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2023's Most Ludicrous Sci-Fi Movie is a Gloriously Gory Love Letter to Schlock

Matt Donato

created: Aug. 22, 2025, 6:48 p.m. | updated: Aug. 28, 2025, 7:38 a.m.

Peter Dinklage is The Toxic Avenger. The Toxic Avenger remake strives to honor the cobbled-together exploitation of Troma and the original’s B-movie stylings. Elijah Wood is schlocky greatness in The Toxic Avenger, but it takes a while for the rest of the movie to catch up. Legendary PicturesThe Toxic Avenger is 70 percent of a Troma movie with an actual budget — as much as Blair could get away with, most likely. The Toxic Avenger premiered September 21 at Fantastic Fest.

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