Cool Girls and Gender Politics in ‘Gone Girl’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Pike-y perfection. After closing out September with a re-do of Jennifer’s Body (listen), a film we covered in one of our earliest episodes, and a discussion of Jonathan Glazer’s controversial Birth (listen), we’re continuing our theme of Anniversary/Diva Worship with a look at David Fincher‘s Gone Girl (2014). Gone Girl sees Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike), the inspiration […]

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David Fincher’s ‘Gone Girl’ Finds Horror in the Dark Heart of Marriage [The Lady Killers Podcast]

“I’m the cunt you married. The only time you liked yourself was when you were trying to be someone this cunt might like. I’m not a quitter, I’m that cunt. I killed for you; who else can say that? You think you’d be happy with a nice Midwestern girl? No way, baby! I’m it.” Marriage […]

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The Best and Scariest Femme Fatales of the 21st Century

Femme fatales have existed since the dawn of narrative art. This intoxicating female archetype is known for her alluring sensuality and dark habit of causing harm or destruction to any man who falls into her grasp. From the sirens of Greek literature and Shakespeare’s Lady MacBeth to the vamps of the silent film era and […]

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‘Hallow Road’ – Rosamund Pike Starring in Next Movie from ‘Under the Shadow’ Director Babak Anvari

Up next from Babak Anvari (Under the Shadow, Wounds) is a psychological thriller titled Hallow Road, and Deadline reports today that Rosamund Pike (Saltburn) will star. Matthew Rhys (Perry Mason) is also on board for this one. “The film watches as two parents enter a race against time when they receive a distressing late-night phone call […]

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Rosamund Pike Reflects Back on ‘Doom’, Says She Feels “Embarrassed”

The video game film adaptation curse was a real thing and none of the studios could get it right. One of the biggest disappointments was Universal Pictures’ Doom, the 2005 adaptation of the first-person shooter that starred both Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Rosamund Pike. The film failed to tap into the spirit of the […]

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