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Jenn Adams
Tomatometer-approved critic
Jenn is a Nashville-based writer and podcaster who loves to analyze film and TV through the lenses of horror, gender, and mental health. She is the creator of Strong Female Antagonist and her work can be found at Dread Central, Bloody Disgusting, /film, and Rue Morgue Online. Find Jenn @jennferatu
Movies reviews only
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Before Dawn (2024) |
Though the plot has a somewhat frustrating lack of direction, Prince-Wright uses the story of a single soldier and his noble companions to highlight the futility of war in and of itself. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Jul 22, 2024
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The Vourdalak (2023) |
The Vourdalak, a terrifying journey into the heart of familial darkness. This frightening creature brings death and destruction to those he loves most and lurks in the shadows of his children’s dreams. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Jul 20, 2024
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Somnium (2024) |
Set at a nefarious sleep clinic, this story has elements of pure terror and plays with the idea of consensual reality. But a sentimental plotline pushes fascinating elements of the story to the side leaving us with a fairly standard quest for stardom. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Jul 20, 2024
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MaXXXine (2024) |
The concluding chapter in the X trilogy, this 80s satanic horror film is an enjoyable throwback with plenty of gore that falls apart when it tries to make sense. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Jul 20, 2024
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Oddity (2024) |
In this harrowing story of supernatural revenge, Mc Carthy plays with our senses and fills the corners of a spooky house with unnerving monsters both spectral and human. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Jul 19, 2024
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Twisters (2024) |
Twisters manages to capture the same kind of joy with a likable cast and jaw-dropping effects. It’s everything you could want from a summer blockbuster: a family-friendly crowd-pleaser with exciting action at every turn. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Jul 19, 2024
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Exposure (2023) |
Peter Cannon’s Exposure pulls us into this world by following a man teetering on the edge. This sensitive, but harrowing film brilliantly exposes the brutal reality of OCD while revealing a world in which recovery is possible. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Jul 16, 2024
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Longlegs (2024) |
Like the rest of his oeuvre, Longlegs is simultaneously gorgeous and terrifying. This drab world is filled with fascinating intricacies from the bizarre construction of Harker’s house to the cold uniformity of a suburban street. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Jul 16, 2024
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Trim Season (2023) |
Trim Season merges Gen Z culture and folk horror in a story that feels progressive and new. A microcosm of the clash between generational power forms a poignant reminder to listen to each other lest we ensure our own mutual destruction. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Jun 29, 2024
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Hit Man (2023) |
Powell is able to hold our attention through what is essentially a romantic comedy tinged with darkness. While essentially anonymous and potentially forgettable, Hit Man ultimately succeeds by basking in the glow of its handsome star. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Jun 10, 2024
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#AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead (2024) |
Dunstan throws absolutely everything at the wall hoping for a modern update of a tried and true formula. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Jun 09, 2024
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In a Violent Nature (2024) |
Chris Nash pushes the concept forward once again in an ultraviolet film with the killer at center stage. This ingenious twist proves to be not only a gory bit of horror filmmaking, but a new exploration of one of horror’s most beloved tentpoles. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Jun 09, 2024
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The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024) |
Just sixteen years after The Strangers hit theaters, this admittedly well-executed copy does little more than increase our appreciation for the original films. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted May 26, 2024
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Pitch People (1999) |
Pitch People dazzles us with charming faces and captures our attention for a brief moment in time before we inevitably move on to something else. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted May 23, 2024
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The Last Stop in Yuma County (2023) |
Stellar performances abound in this tangled web and the fun of watching an exceptional cast play off of each other softens the edge of the slowly mounting horror. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted May 17, 2024
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Mind Body Spirit (2023) |
Mind Body Spirit peels back the layers of uplifting influencer accounts and exposes the hidden dangers of the quest for inner peace. It’s a terrifying reminder to interrogate our intuition and maintain our awareness. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted May 17, 2024
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The Image of You (2024) |
There are gigantic plot holes and an extremely contrived conclusion, but it’s a ballsy swing and Fisher nearly pulls it off. He’s counting on us relaxing into the unreality and not really caring if the story makes any sense. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted May 17, 2024
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The Fall Guy (2024) |
The Fall Guy is an excellent example of flawless execution allowing us to let go of small inconsistencies. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted May 13, 2024
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Breathe (2024) |
Bristol sets up a fascinating thought experiment, puts all the pieces in place, then gets lost trying to find the way out. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted May 12, 2024
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Arcadian (2024) |
Both harrowing and joyful, Arcadian expertly navigates a complex menagerie of emotions. One family forms as the makeshift clans of past necessity finally fall apart. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Apr 28, 2024
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Exhuma (2024) |
Exhuma fires on all cylinders with a strong cast, an interesting approach to folklore, and a spooky creature design. The only problem is the more is more approach akin to ordering everything on the menu at a five star restaurant. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Apr 28, 2024
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With Love and a Major Organ (2023) |
This abstract story is bolstered by compelling performances all around. Maguire breaks then repairs our heart as the alternately messy and rigid Anabel, fully committing to both ends of the emotional spectrum. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Apr 28, 2024
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Sting (2024) |
Roache-Turner imbues the film with a razor-sharp wit and threatens characters we’ve been trained to assume will be safe. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Apr 27, 2024
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Omen (2023) |
Despite the narrative jumble, Baloji has woven together a beautiful and heartfelt story of four lives damaged by a toxic family system. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Apr 27, 2024
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Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (2023) |
