Lena Wilson discusses why Isabelle Adjani’s performance in Possession is one of her favourites by an actress in a horror film.
Genre Films
Explore films that leverage — and problematize — the definitions of a given genre, from horror films to the Western.
Sundance ’20 review: Romola Garai’s Amulet
Gothic horror Amulet is a promising directorial debut from actress Romola Garai, but the screenplay is too ambitious for its own good.
LFF’s Official Competition highlights emerging trends among young auteurs
Ben Flanagan muses on LFF 2019’s competition selection and to what extent it represents the current state of cinema, particularly British and genre cinema.
‘It is with love that I do this’: Cannibalism and power under patriarchy in Raw and We Are What We Are
In Raw and We Are What We Are, the cannibalism metaphor is used to explore what it is to be a woman living under patriarchy, in both the macro and the micro.
Thelma is more than just a modern Carrie
Thelma has been compared to Brian De Palma’s Carrie, but Trier gives his female lead agency whereas Carrie was simply a victim.
Ep. 21: Feminist horror
Episode 21 celebrates our new ebook, Beyond empowertainment: Feminist horror and the struggle for female agency. In addition to discussing the films featured in the book, Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith, and Editor at Large Mary Angela Rowe talk about what feminist horror is, the strengths of the horror genre, and the book’s origins.