This gruesome but delicately performed character study is, above all, an affecting story of loneliness.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 10, 2024

Gevargizian expands upon her exceptional short film with a moving character study that's bolstered by Najarra Townsend's empathetic performance.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 4, 2024

The Stylist will surely make many horror fans’ “Best Horror Films of 2020” lists and I for one am extremely excited.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Jan 22, 2023

The Stylist delicately details the beginning of a burgeoning serial killer and serves as a showcase for the acting talents of star Najarra Townsend.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 1, 2022

Najarra Townsend anchors the film by making us feel Claire’s loneliness and despair. She wears Claire’s desperation to be liked just like Claire wears the other women’s scalps, the edges of her pain visible to the audience even if she doesn’t see them.

| May 10, 2022

The Stylist as a feature is assured and razor-sharp, a striking character study that thrives on the deeply melancholy while gathering inevitable force as it draws closer to an effective, haunting and genuinely jaw-dropping ending...

| Sep 9, 2021

The Stylist looks nice and has an idea at its core but the snail pace, lack of originality and serviceable direction ultimately make it a wholly underwhelming experience to sit through

| Jun 18, 2021

clever indie slasher benefits from a disconcertingly classy visual motif as well as a fantastic lead performance from Najarra Townsend.

| Apr 19, 2021

With loads of swooning style, Gevargizian guides this gruesome story of self-discovery gone awry into an absolutely bonkers climax that'll leave audiences drop-jawed.

| Mar 15, 2021

This is a movie that suggests finding a new friend as an adult can be as difficult and emotionally wrenching as escaping a serial killer.

| Mar 6, 2021

The Stylist has everything one can want from a horror film; a talented female lead, lots of chills and bloody enticements, and a wickedly impressive style. Jill Gevargizian is a director to look out for.

| Mar 6, 2021

The Stylist is a sleek thriller that is as gorgeous to look at as it is disturbing.

| Original Score: 7.5/10 | Mar 5, 2021

It is fascinating to watch, especially the strong, strange and ultimately touching turn by Townsend that will remind genre buffs of the performances delivered by Sissy Spacek in Carrie and Angela Bettis in May.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 4, 2021

The Stylist had potential and doesn't meet expectations, but Townsend does not disappoint at all.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Mar 4, 2021

The Stylist is the latest in a long line of female-fronted horror movies with women behind the camera too. ...Gevargizian's take is further evidence horror is most exciting when told from the perspective of someone who isn't male, white and/or straight.

| Mar 2, 2021

The Stylist has an absolutely fantastic ending, sticking it even when you know what is coming, and unveiling a great new trio in Townsend, Grant, and Gevargizian.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 2, 2021

The Stylist has a great opening and one of the best finales of any serial killer film of the last decade but it is asking a lot to have two tentpole scenes support an entire feature.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Mar 1, 2021

...a film that shows how a short can be brought to feature in a successful way and make for an entertaining night at the movies.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 28, 2021

This film is absolutely GORGEOUS with strong acting and some really beautiful layers about female friendship, loneliness, and belonging. Overall, a stunning feature launch for Gevargizian.

| Feb 27, 2021

It follows a cracked protagonist without making the mistake of excusing her -- or condemning her. It's also one hell of a gnarly horror film, and one that has no shame whatsoever about that.

| Original Score: A | Feb 26, 2021