Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- absurd
- unsettling
- short film program
- dark comedy night
What critics said
The film’s strong festival reception reflects broad appreciation for its inventive blend of black humor and horror in a tightly controlled short format.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Tom’s failure to follow Flo’s childcare instructions turns mundane parental duties into an increasingly grotesque comic situation.
Flo’s list of tasks and Sam’s guitar course establish ordinary objects and obligations that gain ominous significance as Tom’s supervision breaks down.
The central conflict hinges on Tom forgetting a responsibility while caring for his five-year-old son during Flo’s absence.
The film’s horror-comedy premise transforms ordinary childcare into unsettling, physically comic imagery rather than conventional suspense.
Films like Squish, and why
Deerskin
shares deadpan black humor, domestic anxiety, and an absurd collision between everyday responsibilities and horror
Rubber
combines surreal horror imagery with comic discomfort and an ordinary protagonist trapped in escalating absurdity
The Visit
uses family-centered dark comedy, grotesque genre elements, and sharply satirical tension
Movie Details
- Director
- Xavier Seron
- Release Date
- 2020-09-11
- Runtime
- 21 min
- Rating
- 3.8 / 10 (4)
Cast
- Jean Le Peltier
- Martin Verset
- Youri Dirckx
- Baptiste Sornin
- Elikia Bondekwe
- Chantal Pirotte
Common questions
- What is Squish about?
- A distracted father’s routine childcare duties spiral into a compact Belgian nightmare of parental negligence and grotesque black comedy.
- What is Squish like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Squish as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Squish violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Squish as mild.
- What did critics think of Squish?
- The film’s strong festival reception reflects broad appreciation for its inventive blend of black humor and horror in a tightly controlled short format.
- Which films are like Squish?
- Films with a similar feel include Deerskin, Rubber, and The Visit.
- How long is Squish?
- Squish runs 21 minutes.
