Abuse of all styles and intensities feature in this chilling crime drama from the perspective of a gangster’s moll.
Published 31 Jul 2019
Whipped up a level of controversy since its 2018 Sundance premiere.
Makes for alternately tense, dull and painful viewing.
A very fine debut, if a little one-note.
Coralie Fargeat’s debut feature strives to reframe the rape-revenge subgenre but misses the mark by a considerable margin.
Is it possible for women to love movies which promote a regressive, misogynistic worldview?
Kelly Reichardt’s boldness in eschewing a sprawling retelling of how the West was won should be applauded.
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