Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

Emmy winner Hannah Einbinder (Hacks) stars as Kris, a rising young filmmaker hired to resurrect the long-dormant Camp Miasma slasher franchise. Her search for its original “final girl” leads her to Billy Presley, the mysterious and reclusive actress who starred in the 1980s cult classic — played with gloriously uninhibited movie-star swagger by Gillian Anderson (The X-Files, Sex Education, The Crown).

The chemistry between the two actresses is the film’s secret weapon. Einbinder reveals an entirely different side of herself from Hacks: vulnerable, cerebral, funny and increasingly fearless, in a performance the San Francisco Chronicle called a “nuanced and revelatory portrayal.” Anderson, meanwhile, has rarely seemed to be having this much fun on screen, turning Billy into a deliciously theatrical creation while finding surprising tenderness beneath all the camp and bravado. The Guardian simply called her “superb.” Together they plunge into a strange world where movie mythology begins to become real, and where horror, desire, memory and filmmaking collide.

With a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score, critics have embraced its audacious mix of comedy, romance, horror and cinematic obsession.

The Los Angeles Times calls it “a bravura slasher with heart and guts,” while Rotten Tomatoes describes it as a “bloody valentine to slasher horror.”

For horror devotees, movie lovers — and anyone eager to see Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson absolutely let loose — Camp Miasma is one of the most distinctive big-screen experiences of the year.