Calculatedly ugly and undeservedly controversial.

| Jan 4, 2012

Not only is it banal in a kitchen sink way, it's just a reiteration of the same argument.

| Dec 8, 2011

Subtle as a mugging and gleefully outrageous, "The Woman'' is a feminist parable disguised as a sicko midnight horror movie.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Nov 27, 2011

The characters and the audience alike will have to endure much misery and a ham-fisted illustration of gender dynamics, offered up as an especially cockeyed comedy of manners...

| Oct 21, 2011

"The Woman" is a pretty good horror movie, with interesting performances.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 20, 2011

Like David Cronenberg and Roman Polanski, Mr. McKee is a master at drawing suspense from pregnant silences.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 16, 2011

"The Woman'' is disturbing, lurid and perverse, but that isn't necessarily bad: Horror buffs, especially fans of Ketchum, will be overcome with joy and excitement.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 14, 2011

This is daring, dark material that approaches satire in its exploration of the hideous underbelly of America. It's American Beauty meets Hostel...and I mean that as a compliment.

| Original Score: 3.5/5.0 | Oct 13, 2011

"The Woman" is an affront to human decency that no self-respecting critic (even this tolerant horror fan) would enthusiastically endorse.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 13, 2011

The mix of blunt sexual politics and dime-store-paperback luridness has the bracing quality of tub-brewed rotgut.

| Original Score: B | Oct 13, 2011

[A] barely competent domestic thriller, bound to make you groan more than think.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Oct 11, 2011

The Woman never gets under the skin, and its artsy-languid pacing and incessant lite-metal commentary tunes finally seem like part of an effort to disguise what it really is: torture porn for people who'd never admit to liking torture porn.

| Oct 11, 2011

It's a muddled, muffled, extremely unpleasant film that fails to illuminate the true story on which it is allegedly based.

| Oct 2, 2011

Stylish and well-acted but also pretty sick-making.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 30, 2011

The movie's intended fan base is questionable, but the neutrality of its tone is a masterstroke.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 29, 2011

An overhyped and crudely constructed little item - you wouldn't need to be repulsed to find ample reasons to leave.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 29, 2011

So horrifying it caused a number of hardcore journos to storm out of its Sundance screening, but if you've got thick, thick skin, you might find something here.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 26, 2011