“The Fog”: Women in Classic Horror
The Fog follows more of a 1950s creature feature plot than a late-70s slasher with three legendary scream queens.

The Fog follows more of a 1950s creature feature plot than a late-70s slasher with three legendary scream queens.
As an Indian lesbian living in the United Kingdom, the cards are stacked against Geetika from the start.
It’s 2021 and what few LGBTQ+ films that are produced by major film studios continue to star cisgender heterosexual actors, rather than actual LGBTQ+ people.
When it comes down to it, The English explores what happens when power is unchecked and how those who seem powerless, have more strength than most through their convictions for justice.
Ultimately the problem with The Bubble is that it plays everything for laughs to get around the audience’s defenses. But it comes off like a privileged white male thinking that ridiculing everyone else equally is the road to equality. And it’s not. And it's definitely not funny to pretend that it is.
Halle's belting, crystal clear notes, and warm tone infused something into this blockbuster that I thoroughly enjoy.