The Columnist

2019 [DUTCH]

Action / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Thriller

6
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 2595 2.6K

harassment writer's block revenge social media internet troll

Plot summary

An opinion columnist and author, subjected to constant misogynistic abuse on social media, snaps and goes on a killing spree against her online abusers.

Director

Ivo van Aart Photo
Ivo van Aart

Top cast

Katja Herbers Photo
Katja Herbers
Claire Porro Photo
Claire Porro as Anna Boot
Seno Sever Photo
Seno Sever as Politieagent
Matthijs van Nieuwkerk Photo
Matthijs van Nieuwkerk as Matthijs van Nieuwkerk
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772.89 MB
1280*720
Dutch 2.0
NR
Subtitles nl  
25 fps
1 hr 23 min
Seeds 1
1.4 GB
1920*1080
Dutch 2.0
NR
Subtitles nl  
25 fps
1 hr 23 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by youngcollind 6 / 10

A modest horror comedy

It treads on similar thematic territory to Serial Mom without any of John Waters' quirky flair. Mostly it keeps a pretty straight face and plays the outrageous situation for satirical dry humour. It's low budget, though that's only evident from the bare bones delivery, not because it fails at what it attempts, and the performances are strong without being over the top.Of course, it's not the 90s and this regular mom hasn't snapped for no good reason, it's because the internet. Taking shots at the pitfalls of social media and cyber bullying in this day and age is sort of low hanging fruit, but I can't say I've seen any other horror movie tackle the topic to justify a bloodbath, so I'll give it to them. It wraps this around some interesting insight on the double edged sword that is free speech, at least trying to give purpose to a killing spree.
Reviewed by thesar-2 7 / 10

Another Serial Mom

Haters are gonna die.They say, don't read the comments, and sadly, that's true. For every one positive comment, there has to be 10 negative ones written by some poor hack living in its parents' basement. I'm usually good at mocking them, but they do feed off that. I wouldn't want to meet them. Femke Boot would.Meet The Columnist. Someone hated for her opinions online. Fortunately for her, unlucky for them, they all live within driving distance. And when the title character confronts her 1st hater in person...she gets a taste of it.I rather liked this affair. It's not perfect and the lead performers (Mom, Boyfriend & Daughter) aren't very convincing, but I was intrigued enough to see where this led.Worth a watch for anyone who gets hateful comments, but has no other outlet to digest them. HINT: either delete the comments, or laugh at that person...or bot.***Final Thoughts: This was in Dutch, but I would LOVE to see an American, independent remake of this. No studio interference and someone in the lead who can play that Serial Mom dual role perfectly. I suggest Laura Linney. I totally can see her losing it on screen while improving as she's becoming the beast she is.
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