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Subverted Expectations: A Feminist Review of Abruptio (2023) In a world teetering between dystopia and revelation, “Abruptio” (2023) offers a speculative vision that weaves aesthetic allure with an undercurrent of discomfort. Director Evan Marlowe...
Reconstructing Tradition in a Dystopian Canvas “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” (2023) offers a visually rich and thematically dense tapestry as it revisits Panem’s early days, but it’s the gender...
Subversive Cinematic Aesthetics The Running Man (2025) invites viewers into a dystopian reality where the supposedly familiar game show trope is subverted with an unexpected feminist twist. Directed by the ever-imaginative Lucia Kwon, this...