Contributions from Daisy Phillipson | Little White Lies

Contributor Daisy Phillipson

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Women In Film

Looking beyond the violence of Baise-moi

by Daisy Phillipson

Vir­ginie Despentes and Coralie Trinh Thi explore sex­u­al agency, trau­ma and the pow­er of female friend­ship in this con­tro­ver­sial 2000 thriller.
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In Praise Of

An occultist’s guide to David Lynch’s Blue Velvet

by Daisy Phillipson

Explor­ing the sug­ges­tive imagery and sym­bol­ic lan­guage in the director’s 1986 cult favourite.
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In Praise Of

Why Takashi Miike’s Audition is a piercing feminist film in disguise

by Daisy Phillipson

There’s so much more to this J‑horror hit than meets the punc­tured eye.
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If You Like...

Five great travel films that will make you want to stay home

by Daisy Phillipson

As the likes of Berlin Syn­drome and Sin Nom­bre show, some­times stay­ing put real­ly is the bet­ter option.
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How can film marketers use fake news to their advantage?

by Daisy Phillipson

In the cur­rent polit­i­cal cli­mate, trans­paren­cy is key for viral mar­ket­ing campaigns.