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Tag Archives: Sexual violence
Women Talking (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): They must decide for themselves now
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
Way Back Home (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): When a past returns to her
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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Tagged Family, Husband and Wife, Sexual violence, South Korean Film
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On the Record (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Another harrowing #MeToo era documentary
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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Tagged Documentary, Hip-hop, Music, Real-life figure, Real-life story, sexual abuse, Sexual violence
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Revenge (2017) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A survival horror drama for the #MeToo era
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
Tyrannosaur (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A violent man stuck in his gloomy world
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