew Burnap), have bought a new home but the purchase has them struggling financially. That struggle becomes even more daunting when Belinda is pushed out of her teaching position by simply no longer being scheduled for classes. It’s at this point that Norman finds out that his distant father has passed away. The two weren’t close and Norman hints that there was emotional and physical abuse involved, much of it related to his stepmother, Solange (Kathryn Hunter).
Find my full length review at Geeks.Media, linked here.
