The Huntress (Sundance 2026)

Full review: https://www.thehorrorlounge.com/post/the-huntress-is-a-lean-revenge-thriller-sundance-review

Writer/director Suzanne Andrews Correa's The Huntress is a lean revenge thriller, but one that doesn't spill a whole lot of blood. The movie begins with a bang, literally, though I don't want to spoil the opening because it's quite impactful. The rest of the movie unpacks why Adriana Paz's character Luz did what she did in the opening minutes, not how, but why. This is very much a movie about disappeared and abused Latin American women, and the movie is set in the border city of Juárez, Mexico. Luz spends much of the movie evading police and detectives, even when they show up at her factory job. She also does her protect to protect her daughter, Ale, from systemic abuses of power. All of this builds to an ending that I won't soon forget.

Overall, this is a powerful and tense film, bolstered by Paz's committed performance. I'll be keeping an eye out for what Correa does next. This is a promising feature debut.