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Filipe Freitas of Always Good Movies

2021-09-11

Mounted with well-developed characters and preserving tension at all times, Bad Tales is a terribly cruel, darkly compelling, sometimes-obscene film that perfectly articulates the toxicity and psychological consequences that result from the severe alienation between parents and children. Technically, the film achieves satisfactory results in the cinematography, editing and art direction departments. Read more

Eric Hillis of The Movie Waffler

2020-10-12

Climaxing with not one but two disturbing codas, Bad Tales might easily be accused of simply aiming for cheap shocks. Yet while misanthropy is often the lazy fallback of superficial European filmmakers with little to really say, the D'Innocenzos appear to be commenting on an Italy that's increasingly losing grasp of its joie de vivre as it attempts to compete with its more stoic Northern neighbours. Read more

Victor Fraga of Dirty Movies

2020-03-01

Sinister suburban comedy from Italy is a hybrid amalgam of hapless children and maladroit parents. Read more