Single White Female
Published 2026-03-14
Film info
- Title Single White Female
- Director Barbet Schroeder
- Year 1992
- Run time 1hr 48m
- Genres Horror, Thriller
- Tagline Living with a roommate can be murder
Having recently split from her fiancé, Allison Jones welcomes new roommate Hedra Carlson. The young women quickly form a bond, but soon Allison begins to notice not all’s well with her new tenant.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:42 | How menacing a building can be in the right lighting. |
| 4:41 | I can’t stop thinking about an underwater wedding. |
| 13:38 | Exploding tap is one way to break the ice! |
| 17:14 | “I think you look very comfortable.” Not a fashion compliment. |
| 23:16 | I know lots of people do, but it just seems so impractical to have a dog in a high-rise flat. |
| 29:56 | You know she’s bad, she was mean to the dog. |
| 36:36 | Who sleeps with their feet pointing toward the window and their head near the door? |
| 42:41 | Poor Buddy. |
| 51:19 | “Gee Heddy, I hope you don’t ever get mad at me.” She already is! |
| 54:54 | How are we supposed to tell them apart now? |
| 1:00:04 | “I can be butch when I have to, I get it from my mother.” |
| 1:15:12 | Bleurgh. |
| 1:26:37 | Imagine MTV being able to help you get rescued. |
| 1:30:58 | I LOVE that she put a non-payment hack in her software. |
| 1:42:18 | Fishing hook. I know what you did last summer. |
Thoughts
I've heard of this film through its cultural impact, and noticed there was talk of a remake with Jenna Ortega, but I didn't really know a lot about it. It's painfully 90s - the apartment, the outfits, the very early computers, but as a story, it's aged pretty well. It was good, and I enjoyed watching it, but it felt a little bit lacking and the pacing was drawn out. I don't know if it's just because it falls a little bit between genres - it's not scary enough to be a horror, not quite thrilling enough to be a thriller, but with too much gore to just be a drama. It doesn't quite hit the best of all worlds, but is an interesting and entertaining enough watch.
Rating: 3 / 5