10. Miller's Girl

MILLER’S GIRL (2024) was panned by critics and didn’t recoup even a fourth of its budget at the box office, so, naturally, we had to talk about it and dare to ask, “Is it really that bad?” The movie is fundamentally about a student being groomed by her teacher, so there’s a lot at stake in terms of how it addresses victimhood, villainy, and power—and our feelings about the outcome are complicated.

 

Secondary texts referenced:

Bunny by Mona Awad

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

The Room (2003) dir. Tommy Wiseau 

Jade Halley Bartlett interview with Forbes: “Miller’s Girl As a Villain Origin Story”