Trash Fire
Orion Pictures | Release Date: November 3, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
42
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
5
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoNov 2, 2016
Trash Fire blazes with pitch-black wit and a dark, volatile story of redemption so good you'll be laughing your way straight to Hell. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeNov 3, 2016
While it doesn’t include any literal blazing piles of garbage, Trash Fire is spiteful and unpleasant from beginning to end, using every technique at its disposal — from stinging dialogue to grotesque prosthetics to morbid black comedy — to make the audience uncomfortable. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoNov 3, 2016
Some of it is tonally inconsistent and the end feels rushed, but strong performances, especially from the great Fionnula Flanagan, along with Bates’ unique voice keep it engaging. Read full review
50
Village VoiceSerena DonadoniNov 2, 2016
Bates (Suburban Gothic) plays with horror tropes, juggling black comedy and suspense in scenes that tease a gory release but ultimately only emphasize how much members of the creative class can underestimate their backward kin. Read full review
50
ConsequenceRandall ColburnOct 22, 2016
Neither Bates Jr.’s assured direction nor the strength of the performances can salvage the narrative, which feels overly convoluted and spackled far too much finery. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweOct 22, 2016
Loaded with dark humor, Bates’ script faces considerable challenges developing sympathetic characters. Read full review
40
The GuardianJordan HoffmanOct 22, 2016
Trash Fire is too quick to burn through its ideas. Read full review
40
VarietyGeoff BerkshireOct 22, 2016
The performers are mostly out to sea without a paddle trying to make sense of hateful characters, but Trimbur at least shows some comic spark and strikes a few sympathetic notes. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenNov 3, 2016
Flaming out from the get-go, Trash Fire represents another soggy batch of Southern Gothic horror-comedy from writer-director Richard Bates Jr. that spews out pitch black smoke with little combustible substance. Read full review
10
The New York TimesGlenn KennyNov 3, 2016
I didn’t think I had see a worse fiction film this year than that other failed American Guignol, “Clown.” I may have been wrong. Read full review
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