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Tatler Asia
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Tatler Asia
Valuable lessons on security from 7 home invasion movies
2. 'Us' (2019) In Us , Jordan Peele reframes the home invasion not as a random attack, but as a confrontation with buried truths. The intruders are literal copies of the protagonists—people who have been living underground while others enjoyed the surface. By staging the attack in a coastal holiday home, Peele critiques the illusion of retreat and privilege. The Wilsons, like many middle-class families, believe they've earned safety through consumption and distance. Us suggests this comfort comes at a cost—and that what has been repressed, socially or psychologically, will eventually demand its reckoning. 3. 'The Strangers' (2008) Bryan Bertino's The Strangers remains one of the bleakest entries in the home invasion canon because it offers no clear motive, no redemption arc and no heroic escape. A young couple is terrorised in their rural family home simply because, as one of the masked assailants says, 'you were home'. This randomness is what makes the film so disturbing—it strips away any sense of moral cause and effect. It's a rare film that underscores the idea that no matter how careful or secluded you are, violence sometimes arrives without reason, warning or narrative closure. 4. 'Don't Breathe' (2016) Don't Breathe flips the typical home invasion structure by making the intruders the ones who are hunted. A trio of petty thieves break into the house of a blind veteran, believing him defenceless, only to discover he is anything but. The film is a lesson in misjudgment—about underestimating physical disability, overestimating your own control and misreading silence as weakness. It also challenges audience sympathy. As secrets unfold, the line between perpetrator and victim becomes increasingly murky, reminding us that proximity to violence often reveals more about character than circumstance. 5. 'When a Stranger Calls' (1979) This film famously opens with a long sequence involving a babysitter receiving anonymous phone calls that escalate into stalking and, eventually, a violent reveal: the caller is already inside the house. While it evolves into a different kind of psychological thriller, the first act remains a defining moment in the genre. It highlights how easily early warning signs—unsettling behaviour, unexplained sounds, intuition—are dismissed. The lesson here isn't about building better locks; it's about taking unease seriously before it hardens into a threat. The call might be coming from inside the house, but the denial started long before that. 6. 'The Last House on the Left' (1972) Wes Craven's controversial debut confronts the viewer with a deeply uncomfortable truth: revenge is not catharsis. After a pair of teenagers are brutalised by strangers, the attackers unknowingly take refuge in the home of one of the victims' parents. What follows is retaliation, not justice. The violence escalates, but the emotional damage is never resolved—it multiplies. Craven's message is that home invasion doesn't just displace safety; it disrupts ethics. The instinct to protect one's home can curdle into something equally destructive, especially when filtered through grief and rage. 7. 'Fear' (1996) Fear isn't a typical home invasion film—it begins as a romance. Mark Wahlberg's character is introduced as the boyfriend, not the villain, and is initially welcomed into the family. But as possessiveness morphs into obsession, he begins asserting control not just over his girlfriend but over the household itself. The film's climax, involving a siege on the suburban family home, is the logical end to a series of ignored red flags. It's a reminder that danger doesn't always knock; it can sometimes charm its way in. In a culture that equates attention with affection, Fear quietly asks: how do you protect a home from someone you invited in? Across all seven films, home invasion is more than a plot device, but also a reflection of anxieties about wealth, privacy, power and the limits between public threat and private life. Whether through force or psychological manipulation, the home's safety is constantly questioned. The genre lasts because it challenges assumptions that locks protect, love is safe and threats are obvious. In reality, home invasion takes many forms, and the most dangerous often begin with a false sense of security. READ MORE Your safety checklist: Here's what to remember for in-flight emergencies 5 iconic hotels in film: Where architecture becomes the star 8 spine-chilling must-watch Korean movies
Perth Now
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Ashley Greene's first horror movie was Interview with the Vampire
Ashley Greene's first experience of the horror genre was 'Interview with the Vampire'. The 38-year-old star features in the new horror flick 'It Feeds' and explained how it was seeing the 1994 movie – which starred Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt – as a child that first sparked her interest in scary films. Speaking to The AU Review, Ashley said: "The first scary-ish movie for me was 'Interview with the Vampire'. I was very young, and I know it's not traditional horror, but my mom wasn't happy about it. I was at my cousin's house and we watched it. I really liked it." The 'Twilight' actress later started watching horror films alone in her house as she grew older but lived to regret tuning into 'The Strangers'. Greene recalled: "I kind of got away from (the genre) for a little bit, but I liked it until I moved into my own house and I was then very specific about the horror movies I would watch. Like, I watched 'The Strangers' and, Jesus Christ, why did I do that? "'Why