The review says the film builds a fake 1980s "Camp Miasma" franchise with enough detail to map an IP's full rise, backlash and reboot cycle in 3 minutes, then uses that setup to examine fandom, desire and liberation.
Hannah Einbinder plays Kris, a queer filmmaker trying to revive the series, while Gillian Anderson's reclusive former star Billy Preston becomes both the reboot's target and the story's emotional center through their charged connection.
Rolling Stone says Schoenbrun pairs slasher homage with personal stakes as the trans filmmaker turns guilty-pleasure horror into a funny, unsettling and emancipating work about reconnection and self-identification.