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Sydney Morning Herald
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
And Just Like That recap: Genuine tragedy and full-frontal nudity
On a nighttime dog walk past the Guggenheim, Harry shares the news and tries to soothe a terrified Char with the facts: De Niro survived this! He is not going to die for a long time! But he doesn't want anyone knowing and is keen for life to proceed as normal, so Char just has to swallow it. Over in the Gramercy, Carrie's back narrating life in her empty, echoing apartment from the perspective of 'The Woman' in her vague historical fiction novel. Her newly arrived downstairs neighbour isn't the only one in hell. This storyline was triggering to me, someone with a heavy-footed upstairs neighbour and fear of confrontation. The only possible cure for my ills might've been seeing the montage of Carrie stomping about in fabulous outfits as her tenant (?) tosses and turns in a dark, water-damaged apartment downstairs, but sadly it was shot only from the calves down, before Duncan Reeves, revered writer of doorstop-sized historical biographies, bangs on the door to declare, 'You are always walking in heels! Have you no rugs?!' At brunch, Carrie does the unthinkable when describing the scenario to her friends. While announcing that she has rights, she evokes the title of a legendary Sex and the City episode: ' A Woman's Right to Shoes'. Loading Remember that one? It was in that blissful season six period after Berger but before we had to endure Petrovsky? When the show said so much about single women and their coupled-up, new-parent friends who judged them for their expensive footwear proclivities? And it did it all in a compact half hour? I dream of those days. Where was I? Turns out Duncan is like the Ron Chernow of this universe, and he's also 'a lot of fun' according to the disembodied head sending texts as Samantha Jones. He lives it up in London for half the year, then comes to New York to write about Margaret Thatcher, fuelled only by stew, for the other six months. The endless back and forth of 'please walk a bit quieter' / 'no I shan't I have to wear heels always' is just another example of the show's writers' memory loss, considering Carrie was already forced into flats in season one after her hip surgery. Miranda was an awful visitor then – remember her and Che in the kitchen, grunting into each other's mouths while Carrie tried to pee in a Snapple bottle? (My god, what is this show?) – and she remains one now. Once Carrie remembers she has 'the extra rooms' and offers her lifelong best friend a place to crash, they're both on their absolute worst behaviour. Loading Carrie expects Miranda to take HER shoes off and says, 'I know how to walk in mine.' Miranda stalks around the house fully nude like one of the bad guys in It Follows and makes no attempt to cover up. She eats Carrie's yoghurt and banana. Carrie knocks a Coke ('My last Mexican Coke!') onto the new table (I can't even get into the Aidan's-thumbs-down-table of it all any more, we need to have some standards) and mops it up with Miranda's work papers (?!) and then Miranda mops it up with Carrie's silk scarf. These women both need brain scans.
The Age
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
And Just Like That recap: Genuine tragedy and full-frontal nudity
On a nighttime dog walk past the Guggenheim, Harry shares the news and tries to soothe a terrified Char with the facts: De Niro survived this! He is not going to die for a long time! But he doesn't want anyone knowing and is keen for life to proceed as normal, so Char just has to swallow it. Over in the Gramercy, Carrie's back narrating life in her empty, echoing apartment from the perspective of 'The Woman' in her vague historical fiction novel. Her newly arrived downstairs neighbour isn't the only one in hell. This storyline was triggering to me, someone with a heavy-footed upstairs neighbour and fear of confrontation. The only possible cure for my ills might've been seeing the montage of Carrie stomping about in fabulous outfits as her tenant (?) tosses and turns in a dark, water-damaged apartment downstairs, but sadly it was shot only from the calves down, before Duncan Reeves, revered writer of doorstop-sized historical biographies, bangs on the door to declare, 'You are always walking in heels! Have you no rugs?!' At brunch, Carrie does the unthinkable when describing the scenario to her friends. While announcing that she has rights, she evokes the title of a legendary Sex and the City episode: ' A Woman's Right to Shoes'. Loading Remember that one? It was in that blissful season six period after Berger but before we had to endure Petrovsky? When the show said so much about single women and their coupled-up, new-parent friends who judged them for their expensive footwear proclivities? And it did it all in a compact half hour? I dream of those days. Where