Like many teenagers, ‘Jennifer’s Body’ (2009) was widely misunderstood, didn’t make much money, and claimed to have a lot more sex than it had. This was largely due to producer meddling (the film), marketing people completely out of touch with the intended audience (the film and teenagers in general), and nasty rumors that bogged down a good thing (both again). More recently hailed as an intriguing piece of queer horror and feminist dark comedy, ‘Jennifer’s Body’ came and went in the late 2000’s, largely seen (and ignored) as a cheap Megan Fox vehicle with scares and enough sex to shake a stick at. The truth is much more interesting, and the film’s heightened dialogue and self-aware campiness speaks to a deft understanding of horror tropes that director Karyn Kusama (‘Girlfight’) and writer Diablo Cody (‘Juno’) wield like a extra-sharp box cutter (that’s both a compliment and a deep cut from the film (and that’s a pun, fully intended)). The movie follows two best friends at a small town high school whose relationship is tested when one is turned into a demon-possessed succubus.

CORRECTION: Henri goofed when recorded the show; it was Catherine Hardwicke who directed ‘Thirteen’ (2003), not Karyn Kusama.