Alice (Madeline Brewer) works as a camgirl. As Lola, her popularity is rising, especially as she does more extreme shows, but she can't quite break into the top ranks. One day, she opens her computer to see that her channel has been stolen by someone who looks exactly like her. IT support is useless, the cops are worse, and Alice is growing increasingly concerned that she's not the only one being replaced.
When this came out, it was probably really interesting as a concept but now we have Tilly Norwood so the horror of real life has once again eclipsed the horror of imagination. This future is stupid. It doesn't ever come out and say what or who is behind the fake account, but we know.
I feel terrible saying it but Brewer will forever be Janine from Handmaid's Tale to me. The whole time I was watching this, I was like "mmm-hmm, this is why Aunt Lydia hated you." But bless her, she was very game, considering the entire movie rested on her performance.
The movie is pretty positive towards the cam performers, which I am not well-versed enough in to know if it's an accurate portrayal of the industry. Some shit seems pretty universal, though. It's more of a thriller than straight horror. There's no jump scares or supernatural flourishes. If that's your bag, you'll probably enjoy this. It's streaming on Netflix.
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