Headfirst Editor's Pick
"Cheerleading mean girl turned man-eating succubus Megan Fox gleefully eviscerates high school boys across small-town Minnesota in Diablo Cody-penned horror-comedy Jennifer’s Body. Shoddily marketed as teen trash at the time, it’s since been rightfully reappraised as a clever, campy ride through girlhood frenemy-ship and female rage. Festive!"
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A event held at The Cube on Saturday 20th December. The event starts at 19:00.
Christmas Turkeys: Jennifer's Body
Dir: Karyn Kusama, 2009, USA, 98 mins, Cert: 15
Saturday December 20th
Tickets £5
"Hell is a teenage girl"
Dismissed critically on release as a failed teen horror, Jennifer’s Body flopped in 2009. The studio marketed it as some horny teen horror for dudes, completely missing that Diablo Cody and Karyn Kusama had actually made a blood-soaked revenge fantasy about the complicated, sometimes toxic intimacy between teenage girls.
It was a casualty of the time and a perfect example of a studio misunderstanding its own product. We love that this isn't just a horror film. It's a cynical, messy, and necessary examination of female rage and survival wrapped in gore and witty one-liners with a genuinely iconic performance from Megan Fox.
Now, rightfully reclaimed as a cult classic, Jennifer's Body embodies the very spirit of our Christmas Turkeys season: a work that was artistically misunderstood which just needed time to find its audience.
Doors open 30 minutes before advertised start time. All film screenings are ad-free and 18+ unless otherwise stated, and start with no more than a 10 min selection of trailers.
The Cube is a membership venue, please remember to bring your card. You can join on the door for £1.
Entry requirements: 16+
Dir: Karyn Kusama, 2009, USA, 98 mins, Cert: 15
Saturday December 20th
Tickets £5
"Hell is a teenage girl"
Dismissed critically on release as a failed teen horror, Jennifer’s Body flopped in 2009. The studio marketed it as some horny teen horror for dudes, completely missing that Diablo Cody and Karyn Kusama had actually made a blood-soaked revenge fantasy about the complicated, sometimes toxic intimacy between teenage girls.
It was a casualty of the time and a perfect example of a studio misunderstanding its own product. We love that this isn't just a horror film. It's a cynical, messy, and necessary examination of female rage and survival wrapped in gore and witty one-liners with a genuinely iconic performance from Megan Fox.
Now, rightfully reclaimed as a cult classic, Jennifer's Body embodies the very spirit of our Christmas Turkeys season: a work that was artistically misunderstood which just needed time to find its audience.
Doors open 30 minutes before advertised start time. All film screenings are ad-free and 18+ unless otherwise stated, and start with no more than a 10 min selection of trailers.
The Cube is a membership venue, please remember to bring your card. You can join on the door for £1.
Entry requirements: 16+
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