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Why 'Saccharine' Director Natalie Erika James Made a Horror Film About Disordered Eating: 'Weight Stigma Permeates Every Facet of Our Culture' by William Earl

Natalie Erika James' new film "Saccharine" opens with a shot of a jelly donut getting devoured, and then the footage is spun in reverse, with the bloody-looking goo getting sucked back into the donut. It's an intentionally disorienting start to James' new horror film, which is an examination of diet culture. "My aim with the […]

SOURCE: Variety at 08:05PM on January 22, 2026

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