David Cronenberg’s The Fly remains a grotesque yet deeply moving tale of transformation, technology and what it means to lose your humanity.
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The new Australian film is an effective exploration of one woman’s eating disorder, and a worthy entry into the growing canon of contemporary female-led horror.
Environmental activism, corruption and technological invasion are all threaded through the story, representing fears about identity, society and the human condition.
A source of frustration, resentment and rage: Nightbitch sets out to show motherhood is far more savage and feral than the anodyne images posted on social media.
A Hollywood star whose career goes into free fall as she turns 50 makes a Faustian pact with explosive consequences.
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