was I? Turns out Duncan is like the Ron Chernow of this universe, and he's also 'a lot of fun' according to the disembodied head sending texts as Samantha Jones. He lives it up in London for half the year, then comes to New York to write about Margaret Thatcher, fuelled only by stew, for the other six months. The endless back and forth of 'please walk a bit quieter' / 'no I shan't I have to wear heels always' is just another example of the show's writers' memory loss, considering Carrie was already forced into flats in season one after her hip surgery. Miranda was an awful visitor then – remember her and Che in the kitchen, grunting into each other's mouths while Carrie tried to pee in a Snapple bottle? (My god, what is this show?) – and she remains one now. Once Carrie remembers she has 'the extra rooms' and offers her lifelong best friend a place to crash, they're both on their absolute worst behaviour. Loading Carrie expects Miranda to take HER shoes off and says, 'I know how to walk in mine.' Miranda stalks around the house fully nude like one of the bad guys in It Follows and makes no attempt to cover up. She eats Carrie's yoghurt and banana. Carrie knocks a Coke ('My last Mexican Coke!') onto the new table (I can't even get into the Aidan's-thumbs-down-table of it all any more, we need to have some standards) and mops it up with Miranda's work papers (?!) and then Miranda mops it up with Carrie's silk scarf. These women both need brain scans.
Daily Mail
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
'Modern masterpiece' horror film with whopping 95% Rotten Tomatoes score leaves terrified Netflix viewers gasping 'it's the stuff of nightmares!'
A 'modern masterpiece' horror film with a whopping 93 per cent Rotten Tomatoes score has left terrified Netflix viewers gasping 'it's the stuff of nightmares!'. It Follows, first released in 2015 and added to the streamer last October, follows a young woman relentlessly pursued by a mysterious supernatural being. In a terrifying twist, only she can see it, it can take on the form of any person - and if she does not pass on the curse to someone else (via sexual intercourse) and it catches her, it will kill her. It stars iconic scream queen Maika Monroe as the lead, most recently seen in 2024 serial killer horror film Longlegs, starring Nicolas Cage. Writer and director David Robert Mitchell shot to fame after the now cult classic received widespread critical acclaim. And fans keep rediscovering the movie among Netflix's catalogue, taking to discussion site Reddit to express renewed praise for the truly horrifying work. In a terrifying twist, only she can see it, it can take on the form of any person - and if she does not pass on the curse to someone else (via sexual intercourse) and it catches her, it will kill her One - referencing a similar comic book series, released from 1995 to 2005, about an STI that causes grotesque mutations in teens - commented: 'I loved it. 'Kind of reminds me of Black Hole by Charles Burns, easily one of the great graphic novels.' Commenting on the common slasher trope of characters who have sex being the ones to die, they said: 'Mixing sex with horror in a highly original and ingenious way. 'A modern classic in my opinion.' Another fan weighed in: 'There was such a creepy tone throughout the movie. It messes with your head.' Someone else said: 'I personally loved it, mainly because it was very much like the nightmares I had as a child. 'A creepy, shape-shifting entity that could look like someone you know and there's no stopping it. It just follows you everywhere and you'll never outrun it.' The critics were just as blown away - streaming review site Decider said: 'Its meticulous directorial vision and thematic ambition are what make it a modern masterwork. Fans keep rediscovering the movie among Netflix's catalogue, taking to discussion site Reddit to express renewed praise for the truly horrifying work The critics were just as blown away 'Once you see It Follows, it will follow you forever.' Another critic similarly wrote: 'Capturing anxiety in a way that no other film has, It Follows is a modern horror masterpiece.' Someone else said, bringing up the technique of presenting a movie as if it was made up of home videos recorded by characters in the story: 'A tonic to the spate of "found footage" and shaky-cam horror films. Mentioning an iconic seventies and eighties horror director, they continued: 'This is a carefully designed film that recalls the visual control of John Carpenter's early horror films, especially the way it tracks movement within carefully composed shots.' The legendary film was made on a very low budget, of less than $2million - but it made an enormous profit at the box office, raking in more than $20million. Ten years after It Follows was released, it has now been tipped for a sequel, called They Follow. Indie film production company Neon made the announcement in October 