How the Who inspired a key scene in Benedict Cumberbatch's new movie, “The Thing With Feathers”
The Thing With Feathers may be based on a book, but it also takes inspiration from an unlikely source — the album cover of the Who's 1979 album, The Kids Are Alright. The film premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on Saturday night,
‘The Thing With Feathers’ Review: A Go-for-Broke Benedict Cumberbatch Unravels in a Movie Stuck Awkwardly Between Horror and Psychodrama
Dylan Southern adapts the Max Porter novella, ‘Grief Is the Thing With Feathers,’ about a widowed father and the menacing giant crow that attaches itself to his sorrow.
The Thing With Feathers Almost Wastes a Great Benedict Cumberbatch Performance
The actor is at his best, most alive and inventive here. But The Thing With Feathers doesn’t know what kind of movie to be.
‘The Thing With Feathers’ Review: Benedict Cumberbatch Fights His Dark Side In A Powerful Portrayal Of Grief – Sundance Film Festival
Played by Benedict Cumberbatch, he is an artist of sorts; some people call his work “comic books”, others call them “graphic novels”, a term he thinks is “wanky”. His output is alluded to in the film’s atmospheric credit sequence,
‘The Thing with Feathers' Review: Benedict Cumberbatch Plays a Widowed Father in a Movie That's Overly Literal About Turning Grief into - Yes - an Oversize Crow
Crow never becomes a gripping character; he's too sternly abstract, too hectoring, too much of a visual effect in search of a personality.
‘The Thing With Feathers’ Review: A Gigantic Black Crow Helps Benedict Cumberbatch Endure His Grief [Sundance]
Benedict Cumberbatch is committed, but Dylan Southern's 'The Thing With Feathers' is simply burdened by wallowing in its characters' despair
Benedict Cumberbatch’s Newest Project Has Him at a Loss
Benedict Cumberbatch’s grief is the thing with feathers. The actor stars as a father who is mourning the death of his wife in Grief Is the Thing with Feathers, Dylan Southern’s upcoming film ...
Benedict Cumberbatch: Actors Are ‘Really F—ing Weird Creatures. We Want to Be in Extreme Situations Sometimes to Tell a Real Story’
Benedict Cumberbatch joined the Variety Studio presented by Audible at Sundance to discuss playing the extreme grief of his ...
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Benedict Cumberbatch opens up about Doctor Strange’s future, his Sundance film, and redefining stardom
Cumberbatch talks about the Sundance film. While having a long two-hour discussion with Variety, Benedict Cumberbatch opened ...
Benedict Cumberbatch Recalls Harrowing Experience of Being Abducted and Held Captive in South Africa
Benedict Cumberbatch told 'Variety' that he and some friends were once held captive for hours in South Africa, and about how it still affects him today ...
Benedict Cumberbatch Celebrates His First Sundance, Toasts ‘This Extraordinary Festival' and Calls for LA Fire Relief Efforts: ‘Help Those in Need'
Benedict Cumberbatch was the toast of the town at Sundance during the Variety Cover Party presented by United Airlines. The ...
Sundance Film Festival Photos: ‘Atropia,’ ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ & ‘The Thing with Feathers’ Premieres On Day 3
Photos from the Sundance Film Festival 2025, the premieres of 'Atropia' & 'The Ballad of Wallis Island' on Day 3.