Director Yuzna said in the pre-movie Q&A that what he got out of that “political stuff” (going to college in the 60s) was that “politics is fun,” so yeah the politics of this is skin deep—as he also emphasized, class is the movie monster here. but only a rubber one.
Actually had a surprisingly good time with this when I wasn’t fighting the urge to fall asleep (midnight screening was running behind so we got out of the movie at…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
significant at the very least for having a low vision main character portrayed by a low vision actress. and she survives the horror movie. would love to read more about this.
this film is about grief and trauma and abuse yes but also how a white woman wielded her power and perceived victimhood. and how disabled foster children & adoptees can be ab/used by their legal guardians with little agency.
my teeth hurt after watching this.
Update: my original review uses Oscar Al-Halabiye's birth name and assumedly deadname. I have updated my review to reflect her chosen name, but I acknowledge as one of the reviews marked as "most popular" for this film, I have influenced many other s to deadname Al-Halabiye. I sincerely apologize for this.
thank you to wellsbering for pointing this out.
5 stars for Oscar Al-Halabiye, 1/2 stars for the interviewer/director whose presence/assumptive, repetitive questions add nothing. I guess there's some…
first 11 1/2 minutes is your typical invasive interview, last 6 minutes is the magical part
thinking about how people seeking gender affirming healthcare at the time* learned to recite the whole “I knew I was such and such gender since I was a child, I always wanted to play with such and such toys, etc. etc” -- in turn teaching others what presentation and answers medical professionals expected to hear. Jennifer Michaels seems to have that speech down to heart,…
