No./16 The Gen Z fable with a killer edge
BODIES BODIES BODIES puts a fresh spin on the slasher film
Under the influence: Maria Bakalova, Amandla Stenberg, Myha’la Herrold and Rachel Sennott.
WHAT WOULD MEAN Girls look like if it was crossed with Scream and directed by John Cassavetes? Well, probably something like Bodies Bodies Bodies, a satirical, part-improvised and fiercely kinetic slasher about a gang of ‘extremely online’ female pals pitted against each other during a ferocious storm. “This group of friends is very seductive to me. They’re very cool, but they’re also very insecure and narcissistic,” explains director Halina Reijn, who readily describes herself as the girl “who wasn’t picked in gym class”.