Movie Review: TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/07/2026
TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA | ©2026 MUBI

Rating: R Stars: Hannah Einbinder, Gillian Anderson, Jack Haven, Amanda Fix, Patrick Fischler Writer: Jane Schoenbrun Director: Jane Schoenbrun Distributor: MUBI Release Date: August 7, 2026 Part of the fun of writer/director Jane Schoenbrun’s TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA is to spot its influences, although this is an instance of inspiration rather than derivation. The single most obvious nod here is to FRIDAY THE 13TH, mainly because nobody can comment on the summer-camp-slasher subgenre without acknowledging that seminal franchise. However, the film also tackles the SLEEPAWAY CAMP movies, which have a premise rooted in transphobia. Filmmaker Schoenbrun is […]Read On »


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Movie Review: I SAW THE TV GLOW

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 05/03/2024
I SAW THE TV GLOW movie poster | ©2024 A24

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Justice Smith, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Ian Foreman, Helena Howard, Lindsey Jordan, Danielle Deadwyler, Fred Durst Writer: Jane Schoenbrun Director: Jane Schoenbrun Distributor: A24 Release Date: May 3, 2024 I SAW THE TV GLOW is dreamy and quasi-surreal. It opens with a shot of a dark street, where half the asphalt is covered in blue, pink and purple blacklight markings, and half is just black. The symbolism sets the stage for what is to come. Writer/director Jane Schoenbrun’s stated topics here include identity and television fandom – not “let’s go to Comic-Con and celebrate our favorite shows, plural” fandom, […]Read On »


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