
In his workshop, a man has difficulties focusing on a block of clay. Above him, people are partying deep into the night.. A young woman from upstairs knocks at his door. Her cellphone has fell on his balcony and she wants it back.
For anyone who is not a cis white woman, a justice-fueled murderous rampage is not framed as liberation. Instead, they contribute to harsh stereotypes that vilify minority women with dangerous consequences.
"His Girl Friday" set the bar for romcoms and gave us a feminist heroine before feminism was cool.
Shudder’s Host (not a particularly original title, I must say) attempts to bring the spooks to “the quarantine generation” by presenting us with a scary Zoom call during lockdown.