“Irreversible” Analysis: A Condemnation of Violence Against Women and its Depiction in Film

Please note, the below article refers to sexual violence and depiction of rape and therefore may not be suitable for all readers By Mique Watson You might have heard of this film’s controversy–that it garnered hundreds of walkouts when it premiered at Cannes, while on the other hand–those that stayed sang praises about it. One wonders whether or not they’d like to even give a … Continue reading “Irreversible” Analysis: A Condemnation of Violence Against Women and its Depiction in Film

I Was Busy Thinking ‘Bout Flesh: The Rise of Female Cannibals in Modern Horror

By Cody Corrall In the glow of her dorm room’s mini-fridge, a young med student named Justine (Garance Marillier) takes out a raw chicken breast. She stares at it for a moment and smells it before giving in to the insatiable urge to eat it whole and without grace. It is disgusting, animalistic and deeply unsettling. In the same primal way she devours raw meat, … Continue reading I Was Busy Thinking ‘Bout Flesh: The Rise of Female Cannibals in Modern Horror