film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997
Apparently, in Gutierrez’s mind, expanding the range of humanity available to women on film means they can be porn stars or prostitutes, they can be neurotic and indecisive, they’re all almost certainly suvivors of physical and emotional abuse, and they can be catastrophically dumb…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… So, I had been assuming from the poster: that the trouble these women are in involves not being able to dress themselves — as if, perhaps, they were mentally deficient or something. And the trailer appears to bear this out. The mentally deficient part, at least, since … more…
