SISSY

Even more than we love influencers, we love dragging them down (hellooooo Tall Poppy Syndrome!), and 'Sissy' delivers alongside some pretty awesome yet comical - and comically bad gory - set pieces. Unfortunately, 'Sissy' never really settles on an agenda, whether it be satire, gore or suspense, but it's a lot of fun and if you just slide back and sink yourself into that idea alone, it's a really good time. Aisha is great, I just wished she'd turned up the psycho factor a notch and really play with it, but again, that could just come down to direction. The small but impactful support cast are all fun and serve their purpose, right down to the inept cops who deliver the biggest laugh of the night with simply as "Phone!" as the station phone starts to ring. This deeply Australian tradition gave me all the feels.

A digression... Please allow me to nit-pick here as it's what I do best - Aisha Dee and Lucy Barrett ('Charmed' TV series) have both found success in the U.S. over the last few years and as such both have annoyingly muddled accents. I found this distracting and it's never addressed. Grrrrr! There, I've said my piece and you've been warned.

Honestly, the one thing 'Sissy' has working against it is not the film itself but timing. Coming off the back of 'Bodies, Bodies, Bodies', the two films are too similar and sadly with more money and experience, 'Bodies' only highlights what 'Sissy' could have been - but if you liked one you'll like the other. Both deliver a good night out (or in) loaded with blood, trauma, diversity and satisfying "whoa" endings. Above all, muse in a little introspection as to whether you were the bully or the bullied growing up and the sliding doors moment that could have changed it all.