Camila Morrone – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

SOMETHING VERY BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN – Review by Abby Perkins (Mentorship Program Critic)

April 6, 2026 Guest Post abby perkins, Adam DiMarco, AWFJ/UNCSA MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, Camila Morrone, Gus Briney, Haley Z. Boston, horror, jennifer jason leigh, Kate Trefry, netflix, series, Something Very Bad is Going to Happen, Victoria Pedretti

Are you sure he’s the one? Before you walk down that aisle, make sure you know the answer – the wrong choice could be your doom. Through eight episodes of unexpected twists and gory surprises, Something Very Bad is Going to Happen leaves you leaping for that next episode button. It’s original and clever, while also taking inspiration from what works in horror – relying on atmospheric creepiness without the overuse of jump scares, found footage, through-the-lens point-of-view, and an unanticipated betrayal that shakes everything up. The success of the show lies in its ability to remain engaging even when the hide-behind-the-blanket moments take the backseat.

Festivals Reviews

GONZO GIRL (TIFF 2023) – Review by Leslie Combemale

September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 Leslie Combemale Camila Morrone, Cheryl Della Pietra, gonzo girl, Hunter S. Thompson, Patricia Arquette, TIFF 2023, willem dafoe

As a directorial debut, Patricia Arquette could have done a lot worse than Gonzo Girl. Based on the book about the experiences of Cheryl Della Pietra’s as Hunter S. Thompson’s assistant in the mid-nineties, Arquette was the perfect age to understand the challenges of a women in the business world of the time. Arquette shows a facility with interesting shots and choosing below-the-line artists who will give life to a film’s vision, and choosing performers who will click, and make the best of their lines. She’ll do well in the future with a better script. She already knows how to bring out the best out of good actors working together.

News

WEEK IN WOMEN: Patricia Arquette’s GONZO GIRL opens TIFF’s Discovery program – Brandy McDonnell reports

August 6, 2023August 6, 2023 Brandy McDonnell Camila Morrone, Cheryl Della Pietra, discovery program, dorota lech, gonzo girl, Hunter S. Thompson, Patricia Arquette, the week in women, TIFF 2023, twiw, willem dafoe

Gonzo Girl, Oscar-winning actor Patricia Arquette’s directorial debut, will be the opening film of the Discovery program of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Four-time Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe and Camila Morrone star in Arquette’s Gonzo Girl, which is based on Cheryl Della Pietra’s semi-autobiographical novel chronicling her time as Hunter S. Thompson’s personal assistant.

Reviews

MICKEY AND THE BEAR – Review by Diane Carson

January 21, 2020January 24, 2020 Diane Carson 0 Comments annabelle attanasio, Camila Morrone, mickey and the bear

The teenage years of high school pose ample challenges for just about anyone anywhere. For eighteen-year-old high school senior Mickey Peck, in small town Anaconda, Montana, life is immeasurably complicated by her widowed father Hank, a possessive Iraq Marine vet with PTSD. Caught in emotional warfare, she struggles to fight her way out of a dead-end situation.

Reviews

MICKEY AND THE BEAR – Review by Carol Cling

November 8, 2019November 10, 2019 Carol Cling 0 Comments annavelle attanasio, Camila Morrone, James Badge Dale, mickey and the bear

There are times when this coming-of-age drama — about an often-overwhelmed teen struggling to deal with her father, a troubled Iraq War veteran — plays like an inadvertent variation on 2018’s powerful Leave No Trace. Yet this feature debut from writer-director Annabelle Attanasio, fresh from the festival circuit, overcomes a somewhat derivative storyline to forge its own strong identity.