A sinister twist on the classic Cinderella story, THE UGLY STEPSISTER follows Elvira as she prepares to earn the prince’s affection at any cost. In a kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira ...

The Ugly Stepsister (now streaming on Hulu) earns the rare distinction of being a movie at which one laughs to keep from puking. Norwegian filmmaker Emilie Blichfeldt funnels the mostest grossest ...

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Emilie Blichfeldt's take on Cinderella, The Ugly Stepsister, just landed on Hulu, and it is truly a sight to behold. While I was prepared for the Norwegian film's gory adherence to the Brothers Grimm ...

When Emilie Blichfeldt’s “The Ugly Stepsister” premiered at 2025’s Sundance Film Festival, few would have pegged it as a future Oscar nominee. The Norwegian filmmaker approached the classic Cinderella ...

The body horror film was nominated in the hairstyling and makeup category at the Academy Awards, alongside ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘The Smashing Machine,’ ‘Sinners’ and ‘Kokuho.’ By Simon Thompson The Ugly ...