Louis-Seize manages to give us something new. Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person is a quirky and sweet exploration of the meaning of life and an uplifting reminder that there’s always a way to be true to ourselves. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Apr 11, 2024
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Late Night with the Devil (2023) |
Destined to be a Halloween staple, Late Night With the Devil hits in all the right places, leaning into the schlock and gore with Dastmalchian holding onto the story’s bleeding heart. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Apr 07, 2024
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Infested (2023) |
This French language story follows the residents of an urban apartment complex beset with poisonous spiders and may just be one of the most terrifying horror films in recent memory. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Apr 07, 2024
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Monkey Man (2024) |
Dev Patel’s story of righteous revenge feels like something more. Filled with joyful violence and almost gleeful action, Monkey Man is a blood-soaked journey to redemption and a call to arms for those the world has left behind. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Apr 05, 2024
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Sleep (2023) |
Despite its messy ending, Sleep is a solid nightmare that hits close to home. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Mar 26, 2024
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Dusk for a Hitman (2023) |
St-Jean’s film is a harrowing and heartbreaking exploration of a real-life monster who turns out to have a beating heart lurking within an ice-cold facade. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Mar 18, 2024
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Marmalade (2024) |
What begins as a familiar story about a frustrating dope turns into an exciting and sweet take on the bank heist subgenre and a robin hood story for the modern age. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Mar 09, 2024
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Dune: Part Two (2024) |
Villeneuve’s second chapter tops it’s fantastic predecessor in every possible way with exquisite set pieces, gorgeous visual design, astounding action, and a stunning cast. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Feb 22, 2024
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Monolith (2023) |
Monolith is a low-fi thriller that needles its way under the skin and will likely have viewers interrogating the dark secrets in their own lives. - Bloody Disgusting
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| Posted Feb 21, 2024
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Lisa Frankenstein (2024) |
Set in 1989, this girly pop creature comedy is an enchanting blend of monstrous love and female empowerment. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Feb 08, 2024
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Society of the Snow (2023) |
The breathtaking film chronicles this astonishing feat of endurance and courage while highlighting the quieter moments of hope and bravery that contributed to the rescue. - Bloody Disgusting
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| Posted Jan 31, 2024
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Trunk - Locked In (2023) |
Despite its limiting premise, this German film unfolds at a breakneck pace as a kidnapped woman must use all the tools at her disposal before reaching a final destination that will mean certain death. - Bloody Disgusting
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| Posted Jan 31, 2024
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I.S.S. (2023) |
Cowperthwaite frames each action, no matter how vile, as an understandable choice and I.S.S. ultimately becomes a bittersweet triumph of survival heavily overshadowed by those lost to devastating and irrevocable acts of war. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Jan 22, 2024
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It's a Wonderful Knife (2023) |
Despite a killer performance from Justin Long and a mostly fun mashup of slasher tropes and seasonal flair, the concept barely hangs together and this cinematic tree topples fairly easily. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Dec 03, 2023
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Elevator Game (2023) |
Though the film suffers from an excess of harsh humor, the story of college students riding up and down in an elevator turns out to be surprisingly fun - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Sep 20, 2023
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Good Boy (2022) |
Part rom-com, part quirky drama, part torture porn, "Good Boy" pulls us into a bright and unsettling world of ethical depravity, twisting and turning the knife well past the limits of what we think we can endure. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Sep 04, 2023
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birth/rebirth (2023) |
Those who have lost children or pregnancies may feel triggered by realistic depictions of these devastating life events. Others will feel seen and validated by the unflinching eye Moss turns toward the messy act of motherhood. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Aug 31, 2023
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The Pod Generation (2023) |
Though she provides few answers, Barthes’s film shows the dangers of imposing corporate greed (or political agendas) over the natural process of birth. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Aug 12, 2023
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Sympathy for the Devil (2023) |
With a relatively simple plot, Sympathy for the Devil lives or dies based on the strength of Cage’s performance and the veteran star does not disappoint. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Jul 26, 2023
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Fear the Night (2023) |
Though competently made and sufficiently bloody, Fear the Night is a home invasion horror movie as generic as its title. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Jul 24, 2023
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Outpost (2022) |
Written and directed by Jo Lo Truglio, Outpost is a harrowing journey through trauma, recovery, and psychosis as Kate attempts to hide away from her pain and finds that the old saying is true: wherever you go … there you are. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Jul 22, 2023
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Cobweb (2023) |
Destined to become an instant Halloween classic, Cobweb is a frightening fable that lures us in with familiar lore before turning the tables with a shocking final act.
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| Posted Jul 22, 2023
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The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster (2023) |
Story takes the classic narrative and situates it in a community already regarded by society as monsters. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Jun 28, 2023
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The Blackening (2022) |
Though important, The Blackening is also incredibly fun. Like the best kind of horror comedies, it wears its commentary on its sleeve and skewers ridiculous tropes that have reigned supreme for far too long. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted Jun 15, 2023
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The Wrath of Becky (2023) |
Angel and Coote deliver a bloody and cathartic film that goes down like a strong drink on a hot night. Becky is not a superhero and she’s not invincible. She’s just a girl who’s sick of losing the people she loves. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted May 30, 2023
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A Woman Kills (1968) |
By muddying the waters, asking the audience to sympathize with its antagonist, and refusing to assert the film’s hero as a clear cut savior, A Woman Kills proves to be a rich text worth studying for scholars of film history and gender in narrative art. - Strong Female Antagonist
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| Posted May 24, 2023
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