‘XXY’ is no less than a powerful and intimate discussion on gender roles, identity, desires, and expectations. Puenzo’s approach to tackling the sensitivity that the topics induce is commendable, and it almost makes us a part of Alex’s consciousness. You can watch ‘XXY’here. 12. The...
Directed by the Coen Brothers, the film expertly captures the desolate and unforgiving setting, emphasizing the darker aspects of American society during the era. Actors: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coe...
As viewers are transported across bustling cityscapes in pursuit of Alice’s mission, themes of heartbreak and longing permeate the film – further emphasizing her burning desire for retribution. Released: 2022 Directed by: Krystin Ver Linden 50 Cinderella's Revenge Lauren Staerck, Natasha Henstridge...
Back then, she further concluded that “media sex-role studies that have been completed in the 1960s and early 1970s can be used as historical documents to measure future social changes”, emphasizing the need of replicating these analyses at several points in time to capture underlying ...
Greta Gerwig's satirical comedy about gender roles and plastic dolls accumulated $1.44 billion from the worldwide box office, but now you can watch it at home. By now, you know what it's about and you know who's in it, and if you somehow still haven't watched it, let me be the ...
The characters do talk dirty, but in the context of gender roles rather than personal desires. Only the final scene breaks the no-onscreen sex rule. Please Baby Please is obsessed with masculinity. Arthur has built his entire life philosophy around how doesn’t want to be a man, doesn’t...
Unforgivenchallenges traditional genre norms by exploring the profound consequences of killing. Clint Eastwood's character, Will Munny, reflects on the gravity of taking a life, emphasizing the irreversible loss inflicted upon the victim. This departure from the genre's typical casual treatment of viol...
(Summer H. Howell), is shown to be torn between being a hunter and a normal little girl. Linden skillfully draws us into this narrative, emphasizing the nuts and bolts of hunting and the terrifying anonymousness of the drab and shadowy woods, before springing a series of startling traps—...
The cinematography from Edward Lachman (Far from Heaven, Carol)has this dreamlike/other worldly feel throughout, really emphasizing the modern fable component. There are magical realism sequences which are visually transcendent and an entire mood onto themselves. ...
Then again, when it comes to sexual chemistry and fluid gender roles,Forty Gunslooks pretty tame compared to Nicholas Ray’sJohnny Guitar, released a few years earlier. Joan Crawford plays Vienna, a saloon owner who dominates everyone she meets with her imperious attitude. (“I never met a ...