{
  "id": 15090641,
  "title": "#SHOWBIZ: 'Other Mommy' review: Jessica Chastain horror fails to deliver real chills",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/showbiz-other-mommy-review-jessica-chastain-horror-fails-to-deliver",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T01:30:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2026/10/1557255/showbiz-other-mommy-review-jessica-chastain-horror-fails-deliver"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jessica Chastain stars in the horror film Other Mommy, which adapts Josh Malerman's novel Incidents Around the House. The story follows a young girl named Bela, played by Arabella Olivia Clark, whose dysfunctional family life creates an opportunity for something sinister. Chastain takes on the roles of Bela's mother, Ursula, and the mysterious entity called \"Other Mommy.\" Jay Duplass plays Bela's father. The film's central premise revolves around Bela's struggle with emotional neglect and the temptation of an alluring but dangerous figure who claims to want her undivided attention. While the movie contains jump scares and elements of horror, it struggles to build a coherent and engaging narrative. The film's weak parental characters and lack of emotional depth make it difficult for the audience to connect with the story or feel genuine fear. Ultimately, Other Mommy fails to deliver the chilling experience promised by its intriguing premise, leaving viewers disappointed and questioning its purpose.",
  "summary": "I REMEMBER how terrified my niece was of the ‘Other Mother in Coraline’.",
  "key_points": [
    "Jessica Chastain stars as mother and Other Mommy in Other Mommy.",
    "Film struggles to build coherent narrative despite horror elements.",
    "Weak parental characters hinder audience connection and fear."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The film's inability to build emotional depth or a coherent narrative prevents its intriguing premise from translating into the genuine psychological terror required for a successful horror adaptation.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}