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Three Things That ‘Shrill’ Gets Right About Living As A Fat Woman
Welcome to Fatness In Film, a new monthly column analysing examples of fat representation and body diversity on screen. Positive depictions of fat bodies are hard to find, but Shrill is a recent example of plus size storytelling done right.
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REVIEW: 'American Psycho (2000)' is More Than Just An American Horror Story
2020 marks the 20th anniversary of Mary Harron’s American Psycho. Since its $34 million theatrical release, the film has gained a serious social media cult following full of Patrick Bateman profile pictures and shared images. However, this film has more to offer than really good memes. In American Psycho, writers Harron and Guinevere Turner take a story about a corporate sadist and turn it into a horrifying and comedically gory deconstruction of toxic masculinity.
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Flip Screen’s Guide To: January 2020
James Palmer and George Forster present Flip Screen’s essential guide to January 2020.
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REVIEW: 'Black Christmas' Reworks a Classic For the 21st Century
Bob Clark’s Black Christmas (1974) was a game-changer for the horror genre. It’s often cited as one of the first-ever slasher films and was a major inspiration for John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978). It also originated the frequently quoted line, appearing in spoofs and countless other films: “The call is coming from inside the house!” Needless to say, when remaking the film for a 2019 audience, Sophia Takal (director and writer) and April Wolfe (writer) had big shoes to fill. And, a young horror fan, I think they did a fantastic job.
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Women in Horror Column: An Introduction
Hello, horror fans! This is Jacinda and Jenni here. We’ll be the writers of Flip Screen’s new column “Women in Horror” released every week on Wednesday starting today. We’ll be covering horror films new and old with a special focus on films written by, directed by, and/or starring women. To help you get to know…
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