Post by: AngelOfThyNight on February 26, 2025, 05:03:55 AM
What do The Substance, Nosferatu, and Babygirl have in common? They externalize the characters' inner feelings - self-loathing, guilt, shame - in the most grotesque ways possible.
Ahead of the Academy Awards, Brittany Luse sits down with IBAM producer Alexis Williams and Pop Culture Happy Hour co-host Aisha Harris, to get into how these trending films bring women's internal monsters to life.
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What do The Substance, Nosferatu, and Babygirl have in common? They externalize the characters' inner feelings - self-loathing, guilt, shame - in the most grotesque ways possible.
Ahead of the Academy Awards, Brittany Luse sits down with IBAM producer Alexis Williams and Pop Culture Happy Hour co-host Aisha Harris, to get into how these trending films bring women's internal monsters to life.
Support public media and receive ad-free listening & bonus content. Join NPR+ today.
Source: What women want: to embrace their inner monsters (https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/1263527049/oscars-the-substance-nosferatu-babygirl)