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Influencers Streams on Shudder to Strong Reviews Ahead of Select Alamo Dates

Early reviews highlight Cassandra Naud’s lead turn, with on-location craft elevating a wider digital-culture lens.

Overview

  • The sequel to 2022’s Influencer is now available on Shudder, with select Alamo Drafthouse screenings set for December 15.
  • Critics call the follow-up bigger, funnier, and more vicious, praising Naud’s performance and the film’s darkly comic tone.
  • Writer-director Kurtis David Harder shot across France, Thailand, and Bali using a small, mobile crew to prioritize flexibility and authenticity.
  • Cassandra Naud reprises CW and also designed the wardrobe, as the story introduces new figures like Jacob and Ariana without retreading the original.
  • Reviews note expanded themes including toxic online masculinity, true-crime mobs, and AI, with an ending described as a cliffhanger that invites further installments.