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Articles by Lena Wilson

Lena Wilson is a culture writer who specializes in sociopolitical analyses of television and film. You can find more of her work at The New York Times,Slate, The Playlist, and Screen Rant.

About Lena Wilson

Lena Wilson is a writer based in New York City, where she lives with her girlfriend and two senior dogs. You can read more of her work here.

Lena Wilson / July 5, 2024

The Devil’s Bath is a breathtaking masterwork that will ruin your night and possibly your life

Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala’s harrowing new drama makes their previous chillers, Goodnight Mommy and The Lodge, look like episodes of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.

Lena Wilson / June 11, 2024

Interview: Patricia Rozema on filmmaking, social safety nets, and dog resurrection

In this interview, legendary indie filmmaker Patricia Rozema sits down with us to discuss her works, from Cannes award winner I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing to her lesbian romance When Night is Falling to Kit Kittredge: An American Girl.

Lena Wilson / March 30, 2024

Love Lies Bleeding is a slick, cheeky thriller about lesbian codependency

Unlike the harrowingly exquisite Saint Maud, Rose Glass’s second feature film, Love Lies Bleeding, is just as likely to make you giggle as it is to make you gasp.

A headshot of director Brandon Cronenberg in front of a still from his film, Possessor. The text on the image reads 'Interview'.

Lena Wilson / December 24, 2020

Brandon Cronenberg on process, penises, and Possessor

Brandon Cronenberg discusses his fucked up horror film Possessor and its many unintentional penetration metaphors.

Isabelle Adjani, Possession, Women in Horror Month

Lena Wilson / February 24, 2020

Isabelle Adjani in Possession (Great horror performances #1)

Lena Wilson discusses why Isabelle Adjani’s performance in Possession is one of her favourites by an actress in a horror film.

Rachel Morrison, Mudbound

Lena Wilson / May 9, 2018

Rachel Morrison’s deeply empathetic cinematography

In Fruitvale Station, Cake, Dope, and Mudbound, Rachel Morrison’s cinematography immerses viewers in marginalized characters’ points of view.

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