The story of Cinderella is retold as a body-horror fable about unrealistic beauty standards in The Ugly Stepsister. Elvira (Lea Myren) joins her recently married mother Rebekka (Ane Dahl Torp) and younger sister Alma (Flo Fagerli) at their new home, with Elvira quickly striking up a rapport with her new stepsister Agnes (Thea Sofie Loch…
A grief-stricken woman finds her aura infected by a supernatural creature that feeds on misery in The Killgrin. Miranda (Konstantina Mantelos) receives an immense shock when her boyfriend, Noah (Fuad Ahmed), inexplicably jumps out of their apartment window. This triggers her buried anxiety and depression, which results in her attending a support group led by…
A man undergoes horrifying changes after he and his family are attacked by a creature near their remote Oregon farm in Wolf Man. Blake Lovell (Christopher Abbott) is a San Francisco man, who receives word that his long-missing father Grady (Sam Jaeger) has been declared dead. Blake convinces his wife Charlotte (Julia Garner) to join…
A man with neurofibromatosis undergoes an experimental procedure to cure his disfigured appearance in A Different Man. Edward (Sebastian Stan) is an aspiring actor with neurofibromatosis, resulting in disfiguring tumours on his face. Edward lives a lonely life in an apartment complex, though he is treated with kindness by his new neighbour Ingrid (Renate Reinsve),…
This is an expanded rewrite of the review originally published as part of our coverage of TIFF 2024 A has-been actress uses an experimental drug to become a better version of herself in The Substance. Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is a once-popular actress who has now been reduced to hosting the aerobics program Sparkle Your…
A grieving man develops a burial shroud that allows him to observe the decaying body of his deceased wife in The Shrouds. Karsh (Vincent Cassell) has been grieving the death of his wife Becca (Diane Kruger), who died four years prior from cancer. Through his company GraveTech, Karsh has developed burial shrouds that can allow…
A new mother begins to believe she is turning into a dog in Nightbitch. Mother (Amy Adams) has grown resentful of the fact that she gave up her art career to raise her 2-year-old son on her own, while her Husband (Scoot McNairy). Mother begins recieving heighted senses akin to that of a dog. After…
A has-been actress uses an experimental drug to become a better version of herself in The Substance. Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is a once-popular actress now reduced to hosting the aerobics program Sparkle Your Life. However, Elisabeth ends up being fired, on her birthday, by her chauvinistic boss Harvey (Dennis Quaid), who begins looking for…
A woman explores her connection to a missing cryptozoologist in Kryptic. While on a hike through the British Columbia wilderness, Kay Hall (Chloe Pirrie) has an encounter with a mythical cryptid called a Sooka, emerging with no memories. Kay learns that she looks identical to Barb Valentine, a cryptozoologist who went missing on a search…
A woman desperately seeks a cure for her cancer from a quantum scientist in The A-Frame. Donna (Dana Namerode) has recently been diagnosed with bone cancer in her hand, joining a support group led by Linda (Laketa Caston) and befriending leukemia-diagnosed stand-up comedian Rishi (Nik Dodani). After her doctors tell her the only solution to…
