{
  "id": 15044665,
  "title": "‘Whalefall’ Review: Austin Abrams Wrestles With Grief, Toxic Masculinity & Grotesque Whale Innards In Emotionally Gutsy Body Horror",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/whalefall-review-austin-abrams-wrestles-with-grief-toxic-masculinity",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T21:07:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/whalefall-review-austin-abrams-josh-brolin-emotional-body-horror-1237166094/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Austin Abrams’ ascension to “scream king” status has resulted in an emotionally raw survival/body horror based on Daniel Kraus’ 2023 novel. In Whalefall, written and directed by Brian Duffield, Jay (Abrams) goes diving in the Pacific Ocean to find the remains of his late father Mitt (Josh Brolin), who took his own life a year […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}