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Ellen Apswoude

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Contributor Since October, 2022
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Horror, Thriller, Action
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About Ellen Apswoude

Ellen Apswoude is a writer based in Melbourne. Over Ellen's long and enviable career she has mastered the White Swan and the Black Swan, bathed a Mogwai without incident and solved the Lament Configuration. When she isn't making up achievements for her author bio, Ellen writes about classic action movies, moody thrillers and all the weird stuff in between.

Author Details

In addition to her work with Collider, Ellen regularly creates movie content on Instagram and TikTok. Ellen also runs The Monobrow newsletter, where film lovers can join the movie-based book club "Film School Roulette" and read more in-depth film and media coverage. Ellen is also active on Letterboxd.

Favorite Media

Ellen is a genre enthusiast and appreciates any film that takes a chance on something weird and original. Her favourite films include the likes of An American Werewolf in London, In the Mood For Love and Zodiac. 

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The 10 Best Horror-Mystery Movies, Ranked

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10 Great Movies That Go Completely Bonkers at the End

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The 10 Greatest Crime Movies of the 2010s, Ranked
Crime

This decade gave audiences some of the most gripping crime films ever.

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Challengers
10 Steamiest Movies of the 21st Century Perfect for Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day

This Valentine's Day, get your freak on with these movies.

The Cast of 'Don't Look Up'
The 10 Most Pessimistic Movies of All Time, Ranked
Don't Look Up

Abandon hope, all ye who enter here.

A Flaming skull explodes over a tower in promo art for Final Destination Bloodlines.
Every Final Destination Opening Disaster, Ranked by How Much It Scarred Me for Life
Final Destination Bloodlines

I will avoid logging trucks at all costs, forever.

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Cast posing and combined into a poster for The Raid 2.
10 Great Action Movies That Go Completely Bonkers in the End
Action

In these movies, the mayhem goes beyond the action sequences.

Willem Dafoe as He in Antichrist
The 10 Bleakest Horror Movie Endings, Ranked
Horror

Endings that'll make your stomach churn, even by horror standards.

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Ha Jung-woo, Kim Tae-ri, Kim Min-hee and Cho Jin-Woong in 'The Handmaiden' all standing next to each other.
10 Great Thriller Movies That Go Completely Bonkers in the End
Thriller

Endings that will do more than just thrill you.

10 Kendrick Lamar Lyrics That Were More Profound Than You Realized
10 Kendrick Lamar Lyrics That Were More Profound Than You Realized

22 Grammy wins. Endless provocative wordplay.

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Blended image showing characters from Triangle, Arrival, and Enemy.
10 Great Sci-Fi Movies That Go Completely Bonkers in the End
Science Fiction

"Bonkers" is too tame a word for some of these movie endings.

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Nicolas Cage and Adrea Riseborough in the poster for Mandy
10 Great Horror Movies That Go Completely Bonkers in the End
Horror

Just when you thought you'd seen everything, the Cheddar Goblin comes out.

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The 10 Best Movies That Are Mostly Just People Talking
Before Sunrise

Sometimes words are just as strong as actions.

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Blended image showing characters from Midnight Special, Ad Astra, and Good Time
10 Hectic Movies That Slow Down in the End
Midnight Special

Not with a bang but with a whimper.

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The 10 Best Kendrick Lamar Songs, From "Not Like Us" to "Backseat Freestyle," Ranked

The 22-time Grammy winner can seemingly do no wrong.

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10 Movies With Inventive Gimmicks To Watch if 'Adolescence' Knocked Your Socks Off
Movie

Sometimes, a gimmick is more than a gimmick.

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10 Movies To Watch if You Love 'Companion,' Ranked
Companion

Perfect companion pieces to the acclaimed sci-fi thriller.

Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams with a shotgun and chainsaw hand from Evil Dead 2.
The 10 Best Backwoods Horror Movies, Ranked
Horror

Lonely cabin in the woods miles away from civilization — what could go wrong?

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10 Shows To Watch if You Love 'The X-Files'
The X-Files

These can scratch that paranormal itch.

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Frank the rabbit from Donnie Darko at a movie theater
The 10 Best Mystery Movies That Just Don't Make Sense
Mystery

Some mysteries are not meant to be fully understood.

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Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elrodi, Alison Oliver, and Archie Madekwe on the poster for Saltburn
10 Movie Endings That Just Don't Hold Up
Saltburn

Years later, these movie endings just don't have the same impact.

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The main characters from The Death of Stalin.
The 10 Best Political Movies of the 21st Century, Ranked
Movie

Real-life politics are stranger than fiction, but these movies are still worth your time.

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