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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…

Maybe it’s best to begin at the end of Immaculate, the religious horror flick starring white-hot movie star, Euphoria‘s resident crying MVP and current savior of the rom-com Sydney Sweeney. You’ve likely heard about the last 10 minutes, even if you don’t know the plot surprises and spoilers regarding the who, what and why of it all. We’ll simply direct you to the photo above, in which our blood-smeared Lady of Perpetual Screamitude aims for the highest-decibel mark. By this point, Sweeney’s character — a chaste young…

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, the star of Immaculate - a horror film exploring the theme of immaculate conception - has explained why she “loves” the genre.In the film, devout American Cecilia (played by Sweeney) arrives at an illustrious Italian convent, far from the outside world, to take holy orders, believing God had given her a second chance at life after an accident when she was young.Things are not quite as they seem at the picturesque convent, and soon Cecilia, a virgin, discovers she is pregnant.Discussing her upcoming project…

Sydney Sweeney’s recent Saturday Night Live appearance sparked a lot of discussion online. Besides poking fun at rumors that she had had an affair with her “Anyone But You” co-star, Glen Powell, the 26-year-old actress was featured in several sketches that focused on her looks.For instance, she dressed up as a Hooters hostess who received many tips from male customers. In a separate moment of the show, Sydney said, “Weirdly, a lot of my fans are men,” to which Kacey Musgraves replied, “Hmmm, I wonder why.”Many viewers…

Sydney Sweeney is opening up about the many reasons she signs up for a project. The actor, who starred as Julia Carpenter in Madame Web, talked to British GQ about the decision and said that it was more of a ‘strategic business decision’ for securing more future projects. (Also read: Sydney Sweeney got fake blood in her eye while filming Immaculate but said ‘keep shooting’: She was in a lot of pain) This image released by Sony Pictures shows Sydney Sweeney in a scene from Madame Web. (Columbia Pictures/Sony via…

While Sydney Sweeney started collecting TV-centric attention years back for roles in shows like The Handmaid’s Tale, Sharp Objects and Euphoria, her film profile has gotten a major boost thanks in recent months thanks to the rom-com Anyone But You… and then there’s also Madame Web, but she’s already reacted to it bombing at the box office and roasted the Spider-Man spinoff. The point being, Sweeney has been receiving a lot more attention lately, which, as it often goes with celebrities, results in people commenting on…

Immaculate has a classic horror set-up: a convent hiding dark secrets under its supposed holiness. You may suspect you’ve seen all this before but, courtesy of one of Sydney Sweeney’s best performances to date, it’s an unexpectedly stand-out experience. Sweeney plays Sister Cecilia, a young American nun invited to become part of a reclusive cloister in rural Italy. Cecilia’s devotion to God and the Church leads her to abandon her birth country in favor of a life of duty and servitude in an institution dedicated to caring…