sexual assault

PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN: The Dark Reality of Revenge
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN: The Dark Reality of Revenge

Promising Young Woman sacrifices its opportunity to deliver the ultimate revenge fantasy for something unexpectedly profound and, thematically necessary.

NYFF 2020: BEGINNING: The Triumphant Debut of Déa Kulumbegashvili
NYFF 2020: BEGINNING: The Triumphant Debut of Déa Kulumbegashvili

Déa Kulumbegashvili’s Beginning is guaranteed to linger uncomfortably in the back of your mind long after the end credits have rolled.

LOST GIRLS, THE FROZEN GROUND & The Depiction Of The Less Dead
LOST GIRLS, THE FROZEN GROUND & The Depiction Of The Less Dead

What Lost Girls and The Frozen Ground share is the decision to depict a true crime involving one of the minorities most affected by serial killing: sex workers.

TAPE: The Act Of Seeing Through Women's Experience
TAPE: The Act Of Seeing Through Women’s Experience

Tape goes beyond being ‘just another’ story of blurred lines, the grey area of rape, and brings it neatly into the realm of truth and experience.

Deborah Kampmeier - photo credit Mikaela Martin
Searching For the Female Experience: An Interview with Deborah Kampmeier, Writer/Director Of TAPE

We spoke with writer/director Deborah Kampmeier about her latest film, Tape, finding the female experience in film, the #MeToo movement and more.

Sound Is The Plea In THE NIGHTINGALE
Sound Is The Plea In THE NIGHTINGALE

Emily Wheeler takes a look at how Jennifer Kent uses sound in The Nightingale and how it contributes to the experience and narrative.

UNBELIEVABLE: Unsettling True Events Make for Shocking, Sensitive Miniseries
UNBELIEVABLE: Unsettling True Events Make For Shocking, Sensitive Miniseries

As a true crime miniseries, Unbelievable does well in telling the womens’ side of things, depicting their trauma, and how they are forced to relive the horrific events over and over.

Tribeca Film Festival 2019: AT THE HEART OF GOLD: INSIDE THE USA GYMNASTICS SCANDAL

As with the girls at the center of this story, At the Heart of Gold is a documentary that people need to see, and to understand.

ROCKING THE COUCH: An Exposé On Hollywood’s History Of Sexual Assault
ROCKING THE COUCH: An Exposé On Hollywood’s History Of Sexual Assault

Rocking the Couch charts 100 years of abuse claims in the film industry, asking how far Hollywood has come since the silent era.

LEAVING NEVERLAND: Gut-Wrenching Nightmare Of Abuse
LEAVING NEVERLAND: Gut-Wrenching Nightmare Of Abuse

Everything about Leaving Neverland is designed to be uncomfortable, from the running time to the connection between the viewer and the film’s subjects.

American Horror Story's Madison Montgomery: It Girl, Witch Girl, Holy Girl
AMERICAN HORROR STORY’s Madison Montgomery: It Girl, Witch Girl, Holy Girl

Madison Montgomery is the most fascinating character in the AHS world, and in Apocalypse, our perception of her changes once more.

"It probably doesn't get more personal than this." Interview with Eva Vives writer/director of ALL ABOUT NINA
“It probably doesn’t get more personal than this.” Interview With Eva Vives, Writer/Director Of ALL ABOUT NINA

Kristy Strouse spoke with Eva Vives, director of All About Nina, using her own emotional history to power this inspiring hybrid of comedy and drama.

VIDAR THE VAMPIRE: An Misogynistic Affront to Decent Humanity
VIDAR THE VAMPIRE: A Misogynistic Affront To Decent Humanity

Vidar the Vampire shows the lack of change within the filmmaking community in regards to the portrayal of women on screen and further proves the necessity of the #MeToo movement.

REVENGE: A Dish Best Served Feminine
REVENGE: A Dish Best Served Feminine

It may sound like exploitative torture porn, but Revenge introduces director Coralie Fargeat as a filmmaker worth your attention – taking problematic genre tropes and subverting them into a vital, exhilarating feminist film.

CARDINALS: Sin & Sorrow In Small-Town Canada
CARDINALS: Sin & Sorrow In Small-Town Canada (#TIFF)

Cardinals is a tense and subtly effective thriller set in small-town Canada, bolstered by strong performances and complex themes.