Overview
- The film, written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun, is set to open in theaters on August 7 and has been the focus of late‑July press and reviews.
- Thursday coverage of the cast and critics highlighted the movie’s meta structure: a young filmmaker tries to reboot a forgotten slasher and the film‑within‑the‑film begins to blur with real life.
- Schoenbrun has said the story grew from their experience of coming into their body after transition, and interviews stress the film’s focus on queer desire, shame, and sexual coming‑of‑age.
- Reviewers and cast praise Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder for anchoring the film’s psychosexual and final‑girl revisioning, and actor Jack Haven described the killer Little Death as driven by curiosity rather than malice.
- Distribution and promotion lean toward arthouse channels, with one outlet reporting MUBI involvement and connected events, and critics warn the film’s dense, ambition‑heavy style may divide audiences while expanding Schoenbrun’s genre reach.