Emilie Blichfeldt's take on Cinderella, The Ugly Stepsister, just landed on Hulu, and it is truly a sight to behold. While I was prepared for the Norwegian film's gory adherence to the Brothers Grimm ...

Set in the 1800s, the film follows Elvira (Lea Myren), a girl with dreams of being swept off her feet by her very own Prince Charming, or rather, Prince Julian. When her newly destitute family is ...

It’s tough times out there for a feminist body horror fairy tale in a newly post-“Substance” filmmaking world. Coralie Fargeat’s gory parable of the abyss of self-loathing at the center of women’s ...

Ready for a gnarly fairytale, full of body horror, dark humor, and sibling rivalry? The Ugly Stepsister will give you all that and more. And the video above gives you a bone-crunching preview. Written ...

Emilie Blichfeldt‘s The Ugly Stepsister (2025) movie trailer has been released by Shudder and IFC Films. The Ugly Stepsister trailer stars Lea Myren, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, and Ane Dahl Torp. Emilie ...

Everyone knows Cinderella's story: A young woman, indentured to a cruel stepmother, gets blessed by magical forces. With the ...

The Overlook Film Festival has named the best of the fest. The feature film audience award went to Emilie Blichfeldt’s “The Ugly Stepsister,” while the grand jury prize for best feature film was ...

Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt skewers impossible female beauty standards in a horrific spin on the familiar fairy tale, presented here from the rival's perspective. Named Elvira, the young lady ...

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“The Ugly Stepsister” is the newest Cinderella adaptation that takes a body horror twist on the classic story. While the film successfully reworked the original, the filmmaker, Emilie Blichfeldt, ...

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service has bought “The Ugly Stepsister,” a sinister twist on the classic Cinderella story, ahead of the film’s world premiere at Sundance. The movie, which is ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. But with that said, The Ugly Stepsister is not just some gimmick delivery vehicle, trying to get by on the ...