are you doing this? Because you were home', or whatever that line is, like, oh my God. I'm never leaving my house again!" In 'It Feeds', Ashley plays a clairvoyant therapist who must confront her past trauma to help save a girl who is being haunted by a malevolent spirit and acknowledged the challenge of finding the emotion to reflect the film's plot. She said: "I think it's always challenging to trust myself and just let go in these spaces, and not to continue to live in a space that we've been talking about. Like, we now have the ability to just leave things on set and to separate ourselves from that. "I do find there's always this moment of me going, like, 'Oh, no, what if I don't get there? Because it is such an abnormal space, how do you fake adrenaline?' "I find that I'm really big on preparation work, so that when I get to set I can know I've done all the work and whatever is going to happen is going to happen. It's always a little scary to ask if you're going to make it believable for the audience." Ashley likened acting to working "in therapy" as she builds an entire life and background for the character she plays on screen. She explained: "I always say when I'm working on these things it's like I'm in therapy. I'm in talk-therapy with myself, or whoever I'm working with, because I think you're just going through your life and connections and these characters' worlds. The way I work is that I create this whole backstory for these characters. "The first time you read a script is when you get such an honest response. You wonder how you connect. It's such a release."
Daily Mail
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Tyga looks in high spirits with his new girlfriend Madelaine Petsch as they enjoy a day out at Disneyland
Tyga and his new girlfriend Madelaine Petsch stepped out together this weekend after taking their blossoming romance public. The rapper, 35, and the Riverdale actress, 30, enjoyed a romantic day out together at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, on Sunday. Madelaine, who played Cheryl Blossom in the Netflix series, cut a cool but casual figure in a cropped black top with jeans and chunky loafers. She added a gem-encrusted baseball cap to her fashionable look as well as a black woven leather bag, accessorising with a crucifix necklace. Meanwhile, Tyga opted for a stylish green shirt over a white long-sleeved top with green cargo pants and trainers with a beanie. The couple were accompanied by a bodyguard who followed them closely as they enjoyed all the park had to offer. In March it was revealed that Kylie Jenner's ex had been enjoying dates with Madelaine for about a month. The Rack City hitmaker and The Strangers star have been seeing each other after a friendship-turned-romantic, according to TMZ. Sources for the publication claim that the two had been close for a while but got amorous about a month ago. The insiders say that the new couple are saying that their relationship is new and that they are enjoying their time together. In February the two were spotted together at celeb-favorite Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood as they attended Vanity Fair and Instagram's Vanities Party. It is an interesting time for Tyga to get in a relationship as he announced the death of his mom, Pasionaye Nguyen, last month. The new relationship comes eight years after he and make-up mogul Kylie split, following a highly publicised relationship and appearances on Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Madelaine has a surprising link to Kylie as she previously modeled for Kim Kardashian's SKIMS shapewear line back in September 2023. 'When I wear SKIMS I feel sexy and comfortable,' said Madelaine, who hails from Washington state, at the time. Madelaine is best known for her starring role as Cheryl Blossom in Riverdale for seven seasons up until its finale in August 2023. As mentioned previously, the unlikely duo attended the Vanity Fair and Instagram Celebrate Vanities: A Night for Young Hollywood party at Bar Marmont on Wednesday, February 26. Tyga and Madelaine looked cozy while posing together inside of the star-studded event after gracing the red carpet solo. Before the event, Madelaine — who looked sultry in a sheer dress — linked arms with the Compton native as they left the party venue in West Hollywood. One week earlier, Tyga and Madelaine attended a Lakers game together at the Arena in Los Angeles on Wednesday, February 19. They were spotted sitting courtside as they watched the home team beat the Charlotte Hornets. One week before their outing in West Hollywood, Tyga and Madelaine attended a Lakers game together at the Arena in Los Angeles, February 19 Madelaine was noticeably dress down in jeans, a leather jacket and her eyeglasses as Tyga's gaze remained fixed on the game. But it wasn't until photos from the Vanity Fair party surfaced online that fans of both Tyga and Madelaine began reacting to the pairing. 'Tyga and Madelaine Petsch was not on my 2025 bingo card,' penned one shocked X (formerly Twitter) user on Wednesday. Others jokingly warned Tyga to 'stay away' from Madelaine due to his complex dating history. Tyga has dated a number of high-profile celebrities and he's also a father-of-two. Most famously, Tyga began dating Kylie Jenner, 28, in 2015 after being introduced to one another at her big sister Kendall's 16th birthday party in 2011. They claimed for years that they were 'just friends' as their seven-year age gap raised eyebrows. Tyga insisted during a radio show in February 2015 that he and Jenner, who was 17 at the time, were 'not dating.' But months later, the couple — often referred to as 'Kyga' — went public with their controversial age-gap romance in August 2015 after Kylie's 18th birthday.
