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. I loved the snarky title and looked forward to what sounded like a tantalizing film. Three years later, the retitled project is in theaters—and it’s clear thathas been dubbed by critics as a #MeToo thriller, but if it was intended to bring the movement to mainstream audiences, moviegoers surely deserve better. The film, which tackles sexual violence, class, race, and cancel culture, has been compared to movies likeKravitz shows immense promise as a director and the entire cast is stellar.
The film follows caterer Frida as she becomes enamored with Slater King , a once-canceled tech bro CEO who claims he’s been reformed. When Frida and her bestie Jess befriend his entourage and are swept away with them to his private island, she gets a taste of the life of the one percent—until Jess disappears and she realizes there are gaps in her memory.
We also deserve smaller movies that do a good job of handling issues like sexual violence and trauma to get in front of more eyes. I’m thinking of movies like . None of the aforementioned films see revenge as retribution; rather, they feel like slice-of-life portrayals of the range of experiences we hear from women in our own lives.If you, or someone you know, has been a victim of sexual assault or harassment and would like help, visit, where she edits, writes, and helps to ideate stories across movies, TV, books, and music, from interviews with talent to pop culture features and trend stories.
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