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Media Representation Critique - Films

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The Substance

The Substance

A body horror film directed by Coralie Fargeat, starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley. Following washed-up actress Elisabeth who, after being fired due to ageism, uses a mysterious drug to create a younger, perfect version of herself. Through extreme body horror aesthetics, the film deeply explores crucial issues including ageism, beauty standards, body politics, female self-hatred, and patriarchal control over women's bodies, becoming a representative work of contemporary feminist horror cinema.

查看详情 141 min
2024
France

The Substance

Coralie Fargeat

Horror Sci-Fi Body Horror
Media Representation Critique Body Politics +4
MaXXXine

MaXXXine

The concluding chapter of Ti West's X trilogy, with Mia Goth returning as Maxine Minx. Set in 1985 Los Angeles, Maxine transitions from adult film star to pursuing mainstream Hollywood acting career while facing threats from a serial killer. The film deeply explores crucial issues including women's survival struggles in the entertainment industry, sex work destigmatization, Hollywood power structures, and how women fight for autonomy in male-dominated industries.

查看详情 103 min
2024
USA

MaXXXine

Ti West

Horror Thriller Crime
Sex Worker Rights Economic Empowerment +4
The Marvels

The Marvels

A superhero film directed by Nia DaCosta, the first Black woman to helm a Marvel movie, following three female superheroes Carol Danvers, Monica Rambeau, and Kamala Khan who are forced to work together to save the universe when their powers become entangled. The film explores themes of intergenerational female solidarity, multicultural identity, and women's representation in superhero cinema.

查看详情 105 min
2023
USA

The Marvels

Nia DaCosta

Action Adventure Science Fiction
Female Friendship Intersectional Feminism +4
She Said

She Said

A journalism drama directed by Maria Schrader, starring Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan. Adapted from the non-fiction book by New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, following their investigation that exposed Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault scandal. The film deeply explores important issues including the #MeToo movement, gender politics in journalism, the power of women's testimony, and the courage needed to break silence.

查看详情 128 min
2022
USA

She Said

Maria Schrader

Drama Biography Crime
MeToo Movement Anti-Sexual Violence +4
Jennifer's Body

Jennifer's Body

High school cheerleader Jennifer becomes possessed by a demon after being sacrificed by a male band seeking fame, then begins hunting the town's men. This initially misunderstood horror-comedy gained critical reappraisal during the MeToo era, recognized as a feminist horror film ahead of its time that explores toxic masculinity, complex female friendship, and gender violence under patriarchy.

查看详情 102 min
2009
USA

Jennifer's Body

Karyn Kusama

Horror Comedy Thriller
Anti-Sexual Violence Female Friendship +4
Real Women Have Curves

Real Women Have Curves

18-year-old Mexican-American Ana García struggles between her college dreams and traditional family expectations. This groundbreaking independent film explores themes of body autonomy, cultural identity, class mobility, and intergenerational conflict through a Latina lens, becoming a milestone in the body positivity movement and Latina feminist cinema.

查看详情 90 min
2002
USA

Real Women Have Curves

Patricia Cardoso

Drama Comedy Coming-of-Age
Intersectional Feminism Bodily Autonomy +3