The resulting film, "The Plague," marks Polinger's feature directorial debut. It follows Ben (Everett Blunck), a young boy at a water polo summer camp for boys headed by an adult male instructor ...

Charlie Polinger opens his thrilling and uneasy directorial debut feature The Plague with an arresting sequence that quickly establishes the haunting undertones of this adolescent psychological ...

The idea of adolescence as a horror story is not new, but it’s given a splashy workout in Charlie Polinger‘s queasily stylish debut feature, in which the swimming pools, lockers rooms and bunk ...

It is not for everyone. But it could mean a lot to people like me. In his debut feature, filmmaker Charlie Polinger plays with broad riffs on coming-of-age, body horror, and bullying genres before ...

Charlie Polinger’s debut feature “The Plague,” which will have its world premiere in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section, will be launched to buyers at the Cannes Film Market with UTA ...

Director Charlie Polinger tells IndieWire about his brutal and bold story of pubescent boys tormenting each other at a water polo summer camp. It's premiering in Un Certain Regard this year.

Mikey Madison (Anora) has stepped in to replace Sydney Sweeney (Madame Web) in A24's adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale, The Masque of the Red ...

The Anora Best Actress Oscar winner is in talks to replace Sydney Sweeney in A24’s feature take of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death. No deal is done. The pic from Picturestart, which A24 ...

“The Plague” filmmaker Charlie Polinger simply wanted to make a film that actually reflected his adolescent experiences. “I see a lot of movies about 12 year old boys that are often either a ...

Charlie Polinger's directorial debut, also featuring Everett Blunck and newcomer Kayo Martin, observes a young boy trying to fit in at a summer water polo camp. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture ...