Anya Stanley

Anya Stanley

Anya Stanley is a FANGORIA columnist, published author, film critic, and staunch Halloween 6 apologist. Her work can be found at AV Club, Crooked Marquee, Birth. Movies. Death., and her website and on Twitter.

Latest articles by Anya Stanley

Lily James as Rebecca.

'Rebecca' Review: Wheatley wanders aimlessly through a watered-down mimic of Hitchcock’s adaptation

By Anya Stanley published

Ben Wheatley’s latest is not like his other films, and that’s not a good thing.

Thrillers
Culture staffers in Bad Hair.

'Bad Hair' Review: A bold satire with a mind of its own

By Anya Stanley last updated

A young Black production assistant gets a weave to get noticed in her looks-centric industry, but it turns out to be more than she bargained for.

Horror
Yifei Liu as Mulan in the live-action version of Disney's Mulan.

'Mulan' Review: Beautiful, but lacking in character connections

By Anya Stanley last updated

Headstrong young 'Mulan' disguises herself as a man and answers the conscription call on behalf of her family, fighting in the Imperial Army to defend China from northern invaders.

Movies