The Male Gaze & Violent Religion in REVENGE

On 05/27/201804/28/2019 By C.H. NewellIn Biblical Imagery, Coralie Fargeat, Film, Male Gaze, Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Misogyny, Rape-Revenge1 Comment

Coralie Fargeat and Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz take on the male gave of rape-revenge, delivering both a bloody and searing piece of throwback cinema.

HUMONGOUS: The Aberration of Men

On 10/08/201710/05/2017 By C.H. NewellIn 1982, Film, Horror, Paul Lynch, Rated R, Slasher, William GrayLeave a comment

A waste of a slasher. All the more frustrating for the potential it held.

AMERICAN MARY’s Body Horror & Female Empowerment

On 08/01/201501/16/2018 By C.H. NewellIn 2012, Body Horror, Film, Gore, Horror Movies, Katharine Isabelle, Review, Soska SistersLeave a comment

Mary's learning new things about herself, and about the horrors of being a woman.

FELT’s Rape-Revenge Requires No Female Degradation

On 07/24/201508/24/2017 By C.H. NewellIn 2015, Felt, Horror, Horror Movies, Independent Film, Jason Banker, Review, Thriller4 Comments

Jason Banker and Amy Everson rightfully make misogynists uncomfortable with this dark, vivid look at the psychological effects of rape on women.

DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL: Father as Nasty Vigilante

On 01/24/201502/24/2018 By C.H. NewellIn 2012, Australian Film, Daddy's Little Girl, Film, Foreign Films, Horror, Independent Film, Indie Film, Movies, Reviews, ThrillerLeave a comment

A man tracks down the one who brutally hurt his daughter.