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Anora 2024
Is it well shot? Absolutely. Was it entertaining? Absolutely. Is the sex work representation in the room with us? Fucking no. We knew absolutely nothing about Anora except her line of work. Molding Anora’s character beyond strip teases and sex scenes is what makes her relatable—and humanizes her. Sex workers have lives and interests and hopes and dreams and complex narratives that make them no different than anyone else trying to make a living. This film reeks of the insufferable self proclaimed male feminist gaze. It’s 2025 and at this point one would hope that representation for sex work can go beyond “sex work is work.”
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Killers of the Flower Moon 2023
I live in a country where the government is slipping into an authoritarian model more and more each day—while toting an emphasis for pride and “American Greatness.” But the true reality of American history is the depraved, inhumane acts of white supremacy committed against indigenous peoples—which get covered up and buried to uphold a veneer that this righteous country deserves your allegiance. For this reason, The United States will never be “great.” I never learned about this particular part of…
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The Zone of Interest 2023
This isn’t a historical bio pic, it is a political commentary. Affective art demands you sit in your discomfort and that’s exactly what this film did. You never once see what’s happening within the walls of Auschwitz, but you can hear it in the distance—just out of reach, while the Höss family go about their mundane lives in their comfortable home; the discomfort is inescapable.
There are a few one star reviews that criticize this film for humanizing the Nazis.…
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