Girlhood scaries
Fears of being a woman
Girlhood scaries
the film’s body horror is an effective metaphor for the torture traps of contemporary feminism and beauty culture, where superficial body positive marketing doesn’t square with an ever-expanding suite of digital and surgical tools for beauty optimization and modification.
Camille Sojit Pejcha • the ugly desire for perfection
A review on ‘The Substance’, my favourite film of the year; on how the fear of inadequacy propels the beauty industry and drains the life out of women.