I enjoy body horror films that have something going on beneath the surface, so I’ll probably rate this one slightly higher. That said, I agree that The Substance edges it out—though its budget was at least four times bigger than The Stepdaughter. Still, this is a solid film for me—probably the best Cinderella spin since the Grimm brothers' version.
I just watched a movie the other day, I think it was on shudder, called Vesper. It's kind of a mix between dystopian future, dark fairy tale, and David cronenberg type body horror. It was fantastic. I honestly hadn't seen a movie quite like it in a very long time and I highly recommend it. It's got a few issues here and there but it's totally worth your time.
I usally spot most movies or at least their trailers but Vesper is not one of them. Just checked youtube for the trailer and it was completely new to me, looked really interesting too.
Sorry for the late reply. I was pretty sure, based on your description, that I had seen the movie—but after checking out the trailer, I initially thought, 'Yup, that’s the one.' But halfway through, I didn’t recognize all the kids shown in the trailer. I must’ve seen another movie with a similar story. I think it was some Australian production where a girl and her father lived in a bunker-like complex, and she wasn’t allowed to let any outsiders in. Outside, alien machinery was patrolling, looking for human survivors. I can’t, for the life of me, remember the title of the movie. But I’ll be sure to check out Vesper—yet another movie to add to my ever-growing backlog
I kept bringing up the tapeworm throughout the movie as the primary thing she needs to address and expecting horrific results. Will not spoil.
I didn't read any spoilers and I don't remember the last few days of us all chatting about this film. I mean it's okay but it's not the greatest, but the tapeworm angle has me interested to see where it goes, and I don't think it's going to end well.
