Tag Archives: #metoo

‘She Said’ dances on the corpse of systemic sexual predation, which is alive and well

Posted on January 13, 2023 by reelentropy

2/10 As a journalist and someone who followed the Weinstein revelations closely, She Said is an absolutely infuriating film to watch. It feels like pulling teeth trying to get this to turn into a real journalism movie about the discovery … Continue reading →

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Tunneling into the ruins of #metoo in ‘Barbarian’

Posted on October 11, 2022 by reelentropy

7/10 Five years after The New York Times broke that Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein was accused of varying degrees of sexual misconduct by dozens of women who had come to him for employment and used his wealth, power and reputation … Continue reading →

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‘Last Night in Soho’ easy to watch despite rough third act, subject matter

Posted on December 6, 2021 by reelentropy

7/10 Last Night in Soho is a delightful, great-looking, easy-watching horror movie about sex slavery and the inability to escape the hidden sins of the past. It’s a strange watch. Soho, London- Bright-eyed freshman Ellie Turner (Thomasin McKenzie) relocates from … Continue reading →

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‘The Last Duel’ a brilliant work of storytelling, period action, and a nervous apology

Posted on November 4, 2021 by reelentropy

9/10 The Last Duel doesn’t just tell a story, it builds one, layer by layer, interlocking and leaving gaps at all the perfect points, creating a pyramid worth observing as a whole, as individual layers and as connections between the … Continue reading →

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‘Promising Young Woman’ is not the revenge story you’re looking for

Posted on December 30, 2020 by reelentropy

3/10 I think we all really needed this. Three years after the Harvey Weinstein saga kicked into gear in October 2017, horrifically realizing the old casting couch, “who’d she blow for that role” stereotypes in a way that reveals what … Continue reading →

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