The Columnist

It's wicked and cynical and I suspect Hollywood will want to remake it but will strip out its acidic nature.

It's cool and so darkly funny. It is pitch-black in its humor.

There's a giddy gruesomeness at the heart of Femke's blood-spattered new pastime, but awkward complications slow the story and prevent it from being fun or as harsh as it would like to be.

"The Columnist" is sharp, funny and uneasy, and speaks to the fallacy of the world we live in. It's a killer romp.

Instead of leaning into the campy pleasures to be had in an American Psycho or Serial Mom-style celebration of going bonkers, The Columnist juxtaposes the daughter's free speech crusade with her mom's blood-spattered campaign to silence her critics.

In the end, Van Aart's The Columnist has surprisingly little to say about online violence against women.

Ivo van Aart's The Columnist is a thought-provoking, controversial picture that is an absolute must watch. It holds a perfect amount of gore while teaching a valuable lesson to its audience.

[The Columnist] is careful to tread the line between broadly satirical and a more sobering tone.

This pitch-black horror comedy is equal parts timely social commentary and sly slasher flick.

Bloody fun turns swiftly into an examination of the power of voice and the line between good guys and bad guys.