Ladyworld
After a catastrophic event, eight girls find themselves stranded in a house without electricity. As they run out of food and water, their sanity begins to crumble, and soon they regress to their baser instincts.
After a catastrophic event, eight girls find themselves stranded in a house without electricity. As they run out of food and water, their sanity begins to crumble, and soon they regress to their baser instincts.
Annalise Basso
Piper
Ryan Simpkins
Dolly
Ariela Barer
Olivia
Maya Hawke
Romy
Tatsumi Romano
Amanda
Odessa A'zion
Blake
Atheena Frizzell
Eden
Zora Casebere
Mallory
Noel David Taylor
The Man
After a catastrophic event, eight girls find themselves stranded in a house without electricity. As they run out of food and water, their sanity begins to crumble, and soon they regress to their baser instincts.
Whilst I appreciate the film's navigation of holding females accountable for the way we act towards each other, I can see how a male watching this film would feel targeted and/or annoyed for its aggressive generalisation of men and the way they view women. This then becomes more destructive to the qualities and message of feminism. Films with a feminist undertow should seek to portray inequality in a reasonable and educational format - not make men run away. As for me? I'm still waiting on a film that explores the positives of female relationships, no talk of men or catty behaviour; just real, empowering and relatable content. - Lily Meek Read Lily's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/feature-ladyworld-experimental-thriller-not-so-thrilling Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/sff for more Sydney Film Festival reviews.
This is something I've spoken about before, I believe it was seeing _The Killing of a Sacred Deer_ that sparked the conversation. Now I know it's not actually this straight forward, but essentially my point was thus: There are two primary forms of "Weird movie". One is grounded, real-world characters trying to navigate a nonsense, unrealistic environment. The other is populated by bizarre, unrealistic characters forced to exist in a plausible, terrestrial environment. I'm only really a fan of the former. _Ladyworld_ is the latter. And boy did that score fuckin' irritate me. _Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._
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