as a woman in Denmark in the early 1900s tries to give herself an abortion with a needle in a public bath. Even more haunting is the fact that, for many modern moviegoers, safe abortion access is as inaccessible as it is for the characters in this period film. ...
Despite Scarlette Johansson's highly suspect gender politics, we felt compelled to include Under the Skin as an oft-underrated piece of experimental cinematic horror, evolving the monstrous feminine trope with riveting subversion. Where to watch: Showtime, Showtime on Prime Video SEE ALSO: The best...
Watch out boy, she’ll chew you upThe idea of horror as an act of political or cultural subversion may have gained traction in the ’70s, but it’s been there all along: what is Shelley’s Frankenstein if not a satire on class? The message in Jacques Tourneur’s eerily beautiful Cat...
Treehouse of Horror VIhas a lot going for it, not only in terms of the shorts on offer but for the technical achievements it was able to pull off. “Attack of the 50 Foot Eyesores” is a fun little short where gigantic mascot characters come to life and destroy Springfield, something th...
Why it’s important: A stunning subversion of its title, “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night” sparkles with the cheeky knowingness of writer-director Ana Lily Amirpour who injects just the right amount of levity and light into her dark and at times even tragic tale. The unnamed girl is ...
Two otherwise unnamed characters, “Flannel Bro” and “Turtleneck Bro,” later make a passing Rosencrantz and Guildenstern reference to jokingly highlight the horror trope of unimportant supporting characters who serve as slaughter-fodder. Other horror signatures that surface here: nonsensical plot dev...
Or are the characters supposed to believe that werewolves could be real – as real as all the other supernatural things they’ve already encountered – while the players go along with the in-joke because they know that Lovecraftian ghouls are “real” but werewolves are just superstition? If ...
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Watch out boy, she’ll chew you upThe idea of horror as an act of political or cultural subversion may have gained traction in the ’70s, but it’s been there all along: what is Shelley’s Frankenstein if not a satire on class? The message in Jacques Tourneur’s eerily beautiful Cat...
Watch out boy, she’ll chew you upThe idea of horror as an act of political or cultural subversion may have gained traction in the ’70s, but it’s been there all along: what is Shelley’s Frankenstein if not a satire on class? The message in Jacques Tourneur’s eerily beautiful Cat...