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Now in cinemas: Halina Reijn's Babygirl
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Hello Reader, Is Halina Reijn's Babygirl the erotic thriller of the year? Is it even an erotic thriller?! Nicole Kidman's performance is getting all the buzz; she won Best Actress at Venice. But the film's best asset is rising star Harris Dickinson (Beach Rats, Triangle of Sadness), as the intern to her CEO, the unexpected lover in a power-exchange relationship who knows exactly what she needs and isn't getting from her husband (Antonio Banderas). Love it, hate it, or feel kinda middling about it as we did, Babygirl offers a lot of food for thought! Today on the podcast, I'm joined by Woman in Revolt Editor-in-Chief Lindsay Pugh to dig into why we think Babygirl is worth talking about...even if we didn't totally love it. Episode 155: Halina Reijn's BabygirlHappy watching/listening! Alex
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Seventh Row is a nonprofit Canadian film criticism publication and publishing house. We're dedicated to helping you expand your horizons by curating the best socially progressive films from around the world and helping you think deeply about them. This newsletter is run by Seventh Row (http://seventh-row.com) but features exclusive content not found on the website.
Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value just swept the European Film Awards (The Oscars of Europe) on Saturday, winning Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actor, Actress, and Score. (They don’t have a category for Supporting Actress, or it would probably have won that, too.) It is, in my opinion, the best film of 2025 by a wide margin, so this is richly deserved. But one of the most important creatives behind the film wasn’t even nominated: the film's editor Olivier Bugge Coutté. And yet multiple...
Hello Reader, Welcome to your Winter Wonderland edition of The Globetrotting Watchlist. Whether you’re a longtime Globetrotting Watchlist subscriber or Film Adventurer/Cinephile Member, or just finding your way here, thank you. Your support helps to keep Seventh Row nonprofit, ad-free, and fiercely independent. What's Inside the Globetrotting Newsletter Toronto has been covered in snow for the past week, so this month's edition is full of wintery, snow-covered films. Atanarjuat: The Fast...
“I love you just the way you are.” It’s what Mark Darcy (almost) famously says to Bridget Jones, his paramour, near the end of Bridget Jones’s Diary — a film I love to absolute bits despite its (many) flaws. But while I’ve spent more than one Christmas watching and rewatching Bridget — and even talking over it to complain... I’ve noticed that, lately, I’ve been trading in this straight romantic fantasy for its queer version. Because the fantasy in queer films is a parent (or parental figure)...