Clayface by DC and James Gunn in Theaters Oct 2026
Clayface Instant Reaction: Does DC’s Body Horror Villain Movie Deliver? | Mostly Superheroes
We just walked out of Clayface at Alamo and had to react while it’s fresh! Logan Janis and the Mostly Superheroes crew share their spoiler-free instant reactions to DC’s body horror take on the shape-shifting villain: the acting, the CGI, the villain’s descent into madness, and where it lands among Gunn’s DC universe films so far.
⏱️ Timestamps
0:00 – Intro & Logan’s first reaction (3.95/4.0)
0:40 – Scotty: “I think this is a horror movie” (3.8/4.0)
1:23 – Jules: Up there with Superman (3.95/4.0)
1:57 – Jack: One of my favorite villains (4.0/4.0)
2:40 – Carrie: New characters & final score (3.9/4.0)
2:53 – Final thoughts & wrap-up
Logan Janis
"In reaction to Clayface. We're still in the theater. We're at Alamo. Thanks, Allied. DC did it. I'm Logan, and it was really good. That's it. It was really good. I can't believe how good it was. I didn't know it was going to be so good. I don't. I just because this movie is like, does this movie have any business being this good?
The acting, the CGI, the building of like, a villain. I think they checked all their boxes here and, and a little bit of horror in there for the season, so. Yeah, it was great, Scotty?”
Scotty
"Yeah. I don't even know that. I would say a little bit of horror. I think this is a horror movie. And, I think they did a great job showing this character's, like, descent into madness and kind of like a psychosis, taking over and putting him in full villain mode. My my favorite of the [James] Gunn universe, at least film wise so far."
"Yeah, it's 3.8 for me. That was great."
Logan Janis
"Oh, yeah. Of down. So yeah, 3.95 out of 4.0. I mean almost perfect. I don't know what else I could want from this one. So Jules."
Jules
"Oh, goodness goodness. I really came out of this film loving it. I'm glad to agree. It's up there with Superman for me. Definitely one of the best of Gunn's universe based movies. The the body horror is great. The acting is great. Lots of lots of little horror, horrific elements. I'm going to agree with a 3.95 for me and, go, go, go see this movie.
Go see it."
Jack
"Yeah, I definitely like the the special effects were really, really good. It kind of felt like more horror. Like, which I really liked because he's always kind of been a scarier, more offputting villain. So I like how they really leaned into that in the movie. And then, I liked how they more oriented towards an older audience, with it being more disturbing and gory.
But definitely one of my favorite villains. I don't watch a lot of DC movies in a while, but definitely one of my favorite that I've seen. So it's a 4.0 out of 4.0."
Carrie
"And this is Carrie. And I'd just like to add that, we got a lot of new characters, and I think that they really molded it into something great."
Logan Janis
"Lord, you're rating 3.9. Wow. We're out of the gate. These are all really fresh to me. Like, really fresh. Okay. Thanks for listening. And watch for, more. We want to hear what you think about Clayface. Let us know. See you later."
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