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Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeEcclesiastical-based horror Immaculate clearly wants to take a bold and principled stance on religious mania and the church’s attack on bodily autonomy. Its heroine Cecilia (Sydney Sweeney) arrives in Italy to join a convent, and take its vows of piety and celibacy, yet quickly discovers that she’s become pregnant – despite never having had sex.She’s pushed to the edge, physically and…

Some movie stars disappear behind their roles. Not Sydney Sweeney. The Euphoria and Anyone But You actor is the kind of familiar presence whose pop cultural imprint is so large that it threatens to trample over her characters. It doesn’t help that Sweeney rarely if ever switches up her distinct millennial drawl or the endearingly self-conscious way she carries herself, which practically breaks the illusion and invites the conflation between her own public persona and the people she plays.For some movies, that could be…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeFew characters in HBO’s luxurious drama series The White Lotus could be described as heroic. The titular holiday resort – think a swanky Butlins for the absolute worst people you’ve ever met – seems to exclusively house sociopaths and sex fiends, dopes and delinquents. But then there were Lucia and Mia, season two’s sneaky, scheming besties and the most aspirational sex workers in…

In what can only be described as a divinely-inspired promotional stunt, Hollywood's darling Sydney Sweeney took to a hallowed hall, not to offer a word of prayer but to present one of the most anticipated horror movies. The Euphoria veteran presented her new movie Immaculate to a group of devout fans and horror lovers. The venue? None other than a church, because of course it was. The White Lotus star took to her Instagram stories to share a video of herself presenting the movie ahead of a fan screening that took place…

Sydney Sweeney is aware of the Euphoria memes, and is crediting her new horror film Immaculate to them. In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Sydney shared how she was already working on Immaculate when Euphoria season 2 had come out and the internet wanted her to be cast in a horror film given her terrified reactions in the show. (Also read: Sydney Sweeney doesn’t care about the negative response to Madame Web: ‘I was just hired as an actress') Sydney Sweeney played Cassie Howard in Euphoria. What…

Things got a little scary for Sydney Sweeney during the filming of Immaculate. In a new interview with Indiewire, Immaculate director Michael Mohan revealed that during the shoot of the film's gory final scene, Sydney got fake blood in one of her eyes, but continued to shoot to get the perfect shot. (Also read: Sydney Sweeney says she was attached to do Immaculate even before Euphoria fans wanted her to do a horror film) Sydney Sweeney at the premiere of Immaculate. (AP) When Sydney was injured on setIn the…

Image: LucasfilmIn the wake of Disney’s wave of content deletion on Disney+ in the last few years, physical releases of the platform’s original shows are more important than ever. Especially so when it’s physical releases of the far and away best piece of media to come out of the platform’s entire existence.That is, of course, Andor, which will finally receive the lavish treatment it deserves when it releases on 4K UHD Blu-ray on April 30. It’s not the only Disney+ show to receive a release—the second wave after The…

Get ready to get into the habit of being freaked out, because the church-based horror movie Immaculate is coming to theaters soon – and this is what we know about it. When it comes to some of the best horror movies of the last forty years, what are some of the first you think of? It could be a horror movie involving religion, like The Exorcist, The Omen, or The Nun from The Conjuring Universe. If those are some of the first that come to mind, then you will want to watch for Immaculate. But what is this new horror movie…

Sydney Sweeney‘s latest film doesn’t have much in common with Euphoria. The 26-year-old star made a name for herself on the mega-popular HBO drama, but she’s branching out into new(ish) territory with the impending release of Immaculate. The incoming flick is far from her first foray into horror, of course, but it may well be her best if initial reactions to the film’s first trailers are any indication. People are already singing Sweeney’s praises as they stew in excitement for the psychological horror film‘s release.…

The miracle-pregnancy theme is right there in the title—Immaculate—but the conception in question in Sydney Sweeney’s new nun horror movie feels way more malevolent than anything involving Mary, Joseph, and a manger. The film’s first trailer is here, and the plot appears as devilish as you’d imagine.IMMACULATE - Official Redband Trailer - In Theaters March 22The official logline sounds pretty predictable, to be honest: “Cecilia, an American nun of devout faith, embarks on a new journey in a remote convent in the…