WFG RATING: A-

Wild Eye Releasing presents a Penny Spent Films/Rebel Icon Films production in association with Morgue Art Films. Directed by Debbie Rochon. Produced by Lisa Heyden, Debbie Rochon, and John Rosborough. Written by James Morgart. Cinematography by Wolfgang Meyer. Editing by Darryl Leblanc.

Stars Lynn Lowry, Tiffany Shepis, Brian Fortune, Carmine Capobianco, Michael Thurber, Suzi Lorraine, Babette Bombshell, Mary Bogle, Jennifer McMahon, and Aurelio Voltaire. 

Lynn Lowry shows why she is one of the best in the biz along with a fantastic supporting role by Tiffany Shepis in the feature film directorial debut of Debbie Rochon. 

At the prime of her career as a model, Ginny Reilly was ousted as the people behind the magazine she worked for decided to take a new route and approach. Blamed for both her age and size, Ginny found herself with nothing left. She now lives alone in a small neighborhood, but holds a grudge against those who she deems immoral and those who she feels may be more attractive than her. She kills two cheerleaders but she does more than kill. She cooks and eats her victims. 

Meanwhile, forced to move as a means of overcoming past trauma, Debbie Lombardo moves in next door with her constantly nagging husband Sal. Debbie is not sure what to make of Ginny as she senses something seriously wrong. However, she is also dealing with her personal issues, which slowly affects her relationship. When she notices people disappearing after visiting Ginny, Debbie begins to realize something is amiss and she plans to find out. 

One of the greatest horror starlets of our time, Debbie Rochon has made quite an interesting feature film debut with this horror tale that juxtaposes both our antagonist and our protagonist’s trauma that ultimately leads to the connection between the two. While it may seem as confusing at first, it is clear that these are two very flawed ladies who find themselves overcoming trauma but in very opposite ways. 

Lynn Lowry is one of the all time greats of the genre. She is fantastic as Ginny, a former model who comes off as sweet natured for the most part. However, it is when she comes across certain people that we get her inner voice and her means to enjoy their ‘meat’ perhaps as a means to stay youthful, which she clearly has no problems doing even to this day. Her cannibalistic nature comes at the fact she was ousted due to her inability to have a “perfect model” figure, an issue that had a real-life effect for such a long time and for the most part, is not as prevalent as it once was in today’s society. 

On the other hand, we have the excellent Tiffany Shepis as Debbie, the new next door neighbor who is bitter about everything. She has anger issues and always has to deal with her husband Sal, played by Carmine Capobianco. She does take medication to temporarily ease her pain and finds solace in a shopping network show called “Suzi’s Secret”, which features another horror great, Suzi Lorraine, as the host with Babette Bombshell hamming it up as the “model”. And interestingly enough, Ginny also finds ease when it comes to the infomercial as well. 

Rochon doesn’t disappoint with the kill factor, resorting to practical effects for the inflictions of pain. Add to the mix Lowry’s amazing line deliverance with James Morgart’s script allowing her to delve into some funny one-liners or in the case of one victim, looking stunning in her old garb while confronting them before delivering the final blow. The finale was quite a shock but makes sense in a way once you understand the stories of both Ginny and Debbie. 

Model Hunger may not please everyone, but I sure as heck enjoyed it. Getting an idea of what triggered both the protagonist and antagonist, seeing a connection between the two, and ultimately getting an unexpected finale, one thing is clear. Debbie Rochon proves she is a force behind the cameras and both Lynn Lowry and Tiffany Shepis are total aces of the genre!

The film is streaming on Tubi.