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Maternal Instinct 2026

15 June 2026

Pardon me but, what the fuck?Never trust a person who posts hospital selfies. That's my rule. A well shot documentary about a truly horrifying event. I feel like a bit of a sicko for enjoying these docs and... yeah I haven't changed my mind. This is awful and we're all awful for watching this. Hindsight is 20/20 but goddamn it's hard not to be upset at everyone around her not doing something while she was lying again and again, especially Wade. I want to give him a big hug but he should have listened to his Mom and everyone around that was confronting him about her lies. Which were all so easy to fact check. But he didn't. Shoutout to his best friend for being a real one at least. You can tell he feels awful about not doing more to help Wade figure it out. Lots left out unfortunately. What about her two kids? Where did they get the money to buy a 100k truck? This could have been a 5 part series and in a way I'm glad it wasn't because 90 minutes was harrowing enough. I'm sure there is a 6 hour breakdown video on YouTube but I think I'm good for now.

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