This Funny, Bloody Horror Comedy With 96% on Rotten Tomatoes Just Hit Paramount+

Brian Duffield's 2020 directorial debut feature gives an "explosive love story" a whole new meaning. Sharp, crass and wickedly funny, Spontaneous is a horror comedy built upon the most outrageous premise yet somehow manages to find real emotion and meaning hidden among its folds or blood splatters. Katherine Langford and Charlie Plummer share the blood-soaked screen and deliver us a whimsical romance between two teenagers who are navigating the throes of high school, plus some. Alongside the comical love story is a biting commentary that reveals the film's huge thematic ambitions, ones seeped in ambiguity that becomes far more provoking than if they spoon-fed us a rational explanation. And while it is interesting to peel back the layers of the film, Spontaneous truly thrives when it is captivating and spraying us with gallows humor, unexpected emotion and exhilarating nihilism.