A film that presupposes that women are people…
After traveling to the Amazon to check in with the Creature From the Black Lagoon, we visited the lovely, bitchy ladies of Sorority Row before falling prey to a pimped-out tire iron. Now, we’re getting serious with a deep dive into Julia Ducournau‘s cannibalistic debut film Raw!
In the film, stringent vegetarian Justine (Garance Marillier) encounters a decadent, merciless and dangerously seductive world during her first week at veterinary school. Desperate to fit in, she strays from her principles and eats raw meat for the first time. The young woman soon experiences terrible and unexpected consequences as her true self begins to emerge.
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Episode 133 – Raw (2016)
Pull that gravy-soaked cafeteria meat patty out of your pocket and get ready for a cannibalistic coming-of-age tale because we’re doing a deep dive into Julia Ducournau’s debut film Raw! Joining us for the discussion is film critic Dede Crimmins.
Tag along as we endure what looks like one of the most intense and horrific hazing rituals ever put on film before lamenting the film’s unfortunate vomit bag festival buzz that no doubt set up unrealistic expectations for viewers. We’ll then pick apart the many, many metaphors contained within the film.
We’ll also share a plethora of anecdotes, including but not limited to: bedbug experiences, public urination, hair-chewing, mirror-fucking, bikini waxes and Ducournau’s secret trick to directing a dance scene.
Plus, are the parents in the film the worst film parents ever? Is 7-Eleven pizza secretly amazing? And does Trace hate women? Tune in and find out!
Cross out Raw!
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