In Judy and Punch, Mirrah Foulkes wrangles with the legacy of a beloved British cultural institution, offering a revisionist, feminist take on the origins of …
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Genre Films
Explore films that leverage — and problematize — the definitions of a given genre, from horror films to the Western.
Modern westerns: Andrew Haigh and Kelly Reichardt are deromanticizing the west
Andrew Haigh's Lean on Pete shares DNA with Kelly Reichardt's westerns (e.g. Wendy and Lucy): both filmmakers are making modern westerns that deromanticize …
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Katharine Isabelle in American Mary (Great horror performances #5)
Rosie McCaffrey discusses why Katharine Isabelle's performance in American Mary is one of her favourites by an actress in a horror film. Explore our coverage of …
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Review: Blood on Her Name thrillingly grapples with cycles of violence
Matthew Pope's Blood on Her Name is a steely, psychological thriller about cycles of violence. Now available in cinemas and on VOD in the US. Review: Blood …
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Kristen Stewart in Personal Shopper (Great horror performances #4)
In this excerpt from her essay on Kristen Stewart in Personal Shopper, which features in our feminist horror ebook Beyond Empowertainment, Joseph Earp discusses …
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Lupita Nyong’o in Us (Great horror performances #3)
Orla Smith discusses why Lupita Nyong'o's performance in Us is one of her favourites by an actress in a horror film. Explore our coverage of Women in Horror …
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