Slipping Into ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’

August 28, 2026

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Is this the sex part or the death part? (CREDIT: MUBI/Screenshot)

Starring: Hannah Einbinder, Gillian Anderson, Jack Haven, Freya Edwards, Amanda Fix, Arthur Conti, Eva Victor, Zach Cherry, Sarah Sherman, Patrick Fischler, Dylan Baker, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Quintessa Swindell, Kevin McDonald, Jess McLeod, Aren Buchholz, Florence Barrett, Ryan McEwen, Louise Weard

Director: Jane Schoenbrun

Running Time: 112 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: August 7, 2026 (Theaters)

I felt a little drowsy while watching Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, which should make it abundantly clear that when I’m nodding off at the movie theater, it often has nothing to do with whether or not I’m enjoying what’s on screen. Indeed, I was super excited for this one, based on how much I loved Jane Schoenbrun’s last feature. And I was absolutely not disappointed by Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson playfully square off against each other. Furthermore, I think it was actually an ideal experience to see this movie the way that I did, as it’s very much about the thin layer between reality and fantasy. So make sure you get really tired first, and you’ll never want to leave Camp Miasma ever again!

Grade: 4 Gas Station DVDs out of Infinity Tiny Deaths

This Is a Movie Review: Under the Silver Lake

May 11, 2019

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Under the Silver Lake is Inherent Vice crossed with The Shining.

Shaggy dog mysteries (which seem to exclusively be set in L.A.) have their charms, but they also have an underlying sense of frustration because the mystery is most definitely never solved satisfyingly, or at least not transparently. But they act like they want to solve the mystery. In the case of Under the Silver Lake, though, it’s clearly more satisfying to leave everything confusing. With his tendency to beat people up for minor offenses, Sam (Andrew Garfield) is certainly not a nice person, so it’s fitting that he doesn’t find all the answers. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t some sort of “conspiracy,” or at least conspiracy-ish happening or series of happenings, going on. Disappearing Neighbor Riley Keough may be part of only a small portion of the whole tapestry. Sam enters Shining territory as his experience of supernatural occurrences feel inextricable from the real thing. He seems to have crossed through a looking glass wherein he might as well have been a part of all this for all eternity, especially considering his aimlessness. It’s an unmoored journey that I enjoyed.

I give Under the Silver Lake 400 Numbers out of 500 Questions.