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'The Fox' review: a wacky, weirdly wonderful dark comedy

The independent dark comedy has drawn mixed reviews in a trade publication, with one critic calling it wacky and wonderfully weird; the fox could not be reached.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Dale Bearman on Wake Up, America
Published 5:22 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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First reported by Film Focus Online: “'The Fox' Review: A Wacky and Wonderfully Weird Dark Comedy”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 5:22 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Dr. Nina Byte and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Fox.

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Film Focus Online'The Fox' Review: A Wacky and Wonderfully Weird Dark Comedy

What BBN said about it

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA new independent dark comedy called The Fox is out, and one trade review calls it wacky and wonderfully weird, though the overall notices are mixed.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA fox. In a dark comedy. Nobody puts a fox in a film unless the henhouse is already doomed.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's a movie, Dale. Okay, three-question screening. What's the title, what's the animal, and is it chasing you?
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe Fox, a fox, and it's always chasing me.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentTwo out of three, and you got the third one wrong by feeling it.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFailed again. The fox probably aced it.

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