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OKish all female horror anthology that shows that regardless of gender they're always a rocky ride. **The Box** is easily the best of the bunch but is based on a Jack Ketchum story so it's sort of a cheat when the selection criteria was a female director, lead and _writer_ ;). **The Birthday Cake** as the followup was mostly bad. While the final scene is great, everything building up to it is a tired formula spliced with an unfunny comedy. The standout was the terrible music editing which tried really hard to make things more interesting than they really were. Picking St. Vincent as one of the directors seems to have been a marketing decision primarily. **Don't Fall** was the most straightforward "horror" of the four but doesn't have much to set it apart besides some stylish shots. **Her Only Living Son** as the closer didn't offer any innovation either but was competently directed. (If you were confused like me: the movie had initially planned segments by Jennifer Lynch and the Soska Sisters but they dropped out)

VERY "meh*. the first and last of the 4 had a semi-interesting concept, but like the entire anthology, went nowhere and just left you confused, without any apparent real ending. I'd skip this one if you haven't seen it yet.