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Indian Subcontinent Films

The harm caused to women and girls by queer theory and gender identity politics in “Dysphoric: Fleeing Womanhood like a House on Fire (Part 4: For a Gender Critical Future)”

2 min read

Vaishnavi Sundar, “Dysphoric: Fleeing Womanhood like a House on Fire (Part 4: For a Gender Critical Future)” (2020) In the final episode of this four-part documentary…

Read article The harm caused to women and girls by queer theory and gender identity politics in “Dysphoric: Fleeing Womanhood like a House on Fire (Part 4: For a Gender Critical Future)”

Indian Subcontinent Films

Hostility to detransitioning and what it says about the desire to control nature in “Dysphoric: Fleeing Womanhood like a House on Fire (Part 3: Trans Regret)”

3 min read

Vaishnavi Sundar, “Dysphoric: Fleeing Womanhood like a House on Fire (Part 3: Trans Regret)” (2020) In this episode of her four-part series on the effects of…

Read article Hostility to detransitioning and what it says about the desire to control nature in “Dysphoric: Fleeing Womanhood like a House on Fire (Part 3: Trans Regret)”

Indian Subcontinent Films

The medical profession and its practices under fire in “Dysphoric: Fleeing Womanhood like a House on Fire (Part 2: Medicalisation)”

3 min read

Vaishnavi Sundar, “Dysphoric: Fleeing Womanhood like a House on Fire (Part 2: Medicalisation)” (2020) In Part 2 of her four-part series on gender identity ideology and…

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Indian Subcontinent Films

Misogyny, female adolescence and gender identity ideology collide in “Dysphoric: Fleeing Womanhood like a House on Fire (Part 1: Being a Woman in a Woman-Hating World)”

3 min read

Vaishnavi Sundari, “Dysphoric: Fleeing Womanhood like a House on Fire (Part 1: Being a Woman in a Woman-Hating World)” (2020) Made during the COVID lockdowns in…

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British Films, French and French-language Films

The Substance: devastating satirical critique of Western culture’s obsession with surface appearances and material worth

5 min read

Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance” (2024) It may be called “The Substance” but this film’s style – in its boldly colourful (and confrontational) visual style, its minimal…

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French and French-language Films, Northern European Films

Complètement cramé! – feel-good comedy on the importance of hope and helping others as a way of helping oneself

3 min read

Gilles Legardinnier, “Complètement cramé! / Mr Blake at your service!” (2023) It’s twee and artificial in style, but nevertheless this light French comedy-drama film highlights the…

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