Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power

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, 70% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • Although its subject calls for a more incisive treatment, Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power is a worthy primer on the male gaze in cinema.
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    Linda MarricThe Jewish Chronicle
    Menkes delves deep into Hollywood’s obsession with the female body and its continued sexist representation of young women as objects of desire.
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    Kevin MaherTimes (UK)
    Political, economic and social factors are all conveniently, outrageously, ignored while movies such as Vertigo, Raging Bull and Blade Runner are blamed for everything from body fascism to rape culture.
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    Lillian CrawfordLittle White Lies
    Menkes’ accusations against other women directors border on misogyny.
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    Sarah JaneAustin Chronicle
    Hollywood has a long way to go in terms of parity for women and there absolutely must be a discussion about the way women are portrayed onscreen... but Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power isn’t doing it the best way possible.
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    Marya E. GatesRogerEbert.com
    Relies on bad faith arguments, ahistorical information, and cherry-picked scenes used out of context.
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    Elizabeth WeitzmanTheWrap
    As a substitute for a Feminist Film Studies 101 class, “Brainwashed” gets the job done a lot more quickly and cheaply than if you registered for grad school.
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    Serena SeghedoniLoud and Clear Reviews
    Will be genuinely educational to some viewers – the key word being “some“.
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    David BaxBattleship Pretension
    Concluding with opposing examples, films where the images pass Menkes’ muster, the film’s lasting impression is one of condescension and distrust toward its audience.
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    Rosalynn Try-HaneLiquid Marmalade
    It will make you see the way women are portrayed on screen differently.
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    Rich ClineShadows on the Wall
    It's a dense and indulgent film, but what it has to say is urgent and essential.
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