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With nature seeming to work as her accomplice, Mrs. Voorhees embodies the brutality of a mother bear determined to enact…

By clinging to the man as the story’s ultimate victim, both versions of 'Fatal Attraction' conclude that women are more…

With Mother's Day approaching, Jenn Adams looks at New French Extremity film 'Inside' and its nuanced portrayals of motherhood.

The power of 'Calvaire' lies in placing a male character in the types of victimizing roles that we've accepted as…

By depicting the aftermath of sexual assault in 'Take Back The Night', Gia Elliot exposes the massive failure of the…

'Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight' is a tale of female leadership that places non-white characters at the core of…

Jenn Adams challenges the central premise of M. Night Shyamalan's apocalyptic film "Knock at the Cabin". Read more now.

In 'Irreversible', the story is told backwards, but we feel it chronologically as Alex seemingly finds peace by reclaiming her…

In the latest Matriarchy Rising, Jenn Adams examines the 2008 extreme horror film 'Martyrs' and the mysterious cult leader, Mademoiselle.

Jenn Adams examines the horrifying performances of Toni Collette in 'Hereditary', 'Krampus', and 'The Sixth Sense'.

In the latest Matriarchy Rising, Jenn Adams examines 'Resurrection' and how it handles the links between trauma and motherhood.