Saint Maud is unexpected, even by horror movie standards.
Sure, writer-director Rose Glass revisits the same thematic ground broken decades ago by iconic titles, including Rosemary's Baby, The Exorcist, and The Omen. But unlike so many of the "religious horror" films that came before it, Saint Maud doesn’t have its characters confront the devil or wage war on any unholy spirit.Â
Instead, Glass reignites the “Catholicism, but make it spooky†subgenre with a twisted character study of a lonely nurse. Maud, played by the exquisite Morfydd Clark, isn't plagued by an otherworldly demonic presence. No, her very real devotion to God just goes, as Glass so diplomatically puts it, “to some messed up places.†Read more...
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