Power and Misogyny in ‘Red Sparrow’
Red Sparrow isn't a great spy thriller, but it's a fascinating take on women fighting for control over their own bodies.
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Hecker: A Script for Machine Synthesis
Hecker presents a dissertation told as much through the way it makes the listener feel as what it tells the listener to think.
In ’45 Years’ the Quiet Speaks Volumes
A film this quiet and understated needs every element to work in subtle harmony, and Haigh's work has 45 Years humming with dignified vitality.
We Suffer for Love, Love Is Suffering: ‘The Night Porter’
Liliana Cavani's jarring and morally gray exploration of fascist power dynamics reminds us that just as we go through hell to get to love, love can itself be hell.