2023, saying both star Maika and writer-director David would return for the sequel. Details on the exact production schedule are currently scarce. It marks one of David's only major projects since It Follows came out. The other is Flowervale Street, an American sci-fi film starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, set for release in August next year. Another horror movie rated just as highly by the critics, also with an incredible 95 per cent score on Rotten Tomatoes, has recently become free to stream too. Housebound, which also premiered back in 2014, follows a young woman named Kylie (Morgan O'Reilley), under house arrest in her childhood home. But she suspects an evil presence may be hiding in the house. Directed by Gerard Johnstone, who was also behind the 2023 hit horror film M3gan, the thriller became available to stream for free on BBC iPlayer last month. After being around for over a decade, the spine-tingling movie has collected a lot of praise during its time on screens, winning its impressive Rotten Tomatoes score. Fans have raved over the film and even dubbed it 'pure cinematic gold', with many taking to the review site to leave their thoughts. One penned: 'Such an underrated masterpiece! Housebound is easily in my top three favourite movies of all time simply for its originality, humour and unpredictability.' It Follows is available to stream on Netflix.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Longlegs' Star Maika Monroe Joins Horror ‘Victorian Psycho' Ahead Of Summer Shoot; Project In Talks With New U.S. Buyers After Previous A24 Exit — Cannes Market
Longlegs and It Follows star Maika Monroe has replaced Margaret Qualley in psychological horror-thriller, Victorian Psycho, we can reveal, with Anton continuing to sell at the Cannes market. Monroe takes on the lead role of the young, eccentric governess Winifred Notty, who in 1858 arrives at the remote gothic manor known as Ensor House. Her responsibilities include teaching the children table manners and educating them about their family's history, all whilst hiding her psychopathic tendencies. As Winifred assimilates into life at Ensor House, staff members begin to inexplicably disappear, and the owners of the estate begin to wonder if there is something amiss about their new governess. More from Deadline Nu Boyana Exec Launches Next Gen Company Hollywood Influence Studios With Stratosphere-Shot Debut 'Above The End' Beta Cinema Gives Mid Cannes Market Sales Update On 'Let It Rain', 'The Physician II' & 'The Light' Jacob Elordi & Lily-Rose Depp To Star In Cormac McCarthy Adaptation 'Outer Dark' - Red Hot Project Bubbling At The Cannes Market As previously announced, Thomasin McKenzie (Last Night in Soho) is also cast. Zachary Wigon (Sanctuary) directs from a script by author Virginia Feito (Mrs. March), based on her novel of the same name. Production is being lined up to begin in August of this year. As we revealed late last year, A24 had boarded the project for domestic. However, we can reveal today that the company exited soon after Qualley left some months ago and before Monroe came aboard. No reason was given to us for the departures. We understand Anton has been in talks with other domestic buyers and has already pre-sold the film to multiple international markets. Additional casting is in process. These are the slings and arrows of independent finance and this is a buzzy project that has already withstood the exit of Qualley not long before the intended March shoot and is now pushing forward with another in-demand lead actress and with another domestic buyer likely aboard soon. Kudos to the producers for weathering the storm. Pic is produced by Dan Kagan (Longlegs) under his Traffic. banner as well as Sébastien Raybaud (Greenland: Migration) for Anton and Wigon, in association with Anonymous Content. Nick Shumaker, Bard Dorros and Virginia Feito will executive produce. This will be the third collaboration between Monroe and Kagan following Significant Other and Longlegs. Anton is fully financing the film and is representing international rights. U.S. rights are co-represented by Anton, UTA Independent Film Group and CAA Media Finance. Director Wigon said: 'Maika's intense screen presence has resonated with me over and over again throughout her history of complex performances. I'm absolutely thrilled for her to bring her unique style of psychological portraiture to the fascinatingly bizarre Winifred Notty.' Monroe most recently starred opposite Nicolas Cage in last year's psychological horror hit Longlegs. She has become well-established in the horror genre following her performance in hit It Follows which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014. Additional credits, which both premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, include the cult thriller The Guest and Chloe Okunu's directorial debut Watcher. She is due to start production in the lead role in Reminders of Him, Universal's adaptation of the best-selling novel by Colleen Hoover. Monroe is repped by Entertainment 360, WME, and Felker Toczek. Best of Deadline 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery Where To Watch All The 'Mission: Impossible' Movies: Streamers With Multiple Films In The Franchise Everything We Know About 'My Life With The Walter Boys' Season 2 So Far
