The Bechdel Scream

Tag: 3.5 rating

  • Men

    Men

    Men is a film that wears its metaphors on its sleeve, but that doesn’t mean it is without nuance. There are levels in the types of harm done by those Harper encounters. First of all, the entire nightmare begins with an unsolicited dick pic.

  • Fatal Frame

    Fatal Frame

    “Have you heard of a curse that affects only girls?”

  • Excision

    Excision

    Stories about outsiders and loners are popular, often because there’s something deep down that we can relate to in the characters represented. In horror, it often plays into our fears of rejection and social ostracization. In some cases, we also are allowed to feel their anger vicariously through them, and even cheer them on as…