I feel so safe in the hands of a director like Eliza Pittman. She doesn’t seek to sensationalise or to traumatise her audience. She tells a simple, yet compelling story, and deftly punctuates it with examples of the subtle and extreme boundary violations routinely aimed at women and their bodies. Pittman shows through teens Autumn and Skylar how these abuses can be especially harmful to young women who lack either the financial agency or the legislative and familial support to…
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Pride & Prejudice 2005
I know most P&P fans are loyal to the BBC series but I love this movie version of Jane Austen’s classic. It’s one of those movies I watch regularly, love it every time, and have been known to watch it in entirety and after the screen goes blank, press play again immediately.
Joe Wright beautifully captures the Austen world - the sumptuous balls, simple country scenes, the Bennett’s house and idyllic countryside and the mansions of the well to do,…
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Nickel Boys 2024
Reading some reviews here, I liken this film’s effect to a magic eye image. For some they see nothing, and become increasingly frustrated with the form, others relax into the impressionistic style and a sort of hypnosis occurs, the film exploding into a kaleidoscope of feeling and meaning. I’m so happy to be in the latter camp - I live for this kind of cinema
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Strong Female Lead 2021
Felt sick with anger for the first three quarters then sobbed my eyes out for the last…which was pretty much my experience when Julia was PM…her dignity and humility blow me away. Let’s not forget, the Australian media were so deep in the mud that they only sat up and noticed The Misogyny Speech after the rest of the world did.
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The Worst Person in the World 2021
Of all the throwing a bloodey tampon at your Dad’s head scenes in movies, this has to be the best.
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