What excites us? What scares us? Find out at 'Camp Miasma'

Jane Schoenbrun's third feature, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, follows independent filmmaker Kris Williams (Hannah Einbinder) as she tries to convince reclusive original scream queen Billy Presley (Gillian Anderson) to join her reboot of a fictional 1980s slasher franchise. The film satirizes the industry's reboot obsession, trauma tropes, and performative inclusion, while the original Camp Miasma's gender-fluid killer draws accusations of transphobia that Kris hopes to correct.

The two leads develop a romantic relationship built on genuine chemistry, confronting their respective hang-ups about sex and violence along the way. The review praises the film's wit and ambition while noting it occasionally stretches its ideas thin, singling out a gory set-piece scored to a 90s hit as a low point amid otherwise strong performances.

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