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'Whalefall' review: man swallowed by a whale in survival movie

The New York Post's reviewer says the film lost them countless times on its increasingly ridiculous ocean voyage; BBN says it sounds like a regular Wednesday.

On air: Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on The Five O'Clock
Published 4:15 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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First reported by New York Post: “‘Whalefall’ review: Man gets swallowed alive by a whale in preposterous survival movie”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 4:15 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.

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New York Post‘Whalefall’ review: Man gets swallowed alive by a whale in preposterous survival movie

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe New York Post reviews Whalefall, a survival movie where a man gets swallowed alive by a whale, and calls it dumb and preposterous, saying it lost the reviewer countless times.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorPreposterous? The man lives in a whale. I'm only worried about the signal.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's the fun, Dale! A whale is basically a very wet studio apartment, and he's making it work.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRent-free, and the landlord swims.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYou watched the trailer!
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI watched it twice, for work. Now rate it before I ask what the whale was eating beforehand.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Drama Index gives Whalefall a seven out of ten, for one reviewer in a theater, losing it countless times over a whale.

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