Genuine question that I’ve been sitting on since I saw this— has there been a genre movie made on this scale directed by a woman that is so brazenly saying ‘fuck you’ and ‘fuck the system’? One filled with disdain for an entire mode of thought? To be clear this is framed as the highest form of compliment, it is also not rhetorical, feel free to let me know if anything comes to mind. Sure, Julia Ducournau’s borderline masterpiece Raw certainly lives…

‘Grief horror’ may not be for everyone but when done well it can create an emotional catharsis that is oddly comforting. Not by rubbing the audience’s nose in it but by presenting the story with a type of acceptance that is not filled with malice. The world is not a safe space, if you are lucky you won’t have to face many of its horrors but that is a luxury not afforded to many people. Some kids have to grow…