Who doesn’t love a new twist on an old tale? Well, if you’ve got a soft stomach, prepare yourself for “The Ugly Stepsister,” a twisted tale indeed, that reimagines the Cinderella story as a ...

For the film’s success, Sauerberg and Foldberg credit Blichfeldt. “She was so well prepared and had so many ideas,” says Foldberg. “I was really, really blown away by her knowledge of genre films and ...

The first trailer for The Ugly Stepsister has been released. The Ugly Stepsister is a new horror movie from IFC Films and Shudder that is a brutal retelling of the classic Cinderella fairytale.

In her Sundance-bowing feature, the director Emilie Blichfeldt reimagines the fairytale from the perspective of a stepsister desperate for beauty. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic Everyone knows ...

As you can see in the trailer above, Elvira’s quest for perfection takes her well past rudimentary cosmetic surgery into something darker, with no voice of reason to talk her down. The stepmother, ...

Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt on her reframing the Cinderella story as body horror about the bloody pursuit of beauty. "There's only one Cinderella, the rest of us are the ugly stepsister." By ...

Emilie Blichfeldt‘s The Ugly Stepsister (2025) movie trailer has been released by Shudder and IFC Films. The Ugly Stepsister trailer stars Lea Myren, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, and Ane Dahl Torp. Emilie ...

PARK CITY, UTAH Jan. 24 (UPI) --The Ugly Stepsister, which premiered Thursday at the Sundance Film Festival, embraces the darkness of the original Cinderella fairy tale. The Norwegian film ramps up ...

The Ugly Stepsister, one of the year's most impactful and disturbing horror movies, is climbing up the streaming charts on AMC+. Written and directed by Emilie Blichfeldt, The Ugly Stepsister offers a ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. But with that said, The Ugly Stepsister is not just some gimmick delivery vehicle, trying to get by on the ...