Last night's "it's 2:00 am and I can't sleep" watch was 'Snow White: A Tale of Terror' from 1997, starring Sigourney Weaver as the evil Queen (not really a Queen), Sam Neill in a very Sam Neill performance, and Monica Keena. It's a film I knew the existence of for quite some time, but I had never watched and didn't expect much of. But you know what? It was, all things considered, perfectly all right.
Was it a masterpiece? Not really. Did it have certain elements that make it an unmistakable product of the 90s? For sure. But it was also a solid attempt at creating a gritty, horror-themed twist to the Snow White tale that gave the Evil Queen (again, not really a Queen) more depth, multiple layers, and a (still condemnable) motive that went beyond merely being jealous of her stepdaughter's youth and beauty.
More thoughts here: https://www.fringemagnet.net/2025/03/recent-watch-snow-white-tale-of-terror.html
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