52 Films by Women Vol 9. 14. I Know What You Did Last Summer (Director: Jennifer Kaytin Robinson)
Pictured : 'What do you mean you can't manage three fillet, one hanger?' Ava ( Chase Sui Wonders ) does battle with the Fisherman in a Hellish Kitchen in a scene from the 2025 re-quel, ' I Know What You Did Last Summer ', a horror film with a hook, co-written and directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson , working with characters from the 1997 original. Photograph: Brooke Rushton . Still courtesy of Columbia Pictures. Contains spoilers By most objective measures, the 2025 reboot of the 1997 horror film, I Know What You Did Last Summer , fails to deliver on expectations. There are ‘comfortable’ horror films, where the film works to a template – a serial killer of some type despatches cast members at regular intervals as a form of punishment. Tension is periodic. Social issues are rarely discussed. There are also ‘uncomfortable’ horror films, where trauma is felt in the mise-en-scene . The characters may be responsible for the horror we witness. The film is heavy with ex...