Cam: Worth a watch?
Netflix's offering of original horror movies has been patchy at best, but their latest release Cam immediately piqued our interest. The movie explores the modern phenomenom of cam girls: women who stream erotic performances, allowing their viewers a say in the what happens on screen in return for cash. Alice (Madeline Brewer) is scaling the Top 50 of her website, until a mysterious lookalike steals her account and starts to break down the delicate online boundaries Alice uses to protect herself. It's available to stream now , but is it worth a watch? Cam 's hits It's written by former cam girl Issa Mazzei; hence why the details feel so authentic. The rivalries between the women; the sinister boundary-pushing of their male clients; the pressure for the women to constantly outdo their previous performance – all of it feels real. Mazzei faced some ugly misogyny when pitching the movie to studios , but thankfully Blumhouse realised the film's potential ...