Camp Miasma Is More Theory-Head Satire Than Horror

For those in the know, cinematically, is an event film, though a small, arty one defying the odds by getting a mainstream release. Writer-director Jane Schoenbrun had a cult-film phenomenon with her last horror film, (2024), and her next horror outing was keenly anticipated by those who seek out adventurous new auteurs. I could tell by the youthful audience attending the first wide-release screening with me — all a little unusual and, with the exception of one Goth couple, sitting strictly…