J.C. (1972)

"Hustlers" returns power to groups that are traditionally deprived of it: women, the working class, and sex workers.

The way Jeannette has to deal with child neglect makes her insecure about her parents and how she was brought up and raised in the United States. This continues into adulthood, where Jeannette becomes a successful journalist and is frequently asked about her parents by others.

If you want to feel the rush, you have to take the risk.

I understand that this would have been consistent with the language used by that generation, due to its role in the medical profession, however as someone who has family members with Down Syndrome I took it very personally.

A commentary on the exploitation of the elderly fueld by the inherent greed of capitalism.

Knives Out doesn’t just defy the whodunit narrative, it uses the weaknesses to its advantage. It’s well aware of the genre’s faults and tropes