Tag: Margaret Qualley
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The Substance, body horror times a million
The Substance is a horror movie, more specifically a body horror movie. I sometimes miss the point of horror movies but this one I definitely get. It’s about how piggish, gross, men expect women to alter themselves to look young and beautiful for the piggish, gross men. Why haven’t we burned down the patriarchy yet?
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Honey Don’t! another Ethan Coen lesbian B-movie
Honey Don’t! is the second film in a trilogy from director Ethan Coen and co-writer Tricia Cooke. They are calling the films in their trilogy lesbian B-movies, but I think they should be calling them “lezsploitation.”
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Drive-Away Dolls: totally inappropriate
Drive-Away Dolls is a raunchy, ridiculous road trip movie from director Ethan Coen. The name Coen doesn’t always inspire me to want to watch something, but this pulpy masterpiece features women in the lead roles so I felt compelled to take a look.
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Stars at Noon, new film from director Claire Denis
Stars at Noon grabbed my immediate attention because it was directed by Claire Denis. It stars Margaret Qualley, who was so wonderful in Maid. I went into it expecting something good. I’m sorry to report it was disappointing.
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Review: Maid, layered and outstanding
Maid is a layered and nuanced look at poverty, domestic violence, mental health, and American laws and systems that both help and hurt people struggling with these problems. A brilliant performance from Margaret Qualley takes the material to a level that will make the series an awards contender for 2021. The series is on Netflix.