August 28, 2026

"Buddy" isn’t your average horror movie for a few reasons: 1) It assumes its audience is smart and wants to figure things out for themselves; 2) It has moments of genuine, laugh-out-loud humor; and 3) It doesn't go for the easy slasher moments we might expect for a movie about a deranged and murderous orange unicorn. It's lean, clever, and creepy, and the filmmakers do a lot with what appears to be a little given that its reported budget was less than $3 million.