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.
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.
I have a theory that when you see a film that changes you — that makes you feel seen in a whole new way or reorganizes how you think — you remember where you were when it happened. You remember the cinema you saw it in (or the couch you were sitting on). You remember who you were with. When a film feels like a discovery, you remember the exact conditions that made it possible for you to even see that movie. Maybe most crucially, you remember where you were in life at that moment that made you...
On Tuesday, I’m offering The Short Take — a free, one-time-only live workshop I’ve run once before — but I’m not sure I’ll ever run it again. We’ll be watching a 22-minute fiction-documentary hybrid short from 2017— the year Britain marked the 50th anniversary of decriminalizing homosexuality. The BFI commissioned this film, along with several others, to look back on that history. The film is thought-provoking and layered — and invites you to really look at how queer history is told, and who...
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