Shudder has announced the acquisition of VIOLATION, a debut feature written, produced, and directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli. The bold and unflinching thriller world premiered to critical and audience acclaim at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, where Sims-Fewer was a recipient of the TIFF Rising Star Award, and is also an official [...]

Carey Mulligan provides a masterclass in fierce femininity untouched by any performance I’ve seen in decades--her mix of soft sexiness combined with cold hearted bitch is perfectly balanced on the rocking scales of justice and makes Promising Young Woman a must-see. Cassandra (Carey Mulligan) is an ex-med student working at an adorable coffee shop run by [...]

Female empowerment with a bang, this episode of anthology horror series ETHERIA lures the viewer oh so sweetly into traps and tropes that seem just the opposite of feminist, only to turn them around on us so fast we get rock & roll, kissing potion, and hairspray scented whiplash. This is exactly the kind of [...]

CARMILLA, based on the 1872 vampire novel of the same name, takes a story that is over a century old and gives it fresh blood. The original Carmilla, published as a serial, was originally released almost thirty years prior to Bram Stoker’s Dracula. And yet, the 2019 film CARMILLA has a decidedly modern, beautifully feminist, [...]

"I don't really mind death. I've buried people before." --Elaine, The Love Witch Oh, The Love Witch, what am I going to do with you? From your opening moments, from your very first shot I immediately got you, I dug what you were laying down, I grokked your meaning, and I was truly in love. [...]