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The Serpent's Skin

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After escaping her transphobic hometown, Anna meets goth tattoo artist Gen. They bond over shared supernatural abilities, but Gen's tattoo work accidentally conjures a demon before their romance can bloom.
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William Bibbiani TheWrap 6d
All the inspirational, kitschy parts of your favorite nostalgic fare in a mature, sensitive motion picture with indie credibility. Sure, it’s cheap, but it wears its cheapness like a badge of honor. If this is the future of cinema, I say bring it on. Go to Full Review Alison Foreman IndieWire Jul 31
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From practical creature makeup to wispy soul-sucking effects added in post, “The Serpent’s Skin” blends its most obvious flaws into a mesmeric tapestry woven in authentic genre thread. Go to Full Review Clint Worthington RogerEbert.com Jul 31
Amid all the sapphic goth girl delights of the film, there’s a clarion call for community and its importance for queer people, messy and imperfect as it may be. Go to Full Review John Paul King Washington Blade 16h
It’s the kind of movie that feels like a breakthrough, especially in an era when it feels especially urgent for trans stories to be told. Go to Full Review Cody Dericks Next Best Picture 1d
7/10
The vibe is so, so right. Anyone looking for an empowering, forward-thinking, and trippy watch will feel right at home slipping into this movie’s, well, skin. It’s quite literally spellbinding. Go to Full Review David-Elijah Nahmod Bay Area Reporter 2d
"The Serpent's Skin" is only 83 minutes long, yet Mackay packs a lot of material into the film's relatively short running time. She clearly loves what she is doing and is a talent worth watching. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 1d Successful pride movie in 1 hour and 23 minutes. See more PVD H @PVD_Horror 3d The Serpent's Skin is a fast-paced film that captures a dreamlike-indie feel that plays out like a YA novel come to life. Alice Maio Mackay has once again tapped into themes of finding strength in being an outsider and the importance of finding and protecting your community. The film has some intriguing imagery and beautiful shots, some of them reminiscent of an Italian horror. The soundtrack featuring H6LLB6ND6R is perfect as well. The pacing of this film, which as mentioned is fast, both helps and hurts the film. While there is very little lag or dullness, there's also moments the film seems to move too far ahead and not flesh out details or character development. While this feels intentional, perhaps to capture the YA novel feel, it can feel as though aspects such as relationships move at an unrealistic pace. Overall this was an interesting watch and a worthy sixth installment for Mackay. Fans of I Saw the TV Glow, teen dramas, RL Stine and Christopher Pike must watch. See more B P @Bradster69 5d ‘The Craft’ Meets ‘Scanners’ in Alice Maio Mackay’s Latest See more Read all reviews
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Alice Maio Mackay

Director

Alexandra McVicker

Actor

Avalon Fast

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Jordan Dulieu

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Charlotte Chimes

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Scott Major

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Movie Info

Synopsis After escaping her transphobic hometown, Anna meets goth tattoo artist Gen. They bond over shared supernatural abilities, but Gen's tattoo work accidentally conjures a demon before their romance can bloom.
Director
Alice Maio Mackay
Producer
Alice Maio Mackay, Louise Weard
Screenwriter
Benjamin Pahl Robinson, Alice Maio Mackay
Distributor
Dark Star Pictures
Production Co
Dark Star Pictures, One Manner Productions
Genre
Horror, Romance, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 27, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 23m