CBC
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Procession by katherena vermette
Procession: a line of people moving in the same direction; a formal ceremony or celebration, as in a wedding, a funeral, a religious parade. Bestseller and Governor General's Awardwinner Katherena Vermette's third collection presents a series of poems reaching into what it means to be at once a descendant and a future ancestor, exploring the connections we have with one another and ourselves, amongst friends, and within families and Nations. In frank, heartfelt poems that move through body sovereignty and ancestral dreams, and from '80s childhood nostalgia to welcoming one's own babies, Vermette unreels the story of a child, a parent, and soon, an elder, living in a prairie place that has always existed, though looks much different to her now. This book is about being one small part of a large genealogy. A lineage is a line, and the procession, whether in celebration or in mourning, is ongoing. Procession delves into what it means to make poems and to be an artist, to be born into a body, to carry it all, and, if you're very lucky, age. (From House of Anansi Press) katherena vermette is a Michif (Red River Métis) writer from Winnipeg. Her books include the novels real ones, The Break, The Strangers and The Circle, poetry collections North End Love Songs and river woman and the four-book graphic novel series A Girl Called Echo. North End Love Songs won the Governor General's Literary Award for poetry. The Break was a finalist for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and the Governor General's Literary Award for fiction. It was defended by Candy Palmater on Canada Reads 2017. The Strangers won the 2021 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and was longlisted for the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize. real ones was also longlisted for the 2024 Giller Prize. She is also a senior editor at Simon & Schuster Canada.
CBC
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
katherena vermette has a new poetry collection out in fall 2025 — read an excerpt now
katherena vermette is back with her third poetry collection, Procession. In this book, she explores what it means to be at once a descendent and a future ancestor. Procession is a grouping of frank and heartfelt poems that examines ancestral dreams, 1980s nostalgia, prairie life and how it changes as a child, parent and future elder. "For me, poetry is intensely personal," said vermette in an email ot CBC Books. "It moves slow, and lives in and among all the other things." "These poems are inspired by many things, or maybe everything that's happened since the last book, which was published in 2018 — lifetimes ago! Since then, I've said hello to new humans and goodbye to others. This is very much about the in-between." If you're interested in poetry, the 2025 CBC Poetry Prize is currently accepting submissions. You can submit an original, unpublished poem or collection of poems from April 1-June 1. vermette is a Michif (Red River Métis) writer from Winnipeg. Her books include the novels real ones, The Break, The Strangers and The Circle, poetry collections North End Love Songs and river woman and the four-book graphic novel series A Girl Called Echo. grimoire before you were this you were the dream of a hundred martyrs you were a wish the sort that lingers under young girl whispers into young girl ears a spark in a loving eye prayer floating in wind you were as light as the seeds sprinkled about this wide red earth now you are a ridge brief plateau on the mountain of revolution one the ancestors looked up to and said one day your birth has taken centuries a labour that nearly killed them all you are now and you have so much magick in you stories that have waited lifetimes to be told Excerpted from Procession by Katherena Vermette ©2025 Katherena Vermette. Published by House of Anansi Press.
