Whither the B-movie? Movies like The Toxic Avenger (1984) — an unbridled superhero spoof that mixed together black comedy and body horror in its mockery of everything from wellness culture to the U.S. government — don’t really get made anymore, which is probably part of why The Toxic Avenger (2025) had such a hard time getting in front of audiences. Macon Blair’s update to the legendarily schlocky Troma classic played Fantastic Fest and Beyond Fest two years ago and earned praise from genre fans for its wacky humor, its social critiques of modern America, and Peter Dinklage’s performance as Winston Gooze, the new Toxic Avenger. Winston is struggling: A single father to teen son Wade (Jacob Tremblay), he receives a dire medical diagnosis as a result of his work as a janitor at a bio

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