They Will Kill You Is a Bloody Fun Thrill Ride

‘They Will Kill You’ Review: Zazie Beetz’s Gonzo Action-Horror Movie Is Some Killer, Some Filler

SXSW: “Why Don’t You Just Die!” director Kirill Sokolov’s English-language debut is a gory and hyper-stylized contradiction that's both extremely eventful and strangely anticlimactic.

They Will Kill You Is a Bloody Fun Thrill Ride

This review is based on a screening from the SXSW Film & TV Festival. They Will Kill You opens in theaters March 27. Kirill Sokolov’s terrific They Will Kill You, a modern action gem whose stellar fight sequences are brought to life with kinetic stunt performances and captivating camerawork, is the year’s best action discovery thus far. It’s an unabashedly gonzo, gruesome, and gutsy reminder of what truly great mainstream action cinema can feel …

‘They Will Kill You’ Review: Zazie Beetz Slays in a Devilish,  Kill-the-Rich Horror Genre Mash-Up

The best way to describe “They Will Kill You” is as a live-action anime. People cleave bodies in two with superhuman strength while characters stumble about with propulsive verve; various sound effects accompany each of their telegraphed movements. Even the rain in director Kirill Sokolov’s film falls differently, with the mythological cascade of droplets casting a fog, akin to a cyberpunk opera. Focusing on a woman who infiltrates a Satanic cul…

‘They Will Kill You’ Review: Zazie Beetz’s Final Girl Slays in Gonzo Satanic Slasher [B+] SXSW

They Will Kill You is living proof that when it comes to horror movies and action movies, you really don’t have to reinvent the wheel for the audience to have a good time. Writer/director Kirill Sokolov, along with co-writer Alex Litvak, makes efficient use of the familiar but welcome high-rise building, ripe with action set…

'Being The Black Final Girl Is An Amazing Honor' — Zazie Beetz On Flipping Horror Tropes In 'They Will Kill You'

Source: Credit: (Photo by SPINXX/Verbal Slick for BlerDCon) / BlerDCon 2026 – Zazie Beetz during the ‘They Will Kill You,’ panel at BlerDcon. Costumes, creativity, and community took center stage at the annual BlerDCon 2026, which delivered one of its most electrifying years yet and MadameNoire was on the scene for the incredible festivities. The three-day celebration of Black nerd culture in the DMV, which took place between March 7 and March 9…

SXSW 2026 Review: Zazie Beetz is an Absolute Badass in THEY WILL KILL YOU

There's maximalism, and then there's Kirill Sokolov's They Will Kill You. It's maximalism on cocaine, rocketing through filmic homages lifted from the Russian filmmaker's favorite styles. It's like The Raid, but thematically tuned to Ready or Not, with set design by Wes Anderson, conceptually anarchistic like Álex de la Iglesia, shot through the lens of a blood-soaked Quentin Tarantino samurai actioner à la Kill Bill, yet goopy like Frank Henenl…