Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
critic Reviews
, 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.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreLinda 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.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreKevin 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.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreLillian CrawfordLittle White Lies
Menkes’ accusations against other women directors border on misogyny.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSarah 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.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMarya E. GatesRogerEbert.com
Relies on bad faith arguments, ahistorical information, and cherry-picked scenes used out of context.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreElizabeth 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.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSerena SeghedoniLoud and Clear Reviews
Will be genuinely educational to some viewers – the key word being “some“.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreDavid 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.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRosalynn Try-HaneLiquid Marmalade
It will make you see the way women are portrayed on screen differently.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRich 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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