In her Sundance-bowing feature, the director Emilie Blichfeldt reimagines the fairytale from the perspective of a stepsister ...

Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt on her reframing the Cinderella story as body horror about the bloody pursuit of beauty.

The Ugly Stepsister” works best when it’s not just merely tweaking but thoroughly elaborating on its source material.

Of course we all know the tale of Cinderella, and by now we're probably familiar with the source material and how dark ...

The Norwegian comedy horror film, The Ugly Stepsister, had its world premiere in the Midnight Section of the 2025 Sundance ...

The Ugly Stepsister will stream on Shudder in 2025. This review is based on a screening at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

The Ugly Stepsister,' a nightmarish fairytale reimagining, serves Sam Raimi-levels of mayhem with its critique of brutal ...

"There's only one Cinderella, the rest of us are the ugly stepsister." By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief The Ugly Stepsister, Blichtfeldt’s debut feature — which premiered at Sundance ...

One horror film has been dubbed so ‘grotesque’ that a viewer threw up at the premiere. From The Substance to Nosferatu, ...

The horror flick The Ugly Stepsister has made a strong debut, boasting near-perfect reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. However, fans ...

Norwegian horror fable The Ugly Stepsister has debuted with a near-perfect score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Fresh ...