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
100%. It’s a well done film in general and then for being a directorial debut that she’s also starring in? Impressive!
May 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
100%. It’s a well done film in general and then for being a directorial debut that she’s also starring in? Impressive!
Agreed! The intense working class solidarity it portrays generated a heartening undertone that surprised me because it’s not exactly an “uplifting” film.
April 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Agreed! The intense working class solidarity it portrays generated a heartening undertone that surprised me because it’s not exactly an “uplifting” film.
I do too! I’m not sure how much my students liked it but I’ll see next week. It was my first time screening it for a horror class and I expected there to be more gleeful enjoyment of its camp but it seems to have produced a more muted response.
April 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I do too! I’m not sure how much my students liked it but I’ll see next week. It was my first time screening it for a horror class and I expected there to be more gleeful enjoyment of its camp but it seems to have produced a more muted response.