The Toxic Avenger (2023) Review
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4.2 • 652 Ratings
🗓️ 11 February 2026
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Synopsis
Peter Dinklage plays Winston, a janitor working for a super polluter company called Body Talk Healthstyle, who struggles to support his stepson Wade after his mother dies of cancer. When he is diagnosed with cancer of his own, he appeals to his boss for an insurance policy that will cover his medical expenses. Like all good bosses, he denies this, so Wade attempts to steal the money only to be caught by henchmen and thrown in toxic waste. But to everyone’s surprise, the sludge only makes Winston more badass. Under the new name of the Toxic Avenger, Winston fights crime and kicks ass.
Review of The Toxic Avenger (2023)
I will admit that I may have originally misjudged The Toxic Avenger. Our Facebook group has mentioned this movie multiple times, and it just never looked very appealing to me. I am personally just not very interested in crass, overly explicit shock gore movies. But to be honest, I found myself laughing a lot more than I expected to. There are some genuinely funny moments in this movie, and the cast is stacked with actors like Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood, and, of course, Peter Dinklage, who carry this movie on their backs. It’s still not really my cup of tea, and I actually think the movie got progressively less interesting as it moved through act 3, but it’s still a decent movie that affords some good times.
Score 6/10
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| 0:00.0 | Today on Horror Movie Talk, we will be reviewing 2023's The Toxic Avenger. |
| 0:05.9 | This movie was chosen by our patrons. |
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| 0:33.7 | Oh, wow. Is this a metal thing? Yes. A little taste. |
| 0:36.1 | David. David, what is this? It's pretty big. Great break. I have to kill a lot of people. Just tell me what you want me to fuck. I have big tips and a tiny vagina. Oil me up. Daddy. I can't believe the price refers. Big tits. Missletoe alert. This guy was a real jerk. |
| 0:54.6 | How long can Hugo being prognant? |
| 0:56.7 | Chop, chop, chop, chop. |
| 0:57.7 | I'm just such a dick, David. |
| 0:59.5 | Okay, everybody, put on your corpse handling gloves. |
| 1:01.8 | You what? |
| 1:02.4 | Hoodie Picasso. |
| 1:04.0 | Horror! |
| 1:06.7 | Hello, everybody. |
| 1:08.4 | Welcome to horror movie talk. |
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| 1:15.6 | as well as our special guest, Jacelle. How you doing, Jacelle? Can't complain. Doing great. |
| 1:24.4 | As you guys know, we've been auditioning for the spot of co-host. So we're trying to have as many |
| 1:32.2 | of you on as we can. And today we have Jocel. Do you want to spend a minute and just let us get to |
| 1:38.3 | know you a bit? Yes. Hi. My name's Jocel. I've been a listener for a long time, a patron since 2021. I'm a horror lover, planner, gamer, all the things. Puerto Rican, don't let the complexion fool you. And that's about it. I'm mean, but I swear I'm nice. |
| 2:02.9 | And what kind of horror movies do you like? |
| 2:06.5 | All of them. |
| 2:07.6 | So my first one was when I was three. |
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