Jazzmin Crawley Dread Central Apr 4, 2026

Bones has more to offer than cheesy B-movie antics. Bones offers an inside look at thriving Black communities and how putting money before the community harms everyone. It’s a beautiful, yet tragic, love story intertwined with a tale of revenge.

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Sharai Bohannon Blerdy Massacre Podcast Jun 17, 2025 4/5

'Bones' is Black Giallo and it's very telling people can't understand the genre when it decenters white characters. It's another movie that is required viewing helmed by Ernest Dickerson.

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Jae-Ha Kim Jae-Ha Kim Jul 27, 2023 2.5/4

Patrick Peet grew up listening to that neighborhood rhyme. His father had been friends with Jimmy Bone -- a charismatic man who kept drugs out of the neighborhood and always had money for those who needed shelter and food.

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Jason Shawhan Nashville Scene Sep 10, 2021

Ernest Dickerson's simultaneous tribute to Blaxploitation social horror (think J.D.'s Revenge or Sugar Hill) and the work of Mario Bava is a magnificent work of operatic cinemascope splatter.

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Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast Jun 22, 2021 3.5/5

Much better than its reputation would have you expect, Bones is a weird and impressive horror entry from Ernest Dickerson.

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Sarah Musnicky Nightmarish Conjurings Jun 23, 2020 5/10

BONES is both gloriously cheesy and gruesome in ways that will make your skin crawl.

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Apr 5, 2020 2/4

Bones is basically A Nightmare on Crack Street, with Snoop Dogg playing a sleepier version of Freddy Krueger.

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Mark H. Harris Black Horror Movies Jan 2, 2020 2.8/5

The picture isn't particularly well-constructed, but Ernest Dickerson's direction is stylish and the performances are solid, making it very watchable - even though overall, Bones lacks many genuine thrills.

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Steve Newton Georgia Straight Feb 7, 2014 1/5

The bogus script doesn't leave anyone in the cast, including the usually impressive Pam Grier, much chance of a stellar performance.

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Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008 1/5

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Guylaine Cadorette Hollywood.com Aug 1, 2003 2/4

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Aug 1, 2003 1/4

It takes a full hour before anything interesting happens (believe me, I checked)...

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Tyler Hanley Palo Alto Weekly May 20, 2003 2/4

Interesting characters and witty dialogue are overshadowed by predictable gore and an overblown climax.

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John Venable Supercala.com Jun 28, 2002

...this blows supremely and it's not Snoop's fault.

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Ryan Cracknell Apollo Guide Mar 23, 2002 65/100

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JoBlo JoBlo's Movie Network Feb 24, 2002 6/10

A fun, over-the-top, campy horror flick starring the perfectly cast Snoop Dogg.

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Dec 6, 2001 B

May be pure trash, but it's trash made with the kind of oozy psychedelic zest that powered a movie like A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.

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Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com Nov 13, 2001 2/5

It's just too bad that every horror movie released these days has a numeral attached to it, or in this case...should have one.

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Brian Orndorf Modamag.com Nov 12, 2001 4/10

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Susan Stark Detroit News Nov 10, 2001 2/4

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