Tag Archives: Sexual violence

Women Talking (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): They must decide for themselves now

Posted on February 25, 2023 by kaist455

Sarah Polley’s latest film “Women Talking” is a somber but compelling chamber drama focusing on a group of women who must make an important choice for not only themselves but also many other women in their isolated community. As they … Continue reading →

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Way Back Home (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): When a past returns to her

Posted on April 10, 2021 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “Way Back Home” is a quiet and sensitive drama which speaks volume in many wordless moments. Calmly observing how its ordinary heroine’s daily life is shaken by the return of one terrible incident in her past, … Continue reading →

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On the Record (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Another harrowing #MeToo era documentary

Posted on February 6, 2021 by kaist455

Documentary film “On the Record” is often chilling and devastating as listening to several female survivors who were sexually assaulted or abused by a man who is still regarded as one of the most influential figures in the American hip-hop … Continue reading →

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Revenge (2017) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A survival horror drama for the #MeToo era

Posted on June 17, 2018 by kaist455

Intense and brutal with a number of striking moments of violence, French film “Revenge” is a survival horror drama for the #MeToo era. During its first act, the movie disturbingly presents that toxic objectification of female body through male viewpoint, … Continue reading →

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Tyrannosaur (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A violent man stuck in his gloomy world

Posted on March 24, 2012 by kaist455

Joseph is a pretty unlikable guy right from his first appearance. He gets furious because he has just lost a bet on some horse race, and then, his seething temper explodes and he savagely kicks his poor dog in its … Continue reading →

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