A director making a slasher sequel becomes obsessed with casting the original film's 'final girl,' leading both women into psychological and sexual chaos.
A queer filmmaker (Sundance discovery Hannah Einbinder) is hired to direct a new instalment of a long-running slasher franchise and fixates on the prospect of casting the 'final girl' from the original movie who has now become a Norma Desmond-type recluse (played with her usual subtle sexiness by Gillian Anderson). The film receives a 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating and received a standing ovation at Cannes. As a whole new world of visual pleasure and cinematic possibility opens up why not come along for the ride?!
USA 2026 Jane Schoenbrun 112m
