The continuing attention being showered on Jennifer Kent’s 2014 The Babadook from horror luminaries such as Stephen King and William Friedkin has prompted some impressive critical writing, while simultaneously anchoring some of the Internet’s sloppier exercises of frantic clickbait “journalism.” Alice Robb’s “What It Says About You If You Enjoy Horror Movies” at The New Republic is at present the top contender for the worst instance of the latter, a hastily constructed listicle regurgitating the tiresome, lazy assumption that horror movies are inherently regressive, dangerous and – most of all – decidedly male. The piece has been met with an avalanche of derision, of which feminist horror critic BJ Colangelo‘s response is one of the most passionate and eloquent. Apart from ignoring the profound and complex gender politics of The Babadook itself, Robb’s article appears to reflect broader issues that have plagued The New Republic over the past year. Wikipedia documents the upheavals that saw a temporary suspension of its print publication in late 2014, and this provides important context for what can best be understood as a panicked article published by a panicked magazine. This bizarre, misogynistic piece only makes sense when assessed as revenue-hungry clickbait. -Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Bright Lights Film Journal Read more here---> brightlightsfilm/what-it-says-about-the-new-republic-horror-films-alice-robb/ #WiHM #Journalism #WiHM666 #Film
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:24:44 +0000
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