Weird girls are having a moment, and I am living for it! You know I am a body-horror girlie until I die, so it is no surprise that my first favorite film of 2025 is the New Zealand coming-of-age body-horror, Grafted, streaming now on Shudder.
“Think of every piece of skin you’ve tugged, hair you’ve plucked, creams or chemicals you’ve spread. Try to remember each of the countless metamorphoses your body has undergone in the pursuit of acceptance. No matter how far we have pushed for inclusivity, evolved past previous standards of beauty, or attempted to place a focus on “inner beauty,” the reality will always be that many of us have (or will) at some point be made to feel lesser than on the basis of our appearance. Beauty is a bloody endeavor in the New Zealand coming-of-age horror story Grafted, because there is no better way to explore the extent someone will go to feel comfortable in their own skin than through the lens of body-horror.”
Check out my full review on MovieJawn.com!!
xx- Vannah
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