Here’s another movie I missed at the theater in 2025 and regret. Dust Bunny is a fantasy thriller starring Mads Mikkelsen, Sigourney Weaver, and Sophie Sloan. It is written and directed by Bryan Fuller. It follows 10-year-old Aurora who believes her parents were eaten by a monster under her bed. She then procures the services of her hitman neighbor to kill said monster. Thankfully, Dust Bunny is now available to all our eyeballs on VOD.
Aurora (Sloan) is terrified of the monster that resides under her bed. One night, her parents disappear while she hides, and the only thing Aurora can surmise is that the monster has eaten them whole. Aurora watches and follows her intriguing neighbor (Mikkelsen), believing him to be a monster killer. He does not believe in monsters, but he does believe the parents were assassinated by someone who is after him.
Monster Under the Bed
What do you do if you have a monster under your bed? You wish for someone to help you kill it, of course. And that is exactly what Aurora does. Fortunately fo her, there is a man living next door who fits the bill. She follows him until one night when she watches him slay a dragon, at least that’s what she thinks.
She warns her foster parents that they should stay off the ground and wholeheartedly believes they will be eaten, but they do not believe her. After they are disappeared by the giant beast, she is determined to hire the hitman next door to rid her of the monster.
Monster Down the Hall
The intriguing neighbor meets with Aurora and begins investigating. He isn’t indulging either. There is definitely something amiss in Aurora’s apartment. We discover that she has lost several sets of parents, and the FBI is involved as well. All the while, the intriguing neighbor has a dozen or so hitmen trying to assassinate him.
I thought the movie would be slow-building, but it’s actually quite exciting as more time passes. The relationship between the hitman and Aurora is fascinating, as they both continue doing exactly what they want. The intriguing neighbor refuses to bend to an imaginary monster, but he keeps the girl safe. Aurora is terrified and tries to do her best to keep the hitman and herself alive.
She wished for these monsters, and there is nothing to prove that there is one until there is.
I would recommend Dust Bunny in a heartbeat. It is so difficult to not spoil all the best parts of this movie. The sound design, cinematography, colors, costumes, sets, and choreography were all fantastical. It was easy to be swept away in each scene, and the horror was whimsical. It had plenty of kills and sweet moments between the intriguing neighbor and Aurora. Watch it at home through your preferred VOD platform.