Tom's Guide
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
One of my favorite horror movies is now streaming on Netflix — and it's mind-bending nightmare fuel
I love a movie that lies to you. Unreliable narrators are my kryptonite, and there's a subtle art to setting up all the pieces of a story just convincingly enough to lull your audience into a sense of security before taking a shotgun to their understanding of how things work. That's why I was excited to see one of the biggest surprise horror hits of the decade, "Smile," return to Netflix this week (May 14). I watch a lot of horror movies — it's easily my favorite genre — but they can be hit or miss, especially when we're not talking about the classics. So I'm always delighted to find a new one worth gushing over. I first saw "Smile" in theaters back in 2022 and really enjoyed how it plays with your perceptions to chill you to the bone. The scares never feel cheap, there's no big "gotcha" moment. Rather, it takes you on a haunting, slow burn of paranoia that'll leave you giving every smile you see a second glance for a bit. So if you've been looking for your next nightmare-inducing horror watch, here's everything to know before streaming "Smile" — and why you absolutely should. "Smile" stars Sosie Bacon as Rose, a therapist at a psychiatric ward in New Jersey who finds herself entangled in a terrifying supernatural ordeal, which starts with her new patient, Laura (Caitlin Stasey). Laura admits to seeing strange things after witnessing a professor commit suicide, but just as she starts to open up about her trauma, she has what appears to be a psychotic breakdown. She freaks out and begins screaming at some unseen force in the room, then just as quickly goes quiet, a ghoulish smile on her face, and slits her throat. Soon after, Rose begins to experience eerie, inexplicable visions and becomes convinced that a malevolent force is stalking her. As her friends and family write off her fears as signs of a mental breakdown, her sense of reality begins to unravel. She embarks on a race against time to understand and break the transferable curse that's latched onto her before it's too late. I'll be the first to admit "Smile" isn't a perfect horror film. Its sadistically effective premise isn't an original one, and I definitely got "It Follows" vibes as I was watching it. I also wasn't impressed with the monster design; instead of being the terrifying reveal the filmmakers intended, it had my friends and I cracking up in the theater. But with that aside, Bacon's spiral into madness is convincing and riveting to watch. She makes you feel the horror rather than just performing it, which makes the occasional jumpscare feel earned rather than a cheap shot. I'm usually good at spotting twists, especially in horror movies, but there were several that even I didn't see coming, each delivered with a chilling gut punch that kept me on the edge of my seat. "Smile" manages to be so thoroughly unsettling by letting its central, nauseous motif do the bulk of the heavy lifting. It's hard to go into detail about what "Smile" does well without spoiling anything, and trust me, this is one movie you're better off going in knowing as little as possible. My biggest gripe was that the trailer gave away some moments I would have preferred to experience on my first watch, because knowing what was coming took the fun out of those scenes a bit. If you haven't seen "Smile" yet, now's the perfect time since it's streaming on Netflix, and it's one of the best horror movies I've watched in years. This haunting psychological thriller masterfully builds paranoia, delving into the unnerving ways trauma can claw through our defenses and distort perception. For Parker Finn's directorial debut ("Smile" was based on his short film "Laura Hasn't Slept"), it was a huge commercial success, grossing $217 million on a modest $17 million budget and inspiring a similarly acclaimed sequel, "Smile 2." I'm not the only one who enjoyed it, either. "Smile" has a solid 79% on Rotten Tomatoes from nearly 200 reviews. The site's critics consensus reads: "Deeply creepy visuals and a standout Sosie Bacon further elevate 'Smile's' unsettling exploration of trauma, adding up to the rare feature that satisfyingly expands on a short." I somehow have still yet to see the sequel, but after rewatching the original on Netflix, it's shot to the top of my watchlist. You can stream "Smile" on Netflix now. If you're still not feeling it, be sure to check out everything new on Netflix in May 2025.
