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Toni Stanger

How ‘Promising Young Woman’ plays with our expectations

When we’re introduced to Cassie, she’s dead already. We just don’t know it yet.

12 min readDec 27, 2023

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How ‘Promising Young Woman’ plays with our expectations

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Toni Stanger

The use of juxtaposition in ‘Wild Child’ (2008)

Opening in sunny Malibu, California, Wild Child introduces us to Poppy Moore (Emma Roberts): blonde, bratty, and bold, she is the…

8 min readDec 19, 2023

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The use of juxtaposition in ‘Wild Child’ (2008)

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Toni Stanger

Femininity and the Female Experience in Anna Biller’s ‘The Love Witch’

The themes and intentions of ‘The Love Witch’ told in Anna Biller’s own words, through curated quotes

15 min readJul 8, 2023

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Femininity and the Female Experience in Anna Biller’s ‘The Love Witch’

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Toni Stanger

10 More Horror Shorts for Halloween

After missing last year, I’m back with my series of short horror films that are perfect for this spooky season, especially as we’re fast…

6 min readOct 27, 2022

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10 More Horror Shorts for Halloween

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Toni Stanger

Killing Eve’s Tragic Love Story

Contains spoilers for Killing Eve Season 4 finale

14 min readApr 24, 2022

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Killing Eve’s Tragic Love Story

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Toni Stanger

‘Umma’ has compelling ideas but falls short due to a disjointed script

Korean immigrant Amanda (Sandra Oh) and her homeschooled daughter Chrissy (Atypical’s Fivel Stewart) live a quiet life on a rural farm…

3 min readApr 11, 2022

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‘Umma’ has compelling ideas but falls short due to a disjointed script

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Toni Stanger

‘Night’s End’ is saved by an entertaining final act

Night’s End, the latest from Jennifer Reeder (Knives and Skin), written by American playwright Brett Neveu, follows Ken Barber (Geno…

4 min readMar 29, 2022

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‘Night’s End’ is saved by an entertaining final act

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Toni Stanger

‘WandaVision’ explores Wanda Maximoff’s grief

This essay was originally written in February 2021 and edited for May 2021 publication. It contains spoilers for WandaVision.

8 min readFeb 17, 2022

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‘WandaVision’ explores Wanda Maximoff’s grief

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Toni Stanger

‘Spice World’ perfectly captures Spice Mania during Cool Britannia

Although Spice World: The Movie is certainly not a critically acclaimed feature, it is a very important addition to the British film…

7 min readFeb 17, 2022

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‘Spice World’ perfectly captures Spice Mania during Cool Britannia

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Toni Stanger

‘The Requin’ loses human story of survival message to laughably bad CG sharks

I’m not a fan of Shark films. There’s nothing particularly wrong with them — they’re just not for me. I find them quite boring and…

3 min readFeb 10, 2022

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‘The Requin’ loses human story of survival message to laughably bad CG sharks

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Toni Stanger

Toni Stanger

Freelancer writer on mainly film and television, but sometimes dabbles in celeb culture. Covers mostly horror and female-led media for Screen Queens.

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