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  Belladonna of Sadness 1973

  ★★½ Watched 18 Feb 2025

  would have liked this a lot more if people didn't insist it was feminist. any feminism found in this movie is extremely surface level, and ultimately negated by much else in the film.

  don't listen to people telling you the rape scenes are pornographic or meant to arouse. i sincerely did not see that. rape is not an automatic no-go. it should be a subject in media, as it is a subject in life. rape victims also do not have…

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  The Handmaiden 2016

  ★½ Watched 21 Sep 2024

  This film's primary and exclusive strengths are its story and characters, and even these strengths are not up to standard. The story has basal intrigue, but nothing is explored in a very satisfying way. The two lead women have decent rapport, but not once does it reflect the profound level of love they supposedly reach. Engaging not in that it has merit, but in that each minute is maximized content. The acting is stilted, and not in a way that…

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