Dust Bunny
2025 · Directed by Bryan Fuller
Original language: English
- fantasy
- action
- horror
The story
Ten-year-old Aurora asks her hitman neighbor to kill the monster under her bed that she claims ate her family. To protect her, he must battle an onslaught of assassins while accepting that some monsters are real.
What it’s like
Gritty, saturated, theatrical darkness: Bryan Fuller's Dust Bunny leans into stylized night exteriors, hard streetlight glare, and sharp, deliberately artificial colour that makes Paris-adjacent apartments feel like storybook sets gone wrong. Bedrooms and hallways hold deep shadow, and the camera favours tight, carefully staged compositions that let menace gather at the edges of the frame. The score pulses with low synth and strings, punctuated by sudden percussive stings during the assassin set pieces, while quieter scenes hang in an uneasy hush. The vibe is dark whimsy with a sour edge, something like a fairy tale stitched together with a hitman thriller, best suited to a late-night watch with the lights off. Pacing alternates unhurried character moments with bursts of brutal action, and the emotional register stays wry and tender: a gruff, withdrawn killer slowly and reluctantly becoming a protector for a lonely girl who insists the monster is real. Intensity is high: frequent violence, gore, and graphic kills, with horror-tinged dread and some cruelty, not gentle viewing. It suits viewers who enjoy genre blends, stylish violence, and dark, offbeat fantasy with a child at its heart.
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