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Campy films are often sensationalist, overly artificial, and blend high and low culture. Some openly queer films here are ‘campy’ but can also apply to a wide range of films. Camp is a feel, not a subgenre.

The Substance (2024, UK/France)

4 September 202520 August 2025 by Amy C. Chambers

Director: Coralie Fargeat

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Categories Reviews Tags Biohacking, Body horror, Body Modification, Campy, Female gaze, French Woman Director, Male gaze, WMSF Podcast, WMSF-Review, Women Directors 2 Comments

Æon Flux (2005)

2 September 202519 August 2025 by Amy C. Chambers

Directed by: Karyn Kusama

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Categories Reviews Tags Biohacking, Campy, Comic adaptation, Dystopia, Fascism, Karyn Kusama, WMSF-Review, Women Directors Leave a comment

Greatland (2020, UK/France)

2 September 202515 July 2025 by Amy C. Chambers

Director: Dana Ziyasheva

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Categories Reviews Tags Art film, Campy, Kazakh film, Matriarchy, Queer, WMSF-Review, Women Directors, Women-led cast Leave a comment

The Bad Batch (2016, USA)

2 September 202512 July 2025 by Amy C. Chambers

Director: Ana Lily Amirpour

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Categories Reviews Tags Ana Lily Amirpour, Campy, Cannibalism, Dystopia, Indie, Post-Apocalypse, WMSF-Review, Women Directors Leave a comment

Ghost in the Machine (1993, USA)

2 September 202515 May 2025 by Amy C. Chambers

Director: Rachel Talalay

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Categories Reviews Tags Algorithmic violence, Campy, Horror, Rachel Talalay, Social commentary, WMSF-Review, Women Directors Leave a comment
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