Beanpole (Dylda, 2019): The Crimson Scars of War and the Gripping Isolation of Women
In the wake of war, there remain hollows within the human soul carved deeper than any ruined building. In 1945 Leningrad, as we face the records of two women for whom life remains…
Do Revenge (2022): A Mirror Named Retribution, Addictive Desires, and the Subversion of Relationships
What is the most destructive form of healing chosen by wounded souls? Often, we volunteer to become perpetrators ourselves in an attempt to erase the scars inflicted by others. The Netflix film Do…
The First Girl I Loved (喜歡妳是妳): A Chronicle of Isolated Attachment Born of an Oppressive Era
If you have ever experienced the sensation of a feeling being defined as a “taboo” before it could even be established as “love,” this film will touch your most vulnerable parts. Amidst the…
Bad Girls: A Deep Analysis of Desire and Power Dynamics Beyond the Forbidden
Love sometimes transforms us by penetrating the most formidable walls—not only physical barriers but the internal walls of social status and moral convictions we build ourselves. Bad Girls, which expanded the horizons of…
