Ashley R. Smith
@ashleyrsmith.bsky.social
PhD in Screen Cultures from Northwestern | Writing on horror, culture & race | Academic Consultant at Cut-Throat Women Digital Humanities Database | True crime & media trash lover | Opinions are mine | Formerly @thehorrorfemme on Twitter
No. 65: Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979).
May 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
No. 65: Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979).
No. 64: Odds Against Tomorrow (Robert Wise, 1959).
May 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
No. 64: Odds Against Tomorrow (Robert Wise, 1959).
No. 63: Sinners (Ryan Coogler, 2025).
May 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
No. 63: Sinners (Ryan Coogler, 2025).
No. 62: Torso (Sergio Martino, 1973).
Torso is overall a “meh” giallo but boasts some killer eye makeup looks.
Torso is overall a “meh” giallo but boasts some killer eye makeup looks.
May 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
No. 62: Torso (Sergio Martino, 1973).
Torso is overall a “meh” giallo but boasts some killer eye makeup looks.
Torso is overall a “meh” giallo but boasts some killer eye makeup looks.
No. 61: Companion (Drew Hancock, 2025).
May 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
No. 61: Companion (Drew Hancock, 2025).
No. 60: Woman of the Hour (Anna Kendrick, 2023).
I was very pleasantly surprised by Kendrick’s directorial debut that is relatively faithful to the facts of the Alcala case while introducing dramatic embellishments that hit on larger truths of women’s realities under femicidal culture.
I was very pleasantly surprised by Kendrick’s directorial debut that is relatively faithful to the facts of the Alcala case while introducing dramatic embellishments that hit on larger truths of women’s realities under femicidal culture.
May 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
No. 60: Woman of the Hour (Anna Kendrick, 2023).
I was very pleasantly surprised by Kendrick’s directorial debut that is relatively faithful to the facts of the Alcala case while introducing dramatic embellishments that hit on larger truths of women’s realities under femicidal culture.
I was very pleasantly surprised by Kendrick’s directorial debut that is relatively faithful to the facts of the Alcala case while introducing dramatic embellishments that hit on larger truths of women’s realities under femicidal culture.
No. 59: Shampoo (Hal Ashby, 1975).
May 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
No. 59: Shampoo (Hal Ashby, 1975).
No. 58: I Saw the TV Glow (Schoenbrun, 2024).
Final screening of my wonderful horror course at SAIC.
Final screening of my wonderful horror course at SAIC.
May 8, 2025 at 11:17 AM
No. 58: I Saw the TV Glow (Schoenbrun, 2024).
Final screening of my wonderful horror course at SAIC.
Final screening of my wonderful horror course at SAIC.
No. 57: Flight Risk (Mel Gibson, 2025).
I refuse to believe this was not an AI generated script.
I refuse to believe this was not an AI generated script.
May 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
No. 57: Flight Risk (Mel Gibson, 2025).
I refuse to believe this was not an AI generated script.
I refuse to believe this was not an AI generated script.
No. 56: The Order (Justin Kurzel, 2024).
May 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
No. 56: The Order (Justin Kurzel, 2024).
No. 55: Daisies (Vera Chytilová, 1966) in beautiful 35mm, courtesy of @chicagofilmsociety.org.
DAISIES on 35mm - Wednesday 4/30 at 7:00 PM at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social
Preceded by a tonally-related cartoon!
Preceded by a tonally-related cartoon!
May 1, 2025 at 2:33 AM
No. 55: Daisies (Vera Chytilová, 1966) in beautiful 35mm, courtesy of @chicagofilmsociety.org.
No. 54: Time Without Pity (Joseph Losey, 1957).
April 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
No. 54: Time Without Pity (Joseph Losey, 1957).
No. 53: Léon Morin, Priest (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1961).
April 24, 2025 at 2:58 AM
No. 53: Léon Morin, Priest (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1961).
No. 52: Watcher (Chloe Okuno, 2022).
April 24, 2025 at 2:56 AM
No. 52: Watcher (Chloe Okuno, 2022).
No. 51: Le Crime de Monsieur Lange (Jean Renoir, 1936)
April 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
No. 51: Le Crime de Monsieur Lange (Jean Renoir, 1936)
No. 50: Office Killer (Cindy Sherman, 1997).
April 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
No. 50: Office Killer (Cindy Sherman, 1997).
No. 49: Poor Things (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2023).
April 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM
No. 49: Poor Things (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2023).
No. 48: Crossing Delancey (Joan Micklin Silver, 1988).
April 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
No. 48: Crossing Delancey (Joan Micklin Silver, 1988).
No. 47: Bean (Mel Smith, 1997).
April 13, 2025 at 12:19 AM
No. 47: Bean (Mel Smith, 1997).
No. 46: La Llorona (Jayro Bustamante, 2019).
April 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
No. 46: La Llorona (Jayro Bustamante, 2019).
No. 45: The Honeymoon Killers (Leonard Kastle, 1970).
April 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
No. 45: The Honeymoon Killers (Leonard Kastle, 1970).
No. 44: My Brother’s Wife (Doris Wishman, 1966).
April 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
No. 44: My Brother’s Wife (Doris Wishman, 1966).
No. 43: Train to Busan (Yeon Sang-ho, 2016).
April 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
No. 43: Train to Busan (Yeon Sang-ho, 2016).
Ready to get emotional and scared at @thepetermarra.bsky.social’s panel on Emotional Horror (featuring friend @krp.bsky.social) at #SCMS25!
April 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Ready to get emotional and scared at @thepetermarra.bsky.social’s panel on Emotional Horror (featuring friend @krp.bsky.social) at #SCMS25!