The Columnist

“The Columnist” is a thrilling crime comedy about a depressed woman taking revenge after being harassed on social media. Columnist and author Femke is flooded with anonymous nasty message and death threats on Facebook and Twitter. One day she has had enough and begins her plans to punish her online abusers. [2019, Netherlands, 86 min, Rated: NR, Dutch with English subtitles]. Richard Whittaker of the “Austin Chronicle” writes, “The biting and scathing script by Daan Windhorst doesn’t just take more-than-deserved stabs at troll culture, but also a broader swipe about the very real perils of social media addiction.”  Anton Bitel of “Little White Lies” says, “Femke’s tragedy is that she becomes in practice the very opposite of what she preaches: someone who shuts down the conversation and leaves those with whom she disagrees permanently silenced.” Venue: Rehoboth Beach Film Society.